Senior Community Mental Health Occupational Therapist
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a dynamic and client-centred Occupational Therapist to join our team in Lewisham!
If you are looking for a dedicated OT role within an experienced Multi-Disciplinary Team, and love working with people to address their complex occupational needs in a recovery-focused way, please apply for this role!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide occupational therapy interventions to service users with complex needs within the neighbourhood as an integrated member of the community mental health team addressing secondary care needs. This will include specialist OT assessment, planning and intervention, which might include group work, to promote well-being, recovery, and empowering person-centred practice. Although this is a dedicated OT post, the post holder will be required to hold and integrate both the OT specific and generic elements of their job, including care planning and risk assessment. The post holder will participate in the development, delivery, and evaluation of both the Occupational Therapy and MDT interventions and will work closely with colleagues in their team as well as OTs in each team across the borough.
As well as a community clinical lead OT and a team manager who provide close support and supervision, you will be working alongside other mental health practitioners such as peer support workers, support planners, and vocational specialists, as well as psychologists, doctors, nurses, and social workers. The post holder will be responsible for supervising a band 5 OT also working in this team.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust has been transforming their services. In Lewisham, this has meant the redesign of mental health teams to be more accessible and responsive and incorporate a wider range of interventions. We are committed to developing and learning through the experiences of our service users and their families. We have an opportunity through the "Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework", as well as our "Aiming High, Changing Lives strategy" to build a culture of trust together and be a partner in Prevention, and are seeking to create opportunities to work together with our stakeholders more effectively.
Job responsibilities
* To utilise a comprehensive set of skills to effectively communicate and engage with service users, their families, and the MDT to formulate individuals' strengths and barriers within an occupationally focused clinical framework.
* To work effectively and responsively as a member of the clinical team and implement core decisions with regard to service users' care.
* Work in partnership with other relevant agencies to ensure appropriate delivery of care plans including packages of care and social inclusion.
* To provide leadership and professional expertise in line with clinical experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Occupational Therapist
* Membership of OT professional body and/or special interest group
Experience
* Post-registration experience as an OT at a Band 5 level in mental health.
* Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
* A sound understanding of team dynamics and ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
* Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions and outcome measures relevant to the client group.
* Experience of working with physical health and disability issues and advising on environmental adaptation.
Skills
* Comprehensive verbal and written communication skills.
* Skills in applying evidence-based practice.
* Extensive knowledge of the principles of risk assessment and risk management.
* Understanding of the importance of supporting service user involvement.
* Leadership and first line management experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum incl. of HCAs
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