Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days per week)
Job ref: 327-24-1066-A
Site: Pullman Place, Town: Gloucester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has come up within the Occupational Therapy Team in Gloucester!
The new post holder will:
* Provide specialist breadth and depth of skills and knowledge to deliver evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and treatment to service users with complex learning disabilities.
* Work as a key member of a specialist multidisciplinary service contributing expert knowledge and outcomes of assessments to support the creation of specialist intervention plans to manage complex needs including behaviours that challenge others.
* Provide consultancy and advice, and training to support primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and carers to enable them to better meet the health needs of service users.
* Research, develop and share current best practice to optimise the service users ability to engage with their environment in line with principles of social inclusion and/or recovery.
* Support the continuous practice development as a member of the leadership group in the occupational therapy workforce.
Main duties of the job
* The LDISS Team provides a specialist countywide service for people with a learning disability whose challenging behaviour is causing significant impact on the individual and their family or the services supporting them.
* The team works closely with relevant carers, organisations, agencies and with CLDT and inpatient provisions.
* LDISS is available 7 days a week and is delivered in relevant settings to meet service user needs.
* The inpatient services provide specialist assessment and intervention on a short-term basis for those who require additional support and whose needs cannot be managed within their home environment.
* The job role spans both LDISS and inpatient services and delivery into each service will be based on priority need.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Specific Key Responsibilities:
* Deliver highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, recommendations, and short-term interventions as part of a specialist multidisciplinary service.
* Provide specialist knowledge, experience, advice and consultation related to occupation-focused practice.
* Contribute to and lead where appropriate the development of multidisciplinary intervention plans for service users with complex needs and behaviours that challenge.
Clinical
* Provide highly specialist Occupational Therapy assessments, recommendations and where appropriate short-term intervention for people who face significant Occupational Performance and environmental challenges.
* Be responsible for own time management, working autonomously.
* Utilise the conceptual framework of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other evidenced approaches to underpin clinical practice and support highly developed clinical reasoning.
* Provide highly specialist assessments utilising MOHO tools, Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) informed assessment, and other Sensory Processing assessments as relevant to client needs.
Professional
* Provide training and support of primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and carers to enable them to better meet the occupational needs of service users.
* Maintain accurate, informative and contemporaneous records of all interventions. Initiate referrals to other services and provide substantive letters, and formal reports as required within Trust and Professional standards.
* Instigate and actively contribute to all service user care planning and review meetings for your caseload.
* Regularly attend and actively contribute to multi-disciplinary, team and professional meetings and forums.
Person specification
Experience
* Substantial post qualification experience as an Occupational Therapist working with people with complex learning disabilities.
* Clinical experience within at least two of the following settings: secure settings, rehabilitation settings, intensive care settings, acute care wards, community.
Qualifications
* Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites.
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours.
* Flexible, family-friendly and agile working opportunities.
* Recognition and long service awards.
* Fast Track physiotherapy.
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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