Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to come and join the Hartlepool Occupational Therapy Hub for an 8 month fixed term/secondment period. The role involves working with adults within the local area who are involved with both the Community Interface Team and the Treatment Intervention team.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation
This would be a fantastic opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist looking to develop within an Adult OT Team.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for receiving referrals for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.
To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision
To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working
To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives
To use the Trust electronic patient record system
To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Date posted
21 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata) per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
8 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours
Reference number
346-TSA-024-25
Job locations
Stewart House
53 Church Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7DX
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to working with young people and families.
The postholder will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in TEWV, to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the young people have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan in place.
Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the Lead Occupational Therapist Lead. The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.
All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the young people and their families/carers.
The successful candidate will be compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated to improve the lives of young people with a learning disability who are presenting with significant behaviours that challenge, whilst also minimising the impact of mental ill health. The successful candidate will be delivering occupational therapy working flexible hours across the entire week.
The ability to engage and communicate with children and young people across the developmental spectrum as well as the parents/carers and system around them is essential. They must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT.
For further information please contact Sarah Lumley OT lead
01429 803651
Person Specification
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Essential
1. Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
2. Registration with HCPC
3. Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
4. Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
5. Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
6. Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
7. Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)
8. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
9. Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs
10. Experience of supervising students on placement
11. Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
12. Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
13. Experience of developing and delivering training
Desirable
14. Day to day supervision of staff
Knowledge
Essential
15. National guidance and key standards in own specialist area
16. Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice
17. Legal aspects of Moving and Handling
18. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice
19. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
20. Clinical Governance and its application in practice
21. Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
22. Safeguarding and its application in practice
23. Significant knowledge to post-graduate level of the needs and difficulties of service users in designated specialist area
24. Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
25. Research and development methodology
26. Knowledge of the Trust's Quality Improvement System (or willingness to learn in agreed timescale)