Main area: Acute Liaison Psychiatry - Occupational Therapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5/6 progression post
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 346-DDM-064-24-A
Employer: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Auckland Park Hospital
Town: County Durham
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/12/2024 23:59
Specialist Occupational Therapist (Developmental Post)
NHS AfC: Band 5/6 progression post
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.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full-time Band 5 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team. Applications are welcome from current Band 5 and Band 6 Occupational Therapists. We will support Band 5-6 progression with a comprehensive structured development package, with progression to a Band 6 upon meeting the criteria within the Band 6 job description and competency framework.
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.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible for receiving requests 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.
Person specification
Specialist Occupational Therapist
* Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
* Registration with HCPC.
* Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors).
* Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale).
* Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale).
* Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent).
Experience
* Significant experience in Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs.
* Experience of supervising students on placement.
* Experience of participation in quality improvement activities.
* Experience of participation in clinical governance.
* Day-to-day supervision of staff.
Note: This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
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