Statutory Responsibilities - OT Professional Qualification and HCPC registration. - Evidence of training and development relevant to specialist Mental Health OT practice. - Evidence of training and development relevant to the acute mental health and dementiasetting. - Evidence of continuing professional development. - Field Work Educator accreditation. - Excellent written communication skills. - Specialist knowledge and experience of occupational therapy assessments and interventions, applicable to the setting. - Ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload across inpatient services. - Ability to analyse and respond efficiently to complex information / situations. Job Specific Outcomes 1 of 2 1. Assess, develop interventions and monitor needs for a range of highly complex conditions within the mental health setting. This includes specialist evaluation, diagnostic services, advice and training to clients, families and other professional staff on the management of physical and mental illness, injury or disability, prevention of deformity and deterioration, management of a client's environmental factors, vocational and educational opportunities and leisure activities. Undertake the role of care co-ordinator within a health and social services context, encompassing all required to assess for long term care benefit, and negotiate specialist care packages including budgeting. 2. Interpret, share, implement and monitor Government and National policies, standards and guidelines within specialist area to ensure that work is conducted in accordance with organization/service policies and within health and safety regulations. 3. Work as part of the multidisaplinary team on the wards with service users that may benefit from OT intervention, and providing subsequent comprehensive, holistic assessment using a variety of specialist clinical skills and individual intervention including prescription of Rehabilitation programmes and therapeutic activities in order to promote maximum independence of the client. 4. Maintain appropriate and timely service users records of assessment, intervention and progress to monitor effectiveness of intervention, to facilitate treatment planning and long term client management and to support the ongoing evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of the service to inform departmental planning purposes. 5. Act as a mentor and provide regular clinical supervision to OT staff, including those employed from locum agencies. Manage, advise and support qualified staff, trainees and support staff to ensure they receive the training they need to deliver their roles to the best of their abilities and to support their continuing professional development. 6. Support the appraisal of the service's performance, identifying unmet needs, investigating complaints relating to professional practice, implementing the use of outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the service and interpreting and actioning developments in OT practice in order to make recommendations and contribute to organisational changes to improve the service.