To manage a defined and varied caseload of community-based clients with learning disabilities and additional needs. Using specialist Occupational Therapy skills and evidence-based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. You will work with clients in the following areas: Sensory Integration, Activities of Daily Living, and Engagement and meaningful activities, as well as other interventions relevant to individual client needs.
As well as working directly with clients, you will support stakeholder approaches to client care and interventions.
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with a commitment to advocating for the Learning Disability Community and an interest in continued professional development in this area, who will work as part of a team that values innovation, motivation, and compassion.
* To supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placement.
* To hold and manage a client caseload independently.
* To provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by supervisor.
* To participate in the development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy and Learning Disabilities Services within a designated team, under the supervision of a Senior Occupational Therapist (Band 7).
* To participate in multi-disciplinary assessments and interventions.
* To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programs.
* To participate in multidisciplinary pathways which may include Autism/dementia and Eligibility.
About Us
At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying upfront. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Job Responsibilities
* To select and apply Occupational Therapy Assessments for a caseload addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, leisure, and engagement.
* To plan and implement client-centred individual and/or group interventions, using clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment interventions to achieve therapeutic goals.
* To monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
* To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the clients' social and physical environment where applicable.
* To provide effective leadership, performance management, supervision, and appraisal for junior staff.
* To provide specialist advice to OT colleagues in other clinical areas.
* To provide specialist advice and training to carers, clients, and other professionals.
* To be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of Occupational Therapy students on practice placement within the Trust.
* To participate in the operational planning, and implementation of policy and service development within the team.
* To maintain a high level of knowledge of resources, service, and national issues relating to people who have a learning disability.
* To apply specialist skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practise as a senior Occupational Therapist.
* To be actively involved in the development and implementation of the new service structure.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Occupational Therapy with 18 months experience.
* Willingness to participate in other related training, as deemed appropriate by SHSC.
* Professional registration.
Desirable
* Post Graduate training in Sensory Integration.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of and evidence of interest in working in a role with people with Learning Disabilities.
* MDT working.
* Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
* Experience of delivering training.
* Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice.
Desirable
* Line management experience.
* Student practice placement experience.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Extensive clinical knowledge including skills in individual and group work.
* Working knowledge of MCA.
* Ability to organise and respond effectively to complex information under pressure.
* Excellent presentation skills, verbal and written.
* In-depth knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and assessment tools.
* Understanding team dynamics and the ability to work as part of the team.
* Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Desirable
* Experience of using Occupational Therapy outcome measures.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Grenoside Grange
Salt Box Lane
Sheffield
S35 8QS
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