Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
As a Senior 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.
Part-time position - 22.5 hours per week.
Main Duties of the Job
1. 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.
2. To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
3. To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision.
4. To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
5. To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
6. To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
7. To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
8. To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
About Us
The Intensive Positive Behaviour Support teams work with young people that have a learning disability and their families, to provide 12-18 weeks of high intensity, high fidelity behavioural support following the positive behaviour support (PBS) framework; reducing behaviours of concern and enhancing quality of life.
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will provide evidence-based assessment and interventions as part of the Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Link Pathway (CliP), and OT CliP, and offer input to individuals, their families, and carers, in clinic and community settings. We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service needs and has the vision, energy, and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to working with young people and families.
It is advantageous for the postholder to have experience of working with people with a Learning Disability.
The postholder will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in CAMHS 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 for CAMHS for the Trust. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Appropriate professional qualification for occupational therapy role.
* Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body.
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits.
* Postgraduate training in relevant specialist area.
Experience
* Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery.
* Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability, or autism.
* Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Team.
Knowledge
* Understanding of the needs of people who use our services with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
* Clinical risk assessment and application in practice.
* Knowledge of evidence-based practice in designated specialist area.
* Postgraduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics).
* Experience of managing complex occupational therapy cases.
* Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata) per annum.
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