Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate? Then this is the job for you! We are looking for an experienced Band 4 Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor with excellent communication skills and good organisational skills to work as part of the Inpatient Therapy Team based on Suffolk Ward.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job include (as guided by the ward OT / supervisor / Therapy lead):
* Facilitate a variety of group activities i.e. cooking and creative activities. This can also consist of functional sessions.
* Facilitate one to one intervention.
* Facilitate functional assessments as guided by the ward OT.
* Accompany the ward OT on home visits / community access.
* Have regular supervision & annual appraisal.
* Complete TI competencies during the 6-month probational period.
* Contribute to client care by liaising with the MDT.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job responsibilities
* To work alongside the Occupational Therapist during the initial assessment period and support the induction process of the new admissions, this will include carrying out initial contact/ assessments/ Single Obs MOHOST.
* To liaise with the Occupational Therapist regarding the functional ability of individual patients and implementation of treatment programmes considering both physical and mental health conditions.
* To follow the referral process for patients attending sessions ensuring that appropriate security and risk procedures are adhered to.
* To ensure that a range of activities is available so that individual treatment programmes can be implemented.
* To work directly with carers and family members, within the bounds of patient confidentiality: gathering information, providing educational advice and support, facilitating planning and communication.
* To ensure that treatment programmes and activities are carried out to a competent standard.
* To support the OTs in maintaining the timetable of activities and to ensure that changes are communicated to patients and MDT appropriately.
* To facilitate group and individual activity sessions on and off wards, in accordance with directorate policies.
* To make links with outside community resources to aid the reintegration of patients back into the community.
To utilise specific skills within patient group sessions such as art, craft, cooking, smoking cessation and fitness as part of the patients individual treatment programme.
Person Specification
Previous Experience
* Experience of working with people with mental health problems within a health or social care setting.
* Awareness of the role and clinical focus of Occupational Therapy.
* Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.
* Awareness of OT models eg MOHO or VdT MoCA and carrying out single obs MOHOSTs.
Skills and Aptitudes
* Effective skills in a range of activities Eg. gardening, art, cooking, crafts, reminiscence, exercise, music, relaxation.
* Ability to plan and lead practical and discussion groups independently.
* A basic knowledge of Occupational Therapy.
* A basic knowledge of mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, psychosis.
* Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.
* An understanding of risk assessment and risk management.
* Awareness of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its significance for service users and impact on clinical practice.
Education
* NVQ 3, Higher National Certificate (HNC), BTEC National Diploma, City and Guilds Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience and/or training.
Other Essential Factors
* Professional manner towards clients and colleagues.
* Physical ability to participate in breakaway and PMVA training.
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.
£31,081 to £33,665 a year per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS.
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