South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the newly developed Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (FIND) Community Team in South London and Maudsley (SLaM).
The FIND Team will provide safe transition for inpatients discharged from the inpatient Forensic Services to the community providing specialist assessment, treatment and consultation to the Forensic Service in order to ensure a smooth, safe and clinically justified pathway to individuals with mental illness, offending history and learning disability with or without neurodevelopmental disorder.
The three forensic services of SLaM, South West London and St Georges (SWLSTG), and Oxleas together comprise the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP). The SLP's overarching goals centre on bringing care closer to home, improving patient pathways and outcomes by delivering excellent care in better environments.
Main duties of the job
1. Work in partnership with MDT colleagues to support a case load of service users with complex needs, using evidence based and service user centred principles.
2. Provide specialist Occupational Therapy for a caseload of service users, completing assessments, interventions and outcome measures underpinned by Model of Human Occupational and the Recovery Approach.
3. Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of services provided.
4. Provide placement education opportunities and supervision for OT students on practice placements and junior members of staff as required.
5. Carry out multidisciplinary activities where appropriate e.g. involvement in team quality improvement projects.
6. Work collaboratively and effectively within a multi-disciplinary community team liaising with inpatient services and community-based services as required.
7. Support service users to identify recovery goals, develop daily living skills and improve motivation and confidence in order to live as independently as possible.
8. Support service users with any physical health or physical disability needs whilst interfacing with local services to ensure adaptive equipment is sought and fitted as necessary.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Job responsibilities
1. Select and apply OT assessments underpinned by MOHO Theory, for a designated caseload to support case formulation and intervention planning.
2. Work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan, working within the CPA process.
3. Plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
4. Identify any significant risk factors in line with local policies, with support from senior staff.
5. Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for service users with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
6. Consider both physical and mental health needs as part of the occupational therapy process.
7. Assess the occupational and vocational needs of the service user group signposting and/or supporting access to community and employment opportunities where appropriate.
8. Provide clinical training and supervision to service users' extended support network as appropriate.
9. Provide information, advice, and assessments to the team with regard to the suitability of placement.
Person Specification
Training, Qualifications Registration
* Registered Occupational Therapist.
* Member of OT professional body and/or special interest group.
* Post-graduate training.
Experience
* Post registration experience as an OT working in mental health.
* Clinical experience of working with adults who have a learning disability or autistic adults.
* Working in groups / Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work.
* Experience of supervising junior staff and/or students.
* Knowledge and/or experience of working as a Care Co-ordinator.
* Experience of placing, reviewing and working with people who live in a residential, supported accommodation or nursing care setting.
* Experience of working in an inner-city, multi-cultural environment.
* Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours.
Knowledge / Skills
* Understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models.
* Knowledge of legislation relevant to Mental Health.
* Knowledge of recovery model and other theoretical models in mental health rehabilitation and continuing care.
* Knowledge of the principles of CPA (Care Programme Approach).
* Knowledge of the principles of risk management and risk assessment.
* Training and facilitation skills.
Other
* Willingness / ability to work flexibly.
* Commitment to student and staff supervision.
* Commitment to lifelong learning.
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.
Salary: £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum Incl. of outer HCAs.
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