Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
To provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions for a specified service user group, to carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and to develop the Occupational Therapy service provision within the setting.
All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Main duties of the job
1. To manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in hospital and community settings and on home visits.
2. To maintain clinical records.
3. To develop skills and knowledge through participation in the Band 5 OT Development Programme and competency framework.
4. To gain experience through involvement with Band 5 OT's in the Trust and the wider perinatal network.
5. To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
6. To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
7. To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job responsibilities
1. To manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in hospital and community settings and on home visits.
2. To maintain clinical records.
3. To develop skills and knowledge through participation in the Band 5 OT Development Programme and competency framework.
4. To gain experience through involvement with Band 5 OTs in the Trust and the wider perinatal network.
5. To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
6. To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
7. To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
* Diploma / Degree in OT.
* State registration with HCPC.
* Membership of Professional Body.
* Experience of working with people with mental health problems/learning disability.
* Experience of working in perinatal mental health.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
* Application of the OT process and use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
* Interest in perinatal.
* Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
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.
Job Details
Specialist Perinatal Occupational Therapist
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum (+5% HCAS included)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
367-SS-8972
Job locations
Thumbswood Mother and Baby Unit, 2 Bowlers Green, Kingsley Green, Radlett, WD7 9HQ
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