Job summary
This post is suitable for someone who is creative and passionate about working with individuals in a person centred, compassionate and inclusive way to enable individuals to reach their goals.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways. You will have to communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multidisciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies, ensuring you contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Some of the main Responsibilities of the role include the following:
To demonstrate expertise and specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational identity and competency, occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, volition, development and maintenance of occupational skills.
To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed.
To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway.
To use effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate).
To evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions.
To engage in your own CPD to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to deliver high quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
To provide supervision (if relevant to post) and mentoring to junior occupational therapy staff, occupational therapy apprentices, activity coordinators and support workers.
To communicate complex and challenging issues in an effective and compassionate way with people who access services, carers/family members/supporters, other clinicians and agencies/services.
To effectively manage a caseload with people who have complex needs.
To be compassionate, inclusive and understanding of the needs of people who access services, carers/supporter/family members.
Person Specification
Qualification Evidence
Essential
1. In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
2. Relevant Qualifications
3. Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
Qualifications
Essential
4. Occupational Therapy professional qualification and further training and experience to masters level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
5. To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
6. HCPC Registration
7. Relevant post Qualification Experience
8. UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes