Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Band 5 or B6 Occupational Therapist to join our team. Applications are welcome from current Band 5 and Band 6 Occupational Therapists. We will support Band 5-6 progression with a comprehensive structured development package, with progression to a Band 6 upon meeting the criteria within the Band 6 job description and competency framework.
As a Specialist 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
Main duties of the job
1. Main duties of the job
2. To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.
3. to use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
4. To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision
5. To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working
6. To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives
7. To use the Trust electronic patient record system
8. To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
9. To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges
About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy team working in the liaison psychiatry team in County Durham and Darlington.
The multi-disciplinary team works with adults and older people with complex mental health needs whilst inpatient in County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and their families/ carers to deliver assessment and treatment of complex mental health needs with the aims of:
10. Reduced length of in-patient stay at Acute and Community hospitals
11. Reduced attendances at Accident and Emergency
12. Reduced admissions, investigations and outpatient attendances by top 50 'frequent attenders'
13. Reduced admissions from A&E into acute hospitals
14. Increased proportion of patients returning to their usual place of residence
15. Reduction in "repeat" self-harm presentations to A&E subsequent admissions
16. Increased detection and treatment of depression
17. Increased detection and diagnosis of dementia
18. Increased detection and diagnosis of delirium
You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network 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 people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan.
Date posted
07 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-DDM-064-24-A
Job locations
Auckland Park Hospital
Westfield Road
County Durham
DH14 6AE
Job description
Job responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Band 5 or B6 Occupational Therapist to join our team. The mental health services for older people crisis service covers County Durham and Darlington area and is located at Auckland Park Hospital in Bishop Auckland.
The multi-disciplinary team offers short term intensive mental health assessment and support to patients and families who are experiencing a mental health crisis in the community, or those who have recently been discharged from hospital or are receiving intermediate care.
We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy with older people and families.
You will be working as part of a small occupational therapy team already established within the service and access wider support from the occupational therapy network 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 people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan in place.
If employed at B5 level linked to experience and skills, the post holder will complete a structured development programme and will transfer to the B6 job description when all relevant competencies have been achieved and signed off.
Person Specification
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Essential
19. Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
20. Registration with HCPC
21. Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
22. Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale).
23. Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
24. Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
25. Significant experience in Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs.
26. Experience of supervising students on placement
27. Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
28. Experience of participation in clinical governance
29. Day to day supervision of staff