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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, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to providing high-quality specialist care to our service users and are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission 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 methodology to positively impact patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will have 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.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen, and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
The Croydon Locality Teams cover working age adults aged 18-65 and a mixture of mental health conditions needing secondary care level community support.
This is an OT core skills-based role (not Care Coordination) and carries a caseload of clients to which they provide OT assessment and OT individual and group interventions. The OT works alongside Care Co-ordinators and the MDT to support needs-led care planning, Care Act Assessments, and provide interventions to support recovery.
The three Locality teams include support workers, IPS, Psychology, Medical, Social work, and Nursing roles. Each team has two OT roles.
The OTs link with inpatient and HTT OT colleagues and liaise with external providers in the voluntary and Social Care sector. There are already links in the borough with OT colleagues working in Primary Care and physical health teams.
There is an established Croydon Community OT network, and regular monthly Peer Group and OT supervision is provided to support the development of the role. OTs can link in with the wider OT network within SLaM and all it has to offer, including regular training and CPD.
All Locality teams are based at Jeanette Wallace House in Croydon, which has good public transport links.
Main duties of the job
* Manage a caseload of community clients with complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate OT interventions in both community and home settings.
* Provide recovery-based group interventions appropriate to the clients on the team caseload in collaboration with other professionals in the team.
* Liaise with Croydon Social Services departments and other external agencies to facilitate clients' access to activities and resources to support their physical disabilities, social support, occupational needs, and discharge planning.
* Work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team. Support Care Co-ordinators with appropriate work to contribute towards Care Act Assessment and CPA activities.
* Carry out some generic and risk assessments and undertake duty responsibilities.
* Provide leadership, supervision, and appraisal for OT students and junior OT staff and participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of OT/MDT services, holding responsibility for defined projects and activities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Qualified Occupational Therapist
* HCPC Registered
Desirable criteria
* Post registration qualification in relevant area
* Practice Placement Educator Course
Experience
Essential criteria
* Post registration work experience at Band 5 OT grade
* Experience working with mental health service users
* Experience implementing individual and group interventions
* Experience of supervising Junior staff/students
Desirable criteria
* Membership of professional OT body or special interest group
* Experience of working with challenging behaviours
* Experience of working in an inner-city/multicultural environment
* Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
* High level knowledge of mental health disorders and treatment models
* Commitment to collaborative working and service user involvement
* Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management
* Specialist knowledge of OT assessments and interventions
* Ability to respond to complex information
Desirable criteria
* Ability to self-reflect
* Commitment to Student education
* Skills in use of outcome measures/evidence-based practice
* Ability to analyse ethical issues
The Trust is committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect, and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights.
Please note:
* All applications for this post will need to be made online.
* Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria.
* The closing date listed is a guide only, and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible.
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* If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.
* Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
* If you are successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
* We are a smoke-free Trust.
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