Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Main area: Community Learning Disabilities
Grade: Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-SC6867318-A
Site: Willis House
Town: Whiston
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/01/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist seeking to develop their clinical experience and knowledge within the Community Learning Disability setting. The team covers across Knowsley and St Helens and is based at Willis House, Cumber Lane, Prescot.
You will be joining an established Multi Disciplinary Team made up of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists. The Team is dedicated to provide high quality care to meet the needs of the Learning Disability population across Knowlsey and St Helens.
The post holder will be a dynamic and enthusiastic practitioner that is able to work in an autonomous manner. The post holder will use evidence based principles to assess, develop treatment plans, implement and evaluate interventions for clients with Learning Disabilities. You will use a Client Centred approach to ensure that goals are set collaboratively and are meaningful to the Service User. You will be highly motivated and able to work with a range of people.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will effectively manage a caseload of clients with complex needs as an autonomous practitioner. Clinical Supervision and support will be provided by the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist.
The post holder will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with service users, carers, families and the multidisciplinary team, following an evidence-based OT process. The post holder will be responsible for providing high quality assessment, delivering treatment interventions plans, and evaluating outcomes for individuals with complex needs. The post holder will work with Service Users to build independence and functional skills. The post holder will undertake environmental assessments and assess for equipment to promote safety and independence for the Service User.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team.
2. Where required, to be involved in the multidisciplinary team duty system and undertake duty assessments, as necessary.
3. Fulfil the care-coordinator role under ECC framework, including planning and coordinating Case Conferences/Reviews.
4. Ensure intervention is provided in a range of settings suitable to meet the needs of clients.
5. Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals.
6. Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.
7. Participate in case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user care and ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
8. Participate in regular clinical supervision with Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, as per Trust policy.
9. Contribute to the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
10. Contribute to client related developments and therapeutic interventions carried out by the whole team e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy, psycho-social interventions.
11. Compile and maintain effective client records and record outcome measures in conjunction with clients and in accordance with Professional and Trust policies, procedures and standards.
12. Participate in the induction, training or education of a variety of staff, students or volunteers attached to the team/service.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current HPC registration
KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE:
* Previous experience in relevant health settings.
* Supervision of staff.
* Effective team working within a multi-agency framework.
* Experience of service development.
* Experience using both group and individual treatment skills.
* Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches.
* Audit and research practices relevant to clinical area.
* Assisting with effective budgetary management.
* Evidence based and experience of reflective practice.
* Recovery Model of Care.
* Model of Human Occupation.
* Mental Health Act 1983.
* Mental Capacity Act.
* Effective Care Coordination.
* Relevant national policies and guidance.
* Up to date clinical knowledge relevant to the care environment.
* Audit and research methods.
* Awareness of own strengths and limitations.
* Post graduate clinical experience, within mental health services.
* Wider range of statutory and non-statutory services.
Skills
* Ability to utilise assessment skills and tools effectively.
* Ability to communicate in a variety of settings.
* Ability to formulate relevant reports.
* Delegation and coordination.
* Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.
* Flexible approach/ creative thinking.
* Able to move and handle clients.
* Ability to network and influence decision making.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.
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