Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Older People Community Mental Health Team for a secondment or fixed term opportunity.
This Occupational Therapy role will be crucial in contributing to the development and implementation of occupational therapy interventions in this service. You will have the opportunity to facilitate evidence-based groups as well as deliver therapy programmes on an individual basis, supporting skills development and community engagement. The postholder may be expected to care coordinate a small, defined number of service users who have predominant occupational needs. You will work alongside other OTs within the CMHT as well as a wide range of multidisciplinary team colleagues. CPD and Older People OT peer supervision opportunities are available within the wider Occupational Therapy service across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Occupational Therapists, along with the multidisciplinary team, are responsible for the clinical care pathway of service users by undertaking evidence-based assessment, intervention and discharge planning. The post holder will work as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team and be responsible for assessing, treating, rehabilitating and evaluating client care within the team they are based. The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of clients and be able to work independently as a senior clinician.
Line management, professional and clinical Occupational Therapy supervision is delivered in line with guidance from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. The post holder will be encouraged to contribute to service development and innovative projects within the directorate and will be supported to do so.
Job responsibilities
1. To manage a clinical caseload
2. To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team
3. To support the development of evidence-based occupational therapy practice
4. To provide occupational therapy specific assessment and interventions via groups and individual work related to:
1. Self-care
2. Work
5. To work independently without direct supervision
6. To participate in research/audit activities
7. To supervise the work of support workers, band 5 occupational therapists and occupational therapy students on fieldwork placement as required.
8. To contribute to and carry out risk assessments, risk management plans and care plans
9. To provide specialist occupational therapy advice to the multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Experience
* Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments
* Sufficient post-registration experience as an OT including a minimum of 2 years mental health experience
Skills
* Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion
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.
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