Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic part time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy team working in the integrated adult learning disabilities team in County Durham. This post is based with the North Durham team within Chester le street health centre, Durham.
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. 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.
2. to use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
3. To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision
4. To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working
5. To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives
6. To use the Trust/ local authority electronic patient record system
7. To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
8. To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges
About us
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 adults with learning disabilities people and their families.
You will access wider support from the TEWV occupational therapy network in ALD Durham and Darlington, 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
Date posted
27 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-DDL-024-24-B
Job locations
Chester Le Street Health Centre
Newcastle Road
County Durham
DH3 3UR
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway linked to learning disabilities, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in community settings and their own homes.
All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.
The ability to engage and communicate with people with learning disabilities and a wide range of complex presentations including challenging behaviours, as well as their family/ carers and system around them is essential.
Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the relevant Lead OT. The post holder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.
You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings.
There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.
Person Specification
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Essential
9. Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
10. Registration with HCPC
11. Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
12. Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
13. Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
14. Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
15. Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)
16. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
17. Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs
18. Experience of supervising students on placement
19. Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
20. Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
21. Experience of developing and delivering training
Desirable
22. Day to day supervision of staff
Knowledge
Essential
23. National guidance and key standards in own specialist area
24. Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice
25. Legal aspects of Moving and Handling
26. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice
27. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
28. Clinical Governance and its application in practice
29. Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
30. Safeguarding and its application in practice
31. Significant knowledge to post-graduate level of the needs and difficulties of service users in designated specialist area
32. Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
33. Research and development methodology
34. Knowledge of the Trust's Quality Improvement System (or willingness to learn in agreed timescale)