Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: North Northumberland - Alnwick and Berwick
Town: Alnwick
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59
Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Hello!
We are delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Occupational Therapist within the North Northumberland Community Treatment Team for working age adults based across our two sites in Alnwick and Berwick.
This role allows you to embed your core skills as an Occupational Therapist within a supportive, experienced team. We are committed to providing the best possible care and support to people in the community to develop skills to engage with meaningful occupation that enhances their life. We use the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) to structure assessment, 1:1’s, and group interventions.
We are looking for a highly motivated person who is friendly and confident to work both autonomously and as part of a team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work well under pressure, seek guidance when needed, and contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy and wider team.
Main duties of the job
* To provide occupational therapy service to service users who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations, and a range of mental health conditions under the direction of a more experienced member of Occupational Therapy staff.
* To manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users.
* To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate.
* To develop and deliver evidenced based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate.
* To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
* To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
* To provide clinical supervision to staff members as delegated by Clinical Lead.
* To incorporate a client centred philosophy into clinical practice and client centred collaborative care.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
* Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
* Registered with HCPC
* Commitment to complete fieldwork education training
* Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Experience
* Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
* Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
* Multi-disciplinary team work
* Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions
* Previous experience of working in a community setting.
* Experience of involving service users / carers in evaluation / planning and monitoring of services.
Skills and Competencies
* Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers
* To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
* Proven ability to communicate interventions to service users.
* Demonstrate effective written and communication skills
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work autonomously and within a team
* Effective time and caseload management skills
* Ability to adapt within a changing environment
* Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.
* Ability to use IT system
* Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
* Audit and Evaluation
* Supervisory Skills
* Training and presentation skills
* Commitment to using research skills in practice
Role/Team specific requirements
* Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Personal Characteristics
* Innovative and creative
* Flexible and adaptive
* A commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma
Additional Requirements
* Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
Closing date: 2nd January 2025
We welcome your application.
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