An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our team in the South Integrated team. The Occupational Therapy team is based within the South ALD Integrated community based at Greenlane Spennymoor.
The multi-disciplinary team works with adults with a learning disability and their families to deliver high quality Occupational Therapy service.
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 working with individuals and families.
You will access wider support from the Occupational Therapy network in Durham and Teesside Adult learning disabilities service in TEWV, 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.
As an occupational therapist in TEWV you will be professionally accountable for your own caseload, assessing occupational performance and delivering occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a member of the team, service and organisation.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible for receiving referrals for occupational therapy, 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 service improvement and quality initiatives.
6. To use the Trust 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 the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
The post holder will provide evidence-based assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway and functional and dementia clinical pathways, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in the community.
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 individuals with a learning disability as well as their family/carers and support system around them is essential.
Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the Lead Occupational Therapist for Durham and Darlington for the Trust. 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
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
* Registration with HCPC
* Willingness to undertake the Preceptorship Programme and Competency Framework (within an agreed timescale)
* Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in a variety of occupational therapy practice areas whilst on student placements
Desirable
* Experience of working with service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
* Experience presenting to groups
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of the needs and difficulties of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
* Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
* Clinical Governance and Clinical Supervision.
* Safeguarding and its application in practice.
Skills
Essential
* Good observational skills and ability to describe such observations verbally and in writing.
* Manage own caseload and prioritise effectively.
* Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
* Ability to lead therapy group sessions (within agreed timescales).
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.
* Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances.
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Greenlane Council Offices
Greenlane
Spennymoor
DL16 6JQ
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