PICS are pleased to be able to offer an additional Mental Health Occupational Therapist post in Nottingham West PCN, South Nottinghamshire areas within Primary Care.
You will be joining an established team of thriving Mental Health Occupational Therapists within PICS and within the Nottingham West team. This team have been able to present their successful service to HRH Princess Anne in February 2024, highlighting the need to have Mental Health OTs at the start of a patients journey. The PCN have also set up successful group programmes alongside Mental Health Health and Well-Being Coaches.
You will be supported by a wider team of clinicians including two Mental Health OTs, three Mental Health Health and Well-Being Coaches and our Occupational Therapist Clinical Lead who is on the PICS Leadership Team.
Nottingham West PCN covers 12 GP surgeries in Broxtowe and 109,000 patients. We have an active social prescribing team, a health and wellbeing coach and close links with the local leisure centres and the wider community, as well as clinical teams who work with GPs to support the patients in the area.
PICS have Mental Health OTs working in other PCNs and have had encouraging feedback from patients and clinicians with regards to the benefits of the service.
Please note previous applicants need not re-apply.
Main duties of the job
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The ability to take a lead role in completing autonomous advanced assessments, triage and treatment of acute and chronic presentations for patients with mental health concerns attending primary care.
2. To help patients identify their needs and make shared decisions about management using current evidenced-based practice.
3. Liaise with Primary Care colleagues to ensure that all the patients needs are addressed.
4. Support Primary Care colleagues development in the best treatment and onward management strategies by attending meetings, delivering educational sessions and supporting PCN Practitioners.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
1. HCPC registered
2. Occupational Therapy Qualification and Registration or equivalent.
3. Experience working in Adult Mental Health
4. Completion of the First Contact Practitioner Module is required for the post once appointed, you will be supported by the clinical lead to develop your primary care skills to succeed on the module.
About us
PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solutions through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us: http://picsnhs.org.uk/.
Benefits of working for PICS
We offer a comprehensive package which includes:
* NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
* Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
* Generous annual leave entitlement which references NHS Agenda for Change and recognises previous NHS service, starting 35 days pro rata (inc bank holidays)
* Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
* Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
* A flexible approach to a work-life balance
* Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
* Access to Blue Light Card scheme
* All staff events and conferences
* Free parking across many sites
* Personalised induction into the company and job role
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through Continuing Professional Development activities and to participate in the review and appraisal process.
2. To adhere to the individual Professional code of conduct and practice at all times.
3. To reflect on own practice individually and/or through regular clinical supervision.
4. Provide clinical education, training, and evaluation of clinical competence of team and multidisciplinary team staff, providing support and guidance.
5. To maintain, develop and disseminate specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice.
6. To critically evaluate own work using evidence-based projects, audits, and outcome measures.
7. To work autonomously as an Occupational Therapist within professional and PICS guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Communication and Relationships
1. Demonstrate advanced communication skills in providing advice, empowerment, facilitation, influence, motivation, and counselling.
2. Be able to provide concise summary of appointments, raise any concerns to appropriate professionals, communicate treatment plan and request additional support or requirements from GP or other Healthcare Professional.
3. Manage complex communication issues that may arise between differing health and social care professionals including de-escalation skills when working in highly antagonistic, hostile, and emotive clinical areas.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the need to involve patients and carers in decision making, offering them informed choices, respecting their views.
For more information please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
* Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Qualifications
* Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
* Please provide your registration number of your HCPC professional registration.
Experience
* Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Personal Qualities
* Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.
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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