Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full-time Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the York Outreach Recovery team.
The York Outreach Recovery team is an assertive outreach team that works with individuals who have severe and enduring mental health needs, primarily psychosis. Individuals may also experience social, economic, psychological, and emotional deprivation, further impacting their mental health.
You will be part of a very supportive team with a range of different disciplines, working alongside a B7 OT and an OTA.
You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in TEWV to develop a way of delivering a high-quality, needs-led OT service, utilizing core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritizing these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self-care, productivity, and leisure.
2. To use client-centered approaches to co-produce 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 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
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist in TEWV, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team, 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 organization.
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 occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway and offer input to individuals, their families, and carers.
All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.
Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the relevant Lead OT. The postholder 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 in the delivery of occupational therapy, a keenness to continually develop yourself and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support the use of transferable 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
* Appropriate professional qualification for occupational therapy role.
* Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body.
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT = 8) for International recruits.
* Postgraduate training in relevant specialist area.
* Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disabilities, or autism.
* Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Team.
Experience
* Minimum 12 months post-qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery.
Knowledge
* Understanding of the needs of people who use our services with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
* Clinical risk assessment and application in practice.
* Knowledge of evidence-based practice in designated specialist area.
* Postgraduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g., dysphagia, autism diagnostics).
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of managing complex occupational therapy cases.
* Awareness of professional standards and their application to practice.
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.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum.
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