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Site: SOAMHS H&F Town: Hammersmith Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS Salary period: Yearly Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Occupational therapist, who is ready to take on a specialist OT role in a multi-disciplinary team? Are you ready for the next step in your career in mental health? If so, you should apply for our senior role in the new Specialist Older Adults Mental Health (SOAMHS) Service.
Exciting opportunities have arisen following a review of provision of mental health services for older people at West London NHS Trust. We are in the fortunate position of transforming and expanding our service to meet the needs of older people with mild to severe mental health needs. We are looking for dynamic innovative staff to be part of a team that will work therapeutically to support older patients in their mental health recovery in the community.
We are recruiting one senior Band 6 Occupational therapist (OT) and this post is based at Hammersmith and Fulham catchment area. Assessments and intervention are delivered at patients' homes therefore flexibility is important. Hammersmith has excellent public transport links therefore having a car or driving is not essential. Most of our clinicians use the bus on visits. All expenses will be refunded on a monthly basis.
We want to hear from you if you are dedicated, flexible, forward-thinking with clinical skills and experience in working therapeutically with older people with mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
The post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Occupational therapist to build upon and advance their skills and expertise. The focus of the service will be to ensure that patients receive assessment and therapeutic intervention to maximise their independence, safety and wellbeing. The interventions will include education, individual work and group work and will involve working closely with patients, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies, within a multi-disciplinary team. They will hold their own complex caseload of patients.
The post holder will be based at St Vincent’s - Hammersmith and Fulham Community Team and they will be undertaking home visits, meetings at the team base and other community sites.
We would love you to apply if you are an experienced OT with a passion to drive forward excellent care for older people with mental and physical health problems.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification
* HCPC Registration
* Older People’s specific postgraduate courses
Experience
* Post-qualified experience within Older people’s services
* Working within NHS Older People’s services
* Application of core OT skills and OT process
* Multidisciplinary team working
* Relevant post-qualified OT experience in Mental Health
* Experience of supervising/co-supervising students
* Involvement in research and clinical audit
* Experience of supervision of students and staff
* Post-qualified experience as an OT (or equivalent role) in a health or social care or third sector setting
Knowledge and Skills
* Understanding of Clinical and environmental risk
* Equality and diversity
* Understanding of team dynamics
* Awareness of need to work within appropriate boundaries
* Principles of clinical governance
* Group work theory and practice
* Evidence of post-qualified training in Mental Health
* Relevant current legislation, NICE guidelines, CPA, risk assessment and risk management
* Organisational ability
* Effective written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to build rapport with service users, carers and colleagues
* Evidence of ability in OT assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation
* Use of standardised assessment tools and outcome measures
* Ability to work independently and under supervision as part of a team
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Personal Qualities
* Ability to reflect, identify and take responsibility for continuing professional development needs
* Understand the need for and actively participates in own supervision and constructive use of feedback
* High levels of initiative, innovation and self-motivation
* Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.
Application Process
We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.
We advertise all our jobs in the vacancies section on our site and at NHS Jobs. Applications are made online and we aim to make it simple and easy to showcase your skills and talent.
* You’ll need to create an account:
The first time you apply for an NHS job, you'll need to create an account to submit your application. Once you’re a registered user you can simply log in to start your application.
* All applications are submitted online:
All applications are made using an online form to ensure that all applications are assessed fairly and based on what you tell us about yourself. This is to ensure that everyone has the best chance to show us why they’re the right person for the job.
* No CV applications:
We don’t accept CV applications. It’s important you include all your relevant experience and skills in your application so we have all the information we need to make informed decisions about who to interview.
* Check your references:
Before you submit your application, you need to make sure that you’ve provided the names and the contact details for your references, which should cover a three-year period. If you’re currently working for the NHS, we only need one reference from your line manager.
Interview Preparation
Make sure you focus your application to demonstrate that you can meet all or most of our essential criteria. Also, pay attention to the job description and explain, with examples, (listed as supporting information) how your skills and experience prove not only can you do the job, but that you’ll excel in it.
Before you click send
You can’t edit your application once submitted. So make sure you take a few minutes to read through your application carefully. You want to make sure you’ve completed it as fully as possible and there are no errors or omissions.
Once it’s submitted, you’ll receive an email from NHS jobs to confirm the receipt of your application. From this stage onwards, all communications will be made via our recruitment system. Access to the TRAC jobs system is provided by email, so please check your email inbox, including your spam and junk folders.
Once applications for a role have closed, a shortlist of candidates will be invited for interview.
During the selection process, we’re specifically looking at how well each application matches the position to which it relates. Those applicants whose skills and experience best fit the criteria will be asked to interview for the role.
If you’re shortlisted, we’ll send you an interview invitation via our applicant database website TRAC Jobs. The invitation will include details of when and where to come for your interview and any additional tests that form part of the selection process.
If you’re unsuccessful at this first stage, you’ll receive an email via TRAC to let you know you haven’t been successful this time.
The interview is your chance to tell us in person what experience why your experiences and personal skills make you right for the role and for West London NHS Trust.
Interview Tips
* Learn about our Trust, the department you hope to join and the services we offer. Finding out as much as you can about the role will help you demonstrate how your skills and experience fit the role.
* Re-read the job description and person specification carefully. We want to hire the best person for the job, so we’re going to ask questions based on your application to understand why you’re the right person. We may ask you to describe scenarios from your current role that demonstrate your ability to do the job. Prepare answers in advance against each of the criteria on the job description.
* We might ask you to bring documentation, including proof of identity, work permit, proof of residency, to the interview. Try to bring as much as you can with you so that we can take copies. This is a compliance requirement that is, we have to ensure that everyone to whom we offer a job has the legal right to work.
* Dress in smart professional attire.
The outcome
The recruiting manager will tell you at your interview how and when you'll be notified as to whether you’ve been successful.
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