Main area: Occupational Therapist Community Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 333-J-KC-0825
Employer: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hathaway House
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum incl. HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/10/2024 23:59
Occupational Therapist North Kensington Community Mental Health
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a fixed term contract Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the North Kensington and Chelsea Community Mental Health Hub. The team is located in W9 close to Westbourne Park station, with great transport links and serving the diverse community of North Kensington. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with motivation and enthusiasm for working in a community mental health role.
The post holder will be a valued member of the team and will offer Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention for clients as well as supporting the overall work of the team by providing a named worker role for some clients.
The team consists of medical staff, nurses, social workers, peer support workers, community navigators, arts therapies, employment specialists and psychology staff. There are two other Occupational Therapists in the team and the post holder will have opportunity to co-facilitate groups as a part of the psychosocial offer for the hub.
Although the post is fixed term, we will support the post holder in seeking a permanent position within CNWL when the fixed term period ends.
Main duties of the job
* To work as a Senior Occupational Therapist in the Adult Community Mental Health hub, providing a high quality service to clients.
* To provide OT assessments and intervention for clients under the care of the team.
* To provide functional assessments and home assessments for prescribing adapted equipment, making recommendations and for accommodation needs.
* To provide evidence based group interventions.
* To provide a case worker role for a designated number of clients with an occupational focus.
* To work within the multidisciplinary team and support the overall functioning of the team.
* To offer clinical placements to Occupational Therapy Students.
* To provide informal support and supervision to staff as needed.
Experience
* Experience working in mental health settings as an Occupational Therapist.
* Experience in managing a caseload.
* Experience in assessment and interventions related to physical healthcare needs such as equipment provision.
* Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments.
* Experience of drafting group protocols and setting up / facilitating groups / group programme.
* Supervision of OT students / non-qualified staff.
* Experience of partnership working and coproduction.
* Experience of working in community mental health as an OT.
* Personal experience of using mental health services.
* Experience of supervising qualified OTs.
Skills & Knowledge
* Excellent communication skills – written and verbal.
* Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative.
* Recovery focused approach to service delivery.
* Knowledge of the impact of mental and physical conditions on service user’s functional ability.
* Good understanding of the application of risk assessment and risk management strategies which facilitates a patient’s recovery.
* Good awareness of the principles of safeguarding and how to implement this in practice.
* Research and development at graduate level.
* Knowledge of the theory underpinning the Model of Human Occupation.
ATTITUDES, APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
* High level of personal motivation for this role.
* A willingness to develop knowledge and skills.
Other
* Membership of RCOT and Specialist Sections.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.
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