Job summary
Band 5 Development/Band 6 (according to experience)
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and support? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you as an Occupational Therapist (OT) in our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) team.
The role involves providing evidence-based care to a specific group of patients within the service catchment area. Responsibilities include assessments, individualized care plans, group facilitation, and implementing treatment interventions. The OT will be a key professional in the multi-disciplinary team, offering support to other agencies and team members. The role requires a motivated individual with empathy, enthusiasm, and excellent communication skills. It is community-based, and the OT must be independently mobile to conduct home and community assessments.
A full, clean driving license is required. The organization offers a benefits package, continuous professional development, career growth prospects, and relocation assistance if needed. Joining the CRHT team provides an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of service users and promote their well-being.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for working in the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT,) as a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), undertaking specialist occupational therapy assessments of service users, within the service catchment area, developing appropriate treatment plans and interventions alongside the team, whilst under the guidance of senior staff.
The post holder will also provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team. The core working hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am to 4.30pm.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice is of the highest standard of clinical care.
To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
To ensure up to date agreed care plans, risk assessments and reviews are in place.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour.
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk.
Provide OT specific assessment and interventions to individuals under the care of the.Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT).
To assess carers and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families.
Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the CRHT and with external agencies.
To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team.
To adhere to codes of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
To develop clinical practice having due regard to guidelines of the N.S.F for Mental Health, N.I.C.E. and N.I.M.H.E.
To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the CRHT and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.
To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the CRHT Team Co-ordinator.
Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff. To create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the CRHT.
Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice is of the highest standard of clinical care.
To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
To ensure up to date agreed care plans, risk assessments and reviews are in place.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour.
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk.
Provide OT specific assessment and interventions to individuals under the care of the.Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT).
To assess carers and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families.
Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the CRHT and with external agencies.
To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team.
To adhere to codes of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
To develop clinical practice having due regard to guidelines of the N.S.F for Mental Health, N.I.C.E. and N.I.M.H.E.
To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the CRHT and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.
To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the CRHT Team Co-ordinator.
Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff. To create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the CRHT.
Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Occupational Therapist Qualification
- Currently registered with HCPC
Desirable
- Additional knowledge and or training in Cognitive disability model
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge and/or experience of working with adults with mental health needs or experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that are transferable
Desirable
- oExperience of working with people with Severe and enduring mental health needs
- oExperience of working in a community setting
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
Skills & Competences
Essential
- oSome knowledge of national agenda for mental health.
- oGood clinical reasoning skills.
- oSkills in occupational therapy assessment and treatment
- oKnowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- oHighly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes.
- oAbility to work independently and collectively.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Occupational Therapist Qualification
- Currently registered with HCPC
Desirable
- Additional knowledge and or training in Cognitive disability model
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge and/or experience of working with adults with mental health needs or experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that are transferable
Desirable
- oExperience of working with people with Severe and enduring mental health needs
- oExperience of working in a community setting
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
Skills & Competences
Essential
- oSome knowledge of national agenda for mental health.
- oGood clinical reasoning skills.
- oSkills in occupational therapy assessment and treatment
- oKnowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- oHighly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes.
- oAbility to work independently and collectively.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
