Job summary
Fantastic 12 month seconment or fixed term opportunity.
Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist that:
Is interested in making a difference?
Is passionate about working with people with a learning disability and/or autistic adults?
Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and having the opportunity for creative dynamic approaches to your work?
If so, this is the job and team for you!
The Enhanced Support and Liaison Service (ESLS) is a newly formed service that supports adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults, who are:
- at risk of placement breakdown,
- at risk of hospital admission
- and/or need support to access mainstream mental health services.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with clinical and professional experience in working with individuals with Learning Disability and/or Autism. You will work alongside our lead OT to ensure that Individuals with Learning Disability and/or Autism with sensory needs and/or difficulties with activities of daily living and their support providers, benefit from a well co-ordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective occupational therapy service
Main duties of the job
You will provide professional advice and support across the three pathways within ESLS . The three pathways you will work are:
o Community Liaison Pathways
o Inpatient/discharge Pathway
o Enhanced and intensive community Intervention & Support
ESLS work with teams and services across the trust to provide support and intervention for those who are currently resident within Mental Health inpatient services, who are at risk of admission to these services or who are at risk of placement breakdown. This support is primarily through liaison, advice, training and consultation with other trust services and with wider system partners, including the Integrated Care Board (ICB), Lincolnshire County Council, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, Police and Voluntary and Third Sector Organisations.
The service includes providing individual assessment, therapy and management, training, advice and a consultative approach. The focus of all support and intervention is to adhere to the 'Building the Right Support' Principles for this cohort of individuals within the NHS Long Term Plan - maintaining and supporting individuals to live well in the community, by reducing inappropriate hospital admissions and working to prevent placement breakdowns.
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 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, 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. 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 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.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of specialised continued professional development in clinical practice, included accredited training
Desirable
- Training in AMPS
- Training in Sensory Integration
- Management and Leadership training
- LAPPLE accreditation
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that is transferable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant experience of working with adults with Learning Disabilities (LD) and/or Autism, in community and inpatient settings
- Experience of working with people presenting with a wide range of complex needs including forensic presentation
- Experience of managing clinical risk and making autonomous decisions based on analysis of complex presenting problems
- In depth knowledge of reasonable adjustments
- Relevant experience of working with adults with Mild Learning Disabilities who have additional Mental Health needs
- Demonstrable evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community / inpatient
- Good understanding of community resources
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of national agenda for Learning Disabilities, Autism and Transforming Care
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills
- Highly developed skills in occupational therapy assessment and a range of interventions
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
- Highly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes
- Ability to work independently and collectively
Desirable
- Additional knowledge and/or training in sensory processing
- Equipment, including prescription
Special requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel around the county sometimes at short notice
- IT skills: use of word, email, spread sheets, excel, publisher etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of specialised continued professional development in clinical practice, included accredited training
Desirable
- Training in AMPS
- Training in Sensory Integration
- Management and Leadership training
- LAPPLE accreditation
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that is transferable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant experience of working with adults with Learning Disabilities (LD) and/or Autism, in community and inpatient settings
- Experience of working with people presenting with a wide range of complex needs including forensic presentation
- Experience of managing clinical risk and making autonomous decisions based on analysis of complex presenting problems
- In depth knowledge of reasonable adjustments
- Relevant experience of working with adults with Mild Learning Disabilities who have additional Mental Health needs
- Demonstrable evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community / inpatient
- Good understanding of community resources
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of national agenda for Learning Disabilities, Autism and Transforming Care
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills
- Highly developed skills in occupational therapy assessment and a range of interventions
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
- Highly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes
- Ability to work independently and collectively
Desirable
- Additional knowledge and/or training in sensory processing
- Equipment, including prescription
Special requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel around the county sometimes at short notice
- IT skills: use of word, email, spread sheets, excel, publisher etc.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
