Job summary
The Bexley Intensive Case Management for Psychosis (ICMP) team provides time limited secondary mental health care support to individuals who are struggling to manage their mental health condition such as Psychosis and Bipolar Affective disorders.
As part of the OT team you will support service user's to to develop the functional skills needed to be able to engage in the daily meaningful activities they need and want to do which they may have stopped doing whilst unwell. Supporting access and engagement in mainstream activities, to support service users in managing their own mental health is an essential part of the role.
The Occupational Therapist will be expected to complete initial occupational and functional assessments, care planning, outcome measurements, reviews and discharge planning.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a clinical caseload
- To work as a member of the MDT
- To support the development of evidence-based OT practice
- To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to: self-care, work and leisure
- To contribute to service development
- To work independently without direct supervision
- To develop skills, knowledge, and experience through participation in preceptorship and the Band 5 development programme
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointed Occupational Therapist will be working within the Bexley Intensive Case Management for Psychosis (ICMP) team based at the Erith centre. We provide time limited secondary mental health care support to individuals who are struggling to manage their mental health condition such as Psychosis and Bipolar Affective disorders.
The current OT team within Bexley ICMP includes a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, who will be available to provide informal support as well as formal supervision, including preceptorship support. There is also support from Occupational Therapy support workers and peer support staff who work across the locality, and who meet regularly for service development and CPD.
The role of the OT within the team is to support service users to be able to develop the performance skills needed to be able to engage in the daily meaningful activities they need and want to do which they may have stopped doing whilst unwell.
The appointed Occupational Therapist would be expected to complete initial occupational and functional assessments, care planning, outcome measurements, reviews and discharge planning.
Line management, professional and clinical Occupational Therapy supervision is delivered in line with guidance from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. The post holder will be encouraged to contribute to service development and innovative projects within the directorate and will be supported to do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointed Occupational Therapist will be working within the Bexley Intensive Case Management for Psychosis (ICMP) team based at the Erith centre. We provide time limited secondary mental health care support to individuals who are struggling to manage their mental health condition such as Psychosis and Bipolar Affective disorders.
The current OT team within Bexley ICMP includes a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, who will be available to provide informal support as well as formal supervision, including preceptorship support. There is also support from Occupational Therapy support workers and peer support staff who work across the locality, and who meet regularly for service development and CPD.
The role of the OT within the team is to support service users to be able to develop the performance skills needed to be able to engage in the daily meaningful activities they need and want to do which they may have stopped doing whilst unwell.
The appointed Occupational Therapist would be expected to complete initial occupational and functional assessments, care planning, outcome measurements, reviews and discharge planning.
Line management, professional and clinical Occupational Therapy supervision is delivered in line with guidance from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. The post holder will be encouraged to contribute to service development and innovative projects within the directorate and will be supported to do so.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Familiar in the use of OT standardised assessments and outcome measures
Skills
Essential
Skills
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental Health legislation including MHA and MCA
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Familiar in the use of OT standardised assessments and outcome measures
Skills
Essential
Skills
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental Health legislation including MHA and MCA
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).
