Occupational Therapist

Job summary

As part of the multi disciplinary team (MDT) you will provide specialist assessment and intervention to service users across the Borough of Bromley. You will promote active engagement in meaningful occupations and facilitate the skills development and independence of service users. The postholder will work in collaboration with other Occupational Therapists in the CMHT in contributing to the development and delivery of the OT pathway, while also holding care co-ordination responsibility for a small, defined number of service users.

Main duties of the job

This exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Older People Community Mental Health Team. The post will be based at the Bridgeway's Centre and will require the post holder to travel throughout the borough. Some flexible, agile working is also possible within the role.

This Occupational Therapy role will be crucial in contributing to the development and implementation of occupational therapy interventions for this group of service users. You will have opportunity to facilitate evidence-based groups as well as deliver therapy programmes on an individual basis, supporting skills development and community engagement.

The post holder will also be expected to care co-ordinate a defined number of service users, who have predominant occupational needs. You will work alongside other OTs within the CMHT as well as a wide range multidisciplinary team colleagues. CPD and Older People OT peer supervision opportunities are available within the wider Occupational Therapy service across the Trust.

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 Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bridgeways

32-16 Turpington Lane

Bromley

BR2 8JZ

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bridgeways

32-16 Turpington Lane

Bromley

BR2 8JZ

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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