Job summary
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: Due to service budget restrictions we are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the OT Department and part of a multi-disciplinary ward team. The post holder will work at Oxleas House Adult Acute Inpatient Service across our 3 wards, Maryon, Shrewsbury and Avery.
The post holder will work with and under supervision of the OT Team and contribute to the development and delivery of occupational therapy interventions and team interventions.
The post involves a mix of opportunities including:
- Group interventions such as: creative activities, fitness activities, healthy and wellbeing, music, gardening, relaxation.
- 1:1 interventions to build functional and social skills; structure a routine and making links into the community.
- Promoting social inclusion and community connections.
- There is an active CPD programme which includes regular professional supervision and appraisals and opportunities to be involved in quality improvement projects. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust operates over 3 London Boroughs and Kent, including child and adolescent, adult and older adult mental health, forensics and community health. Therefore, there are opportunities for a broad range of career development.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist (OT) the post holder will:
- Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- Use technical, creative and psychosocial skills to deliver occupational therapy intervention to assist in the provision of a flexible, service user centred programme of therapeutic activities for individuals/groups of service users who experience mental health difficulties.
- Have an awareness of social inclusion and skills development and ensure activities used focus on these objectives.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward therapeutic activities.
- To use technical, creative, psychosocial and daily living skills to engage clients in therapeutic activities to promote independence, well being and social inclusion.
- Under supervision of a registered OT, facilitate/co-facilitate planned group work and individual activities.
- Engage in ongoing continuous assessment and treatment and adjust own clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users.
- Contribute to formal OT assessments, under guidance of a registered OT and provide feedback on clients occupational functioning.
- Assist in the implementation, evaluation and modification of OT and team interventions.
- Under supervision of a registered OT, instruct and support service users to achieve their goals.
- Undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.
- Work within the OT Clinical Competencies Framework.
- To work with other multi-professionals from the wider MDT.
- To initiate the planning and implementation of therapeutic group work, to include the writing of protocols for groups within the service.
- To attend the OT Peer Review and Therapies meetings as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward therapeutic activities.
- To use technical, creative, psychosocial and daily living skills to engage clients in therapeutic activities to promote independence, well being and social inclusion.
- Under supervision of a registered OT, facilitate/co-facilitate planned group work and individual activities.
- Engage in ongoing continuous assessment and treatment and adjust own clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users.
- Contribute to formal OT assessments, under guidance of a registered OT and provide feedback on clients occupational functioning.
- Assist in the implementation, evaluation and modification of OT and team interventions.
- Under supervision of a registered OT, instruct and support service users to achieve their goals.
- Undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.
- Work within the OT Clinical Competencies Framework.
- To work with other multi-professionals from the wider MDT.
- To initiate the planning and implementation of therapeutic group work, to include the writing of protocols for groups within the service.
- To attend the OT Peer Review and Therapies meetings as required.
Person Specification
Training & Qualification
Essential
- NVQ 3 qualification or equivalent training + experience
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years experience of working with people in a caring setting/role
Desirable
- Experience of running groups
Skills/Abilities/Knowlege
Essential
- Good Communication skills
- Experience of working in a team
- Expression of interest in working within Occupational Therapy
- Good observation skills
Person Specification
Training & Qualification
Essential
- NVQ 3 qualification or equivalent training + experience
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years experience of working with people in a caring setting/role
Desirable
- Experience of running groups
Skills/Abilities/Knowlege
Essential
- Good Communication skills
- Experience of working in a team
- Expression of interest in working within Occupational Therapy
- Good observation skills
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxleas House, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road SE18 4QH
Shooters Hill Road
London
SE18 3RZ
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
