Senior Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties/Responsibilities

To work effectively as a member of the community team as an autonomous practitioner in providing a range of therapy interventions (individual and group) using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals, in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members

To manage a clinical caseload of adults with mental health needs requiring occupational assessment and treatment interventions with clients in thecommunity as well as within their home environment.

To undertake occupational therapy assessments/treatment interventionsbased on the model of human occupation, with designated service users,utilising investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised treatment plans.

To work collaboratively with service users to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall recovery care plan.

To utilise standardised and non-standardised occupational therapyassessment tools as part of the assessment process.

To actively engage and motivate service users in the occupations of self-care, productivity and leisure.

To establish effective communication with service users, carers, and other health workers and agencies both internally and externally.To ensure that electronic records are maintained in accordance with trust and professional standards and provide specialist OT reports

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress to ensure effective intervention.

To work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members providingoccupational therapy specific contributions to the care and treatment process of patients.

To utilise clinical reasoning skills, demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis from which to inform practice.

To apply an experiential understanding of the effects of functional, cognitive and physical impairment related to mental health needs in the therapeutic process of treatment planning and intervention

To be responsible for the planning and delivery of occupational therapyinterventions in a variety of environments, according to service user need.

To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with theresponsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality occupational therapy service.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Qualified Occupational Therapist
• 1 year experience
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Experience of occupational therapy assessments and interventions with adults with mental health needs
• Experienced use of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)
• Supervision giving and receiving

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Anchor Meadow Health Centre

Westfield Drive

Walsall

WS9 8AJ

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)