Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties/Responsibilities

To manage a clinical caseload of adults with mental health needs requiring occupational assessment and treatment interventions within community settings.

To undertake occupational therapy assessments/treatment interventions with designated service users, utilising investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised treatment plans.

To plan and implement occupational therapy interventions (individual and group) using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

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 therapy assessment tools as part of the assessment process.

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

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

To work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members providing occupational therapy specific contributions to the care and treatment process of service users.

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

Provide information and recommendations to assist lifestyle change including the provision of aids, adaptations, personal care packages and supported living accommodation.

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

To be responsible for the safe fitting and use of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) equipment provided to service users by oneself and occupational therapy support staff within the Team.

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

Person Specification

essential

Essential

• Newly qualified/post preceptor experience
• HCPC registration or applied for

Desirable

• Knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions with adults with mental health needs
• Knowledge and application of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)
• Experience of working in mental health and with adults

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)