Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Enfield Division of the North London Partnership Trust for a Specialist Occupational Therapist. This role is embedded within the Enfield Community Rehabilitation Team. The role will involve supporting the team and division to establish the Rehabilitation Pathway and to develop the OT Leadership role within that.
The post holder will be a part of the thriving AHP community within the Enfield Division and the Partnership. They will have access to AHP training programmes and development opportunities as relevant to their role. There will be opportunities to join AHP Quality Improvement projects and service developments e.g. the AHP Race Equalities Working Group.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the OT & AHP Lead, and junior OT in the team to develop and establish high quality evidence based occupational therapy specific pathway in a community rehabilitation setting. The post holder will hold a case load and work as an occupational therapist across Enfield Community Rehab Team, to provide assessment, plan and implement interventions, evaluate treatment, and ensure safe discharge. In particular the post holder will embed rehabilitation principles and develop the rehabilitation pathway within Enfield. The post holder will provide both specialist occupational therapy assessments and offer a strengths based, recovery focused approach with the aim of enhancing daily living skills, and engagement in meaningful and purposeful activities for service users across the community. The occupational therapist will provide specific time limited interventions with clear goals established with the service user and in conjunction with the supporting clinical team.
The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership and guidance within the Multi-Disciplinary Team, and relevant outside agencies. The role will entail offering an occupational therapy perspective to all elements of the rehabilitation pathway and inclusive of community and inpatient care planning.
About us
The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
- We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
- We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
- Generous Annual Leave Allowance
- NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
- We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:
- We are kind
- We are respectful
- We work together
- We keep things simple
- We empower
- We are proudly diverse
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly see the job description and person specification for full details of the role responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly see the job description and person specification for full details of the role responsibilities.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT & Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Post graduate experience of working with people with mental health conditions relevant to specialty of post.
- Experience of group and individual occupational therapy interventions.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Mental Health conditions specifically psychosis.
- Experience and skill in managing and supervising staff and students.
- Experience of being an active member in service changes and quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience of using specialise OT assessments, e.g., ACIS, VQ.
- Experience of working with supported and residential care providers.
- Experience of working closely with social care.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Expert working knowledge of the occupational therapy process.
- Maintains professional standards of communication which demonstrates a highly skilled verbal and written communication ability across a wide variety of service user and staffing groups.
- Ability to be able to reflect and understand personal perspectives and cultural background and how this influences your thinking.
Desirable
- Experience in Recovery principles, e.g., Recovery Star.
- Experience of co-facilitation of groups with Experts by Experience.
Other requirements
Essential
- Willingness to travel for work.
Desirable
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT & Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Post graduate experience of working with people with mental health conditions relevant to specialty of post.
- Experience of group and individual occupational therapy interventions.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Mental Health conditions specifically psychosis.
- Experience and skill in managing and supervising staff and students.
- Experience of being an active member in service changes and quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience of using specialise OT assessments, e.g., ACIS, VQ.
- Experience of working with supported and residential care providers.
- Experience of working closely with social care.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Expert working knowledge of the occupational therapy process.
- Maintains professional standards of communication which demonstrates a highly skilled verbal and written communication ability across a wide variety of service user and staffing groups.
- Ability to be able to reflect and understand personal perspectives and cultural background and how this influences your thinking.
Desirable
- Experience in Recovery principles, e.g., Recovery Star.
- Experience of co-facilitation of groups with Experts by Experience.
Other requirements
Essential
- Willingness to travel for work.
Desirable
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).
