Job summary
Two exciting opportunities have arisen for Band 5 Occupational Therapists with a motivation and enthusiasm for working in adult community mental health.
One vacancy is with the South Kensington and Chelsea Community Mental Health Hub and the other vacancy is with the North K&C Community Mental Health Hub. These posts forms part of a new OT structure within the team so will work alongside a Band 6 and Band 7 Occupational Therapist.
The South team is based in Nightingale Place, SW10, in between the Kings Road and Fulham Road. The North team is based at Hathaway House, W9 2BA, near Ladbroke Grove station and the Notting Hill. There are excellent transport links near both sites
The postholder will be a valued member of the team and will offer OT assessments and intervention for clients as well as supporting the overall work of the team by providing a Case Manager role for clients and some team duty cover with support from senior colleagues.
The team consists of medical staff, nurses, social workers, peer support workers, community navigators, employment specialists and psychology staff. The post holder will have opportunity to develop and co-facilitate groups as a part of the psychosocial offer for the hub.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in community mental health. The role is full time Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm with an option to work one day a week remotely.
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Main duties of the job
- To work as an Occupational Therapist in the Adult Community Mental Health hub, providing a high quality service to clients.
- To provide OT assessments and intervention for clients under the care of the team.
- To provide functional assessments and home assessments for prescribing adapted equipment, making recommendations and for accommodation needs.
- To provide evidence based group interventions.
- To provide a case worker role for a designated number of clients with an occupational focus.
- To work within the multidisciplinary team and support the overall functioning of the team.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
About us
The team will provide you with a friendly welcome and full induction which includes shadowing opportunities and visits to services. We recognise that the step between student and professional needs support so we have invested fully in our Band 5s development through robust supervision, a preceptorship programme and internal training. Success at preceptorship enables further training to become an educator for OT students. Career development opportunities are available and many of our Band 5s chose to stay with us in senior posts.
There are excellent training and development opportunities available within CNWL in addition to local in house CPD opportunities. CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes a Head of Therapies, an AHP associate director, Trust wide Professional Leads for all professional groups and borough and specialist professional leadership.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are a priority for us in CNWL we expect staff to be culturally competent, reflective and open to culturally diverse CPD opportunities.
Kensington and Chelsea have a wide range of resources and OTs work closely with services to support participation in the community. DirectMe.org - Find services to help support people living with mental illness in Kensington and Chelsea
CNWL Recovery & Wellbeing College :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached dob description for full details and don't hesitate to get in touch to find out more about the role.
Further information about the service can be found on this link:
Kensington and Chelsea South Community Mental Health Hub :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (cnwl.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached dob description for full details and don't hesitate to get in touch to find out more about the role.
Further information about the service can be found on this link:
Kensington and Chelsea South Community Mental Health Hub :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (cnwl.nhs.uk)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Registered with HCPC.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Some experience in a mental health setting (voluntary / student)
- Experience of group facilitation
- Application of core OT skills and OT process
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multicultural environment
- Previous experience of using MOHO assessment tools.
Research and Development
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of Evidence Based Practice
Desirable
- Research experience
- Audit experience
- Experience of MOHO
- Publications
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate an application of OT process.
- Is able to undertake caseload management.
- Clear understanding of risk assessment and management.
- Clear understanding of the assessment process and use of assessment tools.
- Demonstrates reflective practice
- Demonstrates service user centred practice
- Interest in a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques: practical/creative/psycho-educational and psychodynamic.
- Ability to work creatively to engage service users.
- Ability to prioritise workload/use own initiative
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- Ability to build constructive working relationships (colleagues, service users and carers).
- Demonstrates effective communication skills both written and verbal.
Desirable
- Use of standardised assessment tools
- Presentation skills
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Essential
- Is able to take responsibility
- Has excellent team skills.
- Has excellent time management and organisational skills
SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Has knowledge of OT theory related to practice
- Can demonstrate clear clinical reasoning skills.
- Knowledge of mental health conditions
- Awareness of local and national issues and relevant legislation.
- Has a clear concept of clinical models of practice.
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
- Has an understanding on the Recovery in mental health and Recovery principles
Desirable
- AMPS Trained
- Supervision of students
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Registered with HCPC.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Some experience in a mental health setting (voluntary / student)
- Experience of group facilitation
- Application of core OT skills and OT process
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multicultural environment
- Previous experience of using MOHO assessment tools.
Research and Development
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of Evidence Based Practice
Desirable
- Research experience
- Audit experience
- Experience of MOHO
- Publications
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate an application of OT process.
- Is able to undertake caseload management.
- Clear understanding of risk assessment and management.
- Clear understanding of the assessment process and use of assessment tools.
- Demonstrates reflective practice
- Demonstrates service user centred practice
- Interest in a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques: practical/creative/psycho-educational and psychodynamic.
- Ability to work creatively to engage service users.
- Ability to prioritise workload/use own initiative
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- Ability to build constructive working relationships (colleagues, service users and carers).
- Demonstrates effective communication skills both written and verbal.
Desirable
- Use of standardised assessment tools
- Presentation skills
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Essential
- Is able to take responsibility
- Has excellent team skills.
- Has excellent time management and organisational skills
SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Has knowledge of OT theory related to practice
- Can demonstrate clear clinical reasoning skills.
- Knowledge of mental health conditions
- Awareness of local and national issues and relevant legislation.
- Has a clear concept of clinical models of practice.
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
- Has an understanding on the Recovery in mental health and Recovery principles
Desirable
- AMPS Trained
- Supervision of students
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).
