Job summary
Would you like to work in an innovative team, where there is a strong focus on staff development and delivering high quality care? We are looking for aBand5 Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our well-established, diverse team. We want you to bring your unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to our OT team as diversity makes us stronger.
The Adult Community Mental Health Hub serves the diverse and vibrant population with secondary mental health needs and severe and ensuring mental health needs. The Hub concists of medical staff, nurses, peer support workers, employment specialists and psychology/ psychotherapy staff. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop and co-facilitate groups as part of the psychosocial Hub offer.
We are located in Uxbridge and a 10-minute walk from the Town Centre. The nearest underground station is Uxbridge Underground (Piccadilly and Metropolitan Lines) or West Drayton Train Station.
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 up to two days a week remotely.
Main duties of the job
- To work as an OT in the Adult Community Mental Health Hub, providing a high quality service to service users.
- To provide OT assessments and intervention for service users under the care of the team, both in healthcare environments and peoples homes.
- To provide functional assessments and home assessments for prescribing adapted equipment, making recommendations and for accommodation needs.
- To provide evidence-based group interventions.
- To manage a caseload and be an allocated Named Worker autonomously.
- 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 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 who choose 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.
Hillingdon has a wide range of resources and OTs work closely with services to support participation in the community. We work closely with our Adult Social Care and Voluntary Sector partners in our Borough.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Work or placement experience in a mental health setting
Desirable
- Professional Body membership with RCoT and involvement in RCoT communities
- Training/ experience in Psychosocial interventions and other relevant training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in a mental health setting (voluntary or paid)
- Experience of group facilitation
- Application of core OT skills and processes
Desirable
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of OT profession specific assessment tools (ie: MoHO)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Can demonstrate an application of the OT process
- Demonstrates reflective practice
- Demonstrates patient-centred practice
- Ability to prioritise workload/ use own initiative
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approachting a culturally
- Ability to build constructive working relationships
- Clear understanding of the assessment process and use of OT assessment tools
- 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
Desirable
- Commitment and enthusiasm for CPD
- Evidence of relevant health-related training courses
Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge of speciality conditions (ie: SMI)
- Demonstrates clear understanding of Professional standards and conduct
- Has knowledge of OT theory related to practice
Desirable
- Awareness of local and National issues and relevant legislation
Professional Conduct
Essential
- Conducts and presents self in a professional manner
- Has a good understanding of EDI
- Possesses knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and health & safety
- Has excellent time management and organisational skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to see service users in the community and see service users in their home environment
Desirable
- Holder of full UK driving license/ car driver
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Work or placement experience in a mental health setting
Desirable
- Professional Body membership with RCoT and involvement in RCoT communities
- Training/ experience in Psychosocial interventions and other relevant training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in a mental health setting (voluntary or paid)
- Experience of group facilitation
- Application of core OT skills and processes
Desirable
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of OT profession specific assessment tools (ie: MoHO)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Can demonstrate an application of the OT process
- Demonstrates reflective practice
- Demonstrates patient-centred practice
- Ability to prioritise workload/ use own initiative
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approachting a culturally
- Ability to build constructive working relationships
- Clear understanding of the assessment process and use of OT assessment tools
- 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
Desirable
- Commitment and enthusiasm for CPD
- Evidence of relevant health-related training courses
Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge of speciality conditions (ie: SMI)
- Demonstrates clear understanding of Professional standards and conduct
- Has knowledge of OT theory related to practice
Desirable
- Awareness of local and National issues and relevant legislation
Professional Conduct
Essential
- Conducts and presents self in a professional manner
- Has a good understanding of EDI
- Possesses knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and health & safety
- Has excellent time management and organisational skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to see service users in the community and see service users in their home environment
Desirable
- Holder of full UK driving license/ car driver
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).
