Job summary
CMHT Walworth is looking to recruit a dynamic, creative, and hard-working B6 Occupational Therapist to join the team for a secondment post; Secondment period will be from now until August 30th 2024. working with CMHT Walworth on a full-time basis for that period.
CMHT Walworth is a multidisciplinary team working with clients based in the North areas of Southwark - living with a range of Serious Mental Illness and Mood and Personality Disorders. The team works collectively to support clients with their recovery goals.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be enthusiastic about this client group and committed to working with both a recovery and rehabilitation approach. They will have the opportunity to work with service users in a variety of community-based settings. It is an opportunity to develop assessment and intervention skills, to work closely with the care coordinators in the team, and to develop shared care plans that address any occupational needs. There is also scope to develop the OT groups currently on offer for community clients, and to enrich and adapt these whenever the opportunity arises.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust has been transforming their services. In Southwark this has meant the re design of mental health teams to be more accessible and responsive and incorporate a wider range of interventions. We are committed to developing and learning through the experiences of our service users and their families. We have an opportunity through the "Patient and Carer race Equality Framework", as well as our "Aiming High, Changing Lives strategy" to build a culture of trust together and be a partner in Prevention, and are seeking to create opportunities to work together with our stakeholders more effectively.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Occupational Therapist or equivalent relevant qualification
- Post registration experience as an OT at Band 5 level in mental health or Learning disabilities (2)
Desirable
- Membership of OT professional body and / or special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience as an OT
- Working in groups / Extensive clinical experience including individual and group wor
- Working with mental health service users (pre or post qualification)
- Advising and supporting junior staff / Experience of supervising junior staff and student
- Experience of audit, research and clinical governance procedures and their application in practice
Desirable
- Practice Placement Educators course
- Experience of working in an inner-city, multi-cultural environment
- Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Broad / high level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
- Sound / detailed knowledge of legislation relevant to Mental Health
- Applied / working knowledge of the principles of CPA (Care Programme Approach)
- Applied / extensive knowledge of the principles of risk management and risk assessment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Occupational Therapist or equivalent relevant qualification
- Post registration experience as an OT at Band 5 level in mental health or Learning disabilities (2)
Desirable
- Membership of OT professional body and / or special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience as an OT
- Working in groups / Extensive clinical experience including individual and group wor
- Working with mental health service users (pre or post qualification)
- Advising and supporting junior staff / Experience of supervising junior staff and student
- Experience of audit, research and clinical governance procedures and their application in practice
Desirable
- Practice Placement Educators course
- Experience of working in an inner-city, multi-cultural environment
- Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Broad / high level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
- Sound / detailed knowledge of legislation relevant to Mental Health
- Applied / working knowledge of the principles of CPA (Care Programme Approach)
- Applied / extensive knowledge of the principles of risk management and risk assessment
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).
