Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join a specialist community perinatal mental health service.
The specialist perinatal community mental health service provides advice, support, and oversight of the BSW perinatal mental health pathway from pre-conception through to the infant's second birthday. The team works closely with, and supports, health and social care professionals across primary care, maternity services, early years, and adult mental health teams.
The team holds a caseload of women experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health difficulties, where the level of need exceeds the expertise of primary care or general mental health services. This may also include women who are currently well but at high risk of relapse.
Due to the complexity of our service user group and their needs, we are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with relevant post-registration experience in adult mental health services. We are particularly keen to attract someone confident in delivering OT assessments and interventions, including both group and one-to-one work.
We offer regular opportunities for CPD and supervision--both clinical and professional--as well as the chance to contribute to ongoing service development.
Main duties of the job
Working as a key part of the team, you will routinely undertake all aspects of the Occupational Therapy process, including assessing each service user's occupational functioning, and planning, implementing, and reviewing appropriate interventions and treatment methods. You will be able to deliver a range of individual and group interventions that place social inclusion and recovery principles at their core.
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for a caseload of service users for whom you will oversee the full Occupational Therapy process.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Delivering the Occupational Therapy process of assessment, intervention, and evaluation in line with relevant guidelines and legislation, using up-to-date and evidence-based practice.
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Working as an autonomous practitioner, managing your own caseload.
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Providing both standardised and non-standardised specialist assessments.
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Developing, facilitating, and monitoring individual and group intervention programmes.
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Working as a key member of the multidisciplinary team, attending relevant meetings and providing timely feedback.
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Supporting OT students as part of their practice placement experience.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing both inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We deliver services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire, and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees provide better care.
At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome individuals to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to AWP, as we believe diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver an ongoing, comprehensive mental health service.
To facilitate the delivery of Personalised Care and Support Planning in line with theYour Team Your Conversation Your Plan policy and guidance.
- To work to the principles of Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan: coproduced, collaborative, focused on human rights and equalities, transparent and positive in its approach to working with risk, proportionate, and traumainformed.
- To provide care and support in line with the three quality pillars: building relationships with people; spending time reflecting on what might be helpful; and communicating well with all people involved, including friends, family, and carers.
- Your Team to facilitate a team around the person approach, working collaboratively with peoples social networks and a range of agencies.
- Your Conversation to have regular personalised support conversations with the people you are working with, to take dialog outcome measures within these conversations, and to use these strengthbased discussions to cocreate advance plans to keep people well and safe in the future.
- Your Plan to use Support Conversations to cocreate and refresh the Personal Wellbeing Plan.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver an ongoing, comprehensive mental health service.
To facilitate the delivery of Personalised Care and Support Planning in line with theYour Team Your Conversation Your Plan policy and guidance.
- To work to the principles of Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan: coproduced, collaborative, focused on human rights and equalities, transparent and positive in its approach to working with risk, proportionate, and traumainformed.
- To provide care and support in line with the three quality pillars: building relationships with people; spending time reflecting on what might be helpful; and communicating well with all people involved, including friends, family, and carers.
- Your Team to facilitate a team around the person approach, working collaboratively with peoples social networks and a range of agencies.
- Your Conversation to have regular personalised support conversations with the people you are working with, to take dialog outcome measures within these conversations, and to use these strengthbased discussions to cocreate advance plans to keep people well and safe in the future.
- Your Plan to use Support Conversations to cocreate and refresh the Personal Wellbeing Plan.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential and desireable
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy and Registration with HCPC.
- Valid driving licence for the UK and access to a car for work purposes.
- Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health with complex needs.
- Manage own caseload / prioritise effectively and delegate tasks effectively.
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
Desirable
- Experience of day to day supervision of staff.
- Experience of working with OT models, e.g. MOHO.
- Self aware and committed to professional and personal development.
- Experience of delivering groups.
Person Specification
Essential and desireable
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy and Registration with HCPC.
- Valid driving licence for the UK and access to a car for work purposes.
- Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health with complex needs.
- Manage own caseload / prioritise effectively and delegate tasks effectively.
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
Desirable
- Experience of day to day supervision of staff.
- Experience of working with OT models, e.g. MOHO.
- Self aware and committed to professional and personal development.
- Experience of delivering groups.
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).
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