Job summary
Mental Health Care Division has a number of exciting opportunities providing leadership and oversight to our clinical teams, working in partnership with service users, carers and other key stakeholders to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.
Our staff deliver specialist mental health services to people in their own homes and across a range of inpatient services.
The successful candidates will be required to provide strategic operational and clinical leadership using the most up to date and evidence-based theory and practice and offer expert clinical advice for service users, carers, staff and other professionals.
The post holders will be able to demonstrate advanced competence in highly complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs within Community and Inpatient Services.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide clinical and professional leadership to the Occupational Therapy workforce and be professionally accountable for the planning and delivery of high-quality Occupational Therapy across the Division, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and efficient person-centred care.
Provide visible leadership, lead and inspire the Occupational Therapy workforce within the Division and act as role model ensuring that the Registered and Support Workforce within Occupational Therapy are empowered to participate in and influence decision making at all levels.
To lead on a number of quality and clinical governance matters and initiatives within Occupational Therapy as directed by the Head of Allied Health Professionals and support the delivery of the Trust's Clinical Strategy and Quality Account which includes the delivery of Zero Harm Perfect Care Goals in the Division.
To contribute to the development of high-quality innovative services through the Trust's professional and clinical governance frameworks, including the implementation of national guidance and lead on and promote best evidence-based practice to achieve clinical excellence and deliver service improvements in teams where there is Occupational Therapy provision
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details regarding requisite skills, duties and responsibilities for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details regarding requisite skills, duties and responsibilities for this post.
Person Specification
Assessment via Application, Interview and 10 minute presentation
Essential
- Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration
- Post graduate qualifications/ study or educated to masters level
- Extensive experience of working in an appropriate clinical/ service area
- Experience at a management level leading and supporting people and resources
- Clinical Supervision and training of staff and students
- Development of Occupational Therapy Services
- Evidence of application of Occupational Therapy Models of Practice and Standardised Assessments & Outcome Measures
- Involvement in research and clinical audit
- Knowledge of current legislation and national initiatives related to learning disabilities
- Knowledge of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts
- Leadership and managerial experience
Desirable
- Practice-educator Training
- Post graduate qualification in organisational change
- Experience of working in mental health services
- Understanding and use of the Model of Human Occupation and its associated assessment tools and measures
- Evidence of AMPS training
- Experience in designing and implementing research projects
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own and others' performance
Person Specification
Assessment via Application, Interview and 10 minute presentation
Essential
- Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration
- Post graduate qualifications/ study or educated to masters level
- Extensive experience of working in an appropriate clinical/ service area
- Experience at a management level leading and supporting people and resources
- Clinical Supervision and training of staff and students
- Development of Occupational Therapy Services
- Evidence of application of Occupational Therapy Models of Practice and Standardised Assessments & Outcome Measures
- Involvement in research and clinical audit
- Knowledge of current legislation and national initiatives related to learning disabilities
- Knowledge of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts
- Leadership and managerial experience
Desirable
- Practice-educator Training
- Post graduate qualification in organisational change
- Experience of working in mental health services
- Understanding and use of the Model of Human Occupation and its associated assessment tools and measures
- Evidence of AMPS training
- Experience in designing and implementing research projects
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own and others' performance
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).
