Specialist Occupational Therapist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have exciting opportunities for Band 6 Occupational Therapists seeking to develop leadership/managerial experience, and knowledge, skills and experience within Aspen Wood at Maghull Health Park.

This specialist role will involve working in an inpatient assessment and treatment facility for adults with learning disability and/or autism, who require specialist support. Our aim is to understand functions of behaviours and access mental health treatment which may not be possible to carry out within a community setting. Our vision is to support service users through assessment, engagement and activity to achieve a timely discharge into the community.

You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with service users, carers, MDT and wider agencies to promote and advocate an occupational perspective in relation to a person's care, utilising evidence-based assessment and treatment models (MOHO and VdT MoCA) underpinned by the implementation of the Occupational Therapy process.

You will have access to further training/qualifications, internal leadership training opportunities through the MCFT leadership programmes, B6 peer supports scheme, clinical supervision and CPD opportunities are available to help develop your career aspirations and the quality of the service.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

To support the delivery of high quality specialist assessment and intervention in the development of effective clinical services within the specified unit.

To meet the complex needs of people with learning disabilities and or autism who require specialist support and intervention.

Principal Responsibilities:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region (Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens) and is also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

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.

Date posted

09 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-LSU5942683

Job locations

Aspen Wood

Maghull Health Park

Maghull

L31 1HW

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding main responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding main responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

Varied fieldwork experience including mental health
Good verbal and written communication skills
Sound knowledge of core skills of occupational therapy and evidence of application in practice
Ability to work as a team member and to undertake additional duties in the absence of the Lead OT
In depth knowledge of assessment, treatment and evaluation
In depth knowledge of health and safety and risk management.
Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
Ability to demonstrate Mersey Care Values and application in practice
Additional training (for example Sensory Integration, ESI, Trusted Assessor)

Desirable

Experience of facilitation of mentorship and clinical supervision of junior staff
Knowledge of VdT Model of Creative Ability and application in practice

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

Varied fieldwork experience including mental health
Good verbal and written communication skills
Sound knowledge of core skills of occupational therapy and evidence of application in practice
Ability to work as a team member and to undertake additional duties in the absence of the Lead OT
In depth knowledge of assessment, treatment and evaluation
In depth knowledge of health and safety and risk management.
Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
Ability to demonstrate Mersey Care Values and application in practice
Additional training (for example Sensory Integration, ESI, Trusted Assessor)

Desirable

Experience of facilitation of mentorship and clinical supervision of junior staff
Knowledge of VdT Model of Creative Ability and application in practice

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.