Job summary
Occupational Therapist - Band 5, Band 6 and Band 7 oppotunities available:
We are inviting experienced Occupational Therapists to apply for a rewarding role working across Tower Hamlets Mental Health Community, Primary Care and Rotational teams in ELFT. You will be applying your skills to new care models for those with serious mental illness, complex emotional needs and disordered eating in a diverse London borough.
Aim of the role is to provide high quality and specialist occupational therapy interventions to a wide variety of patients including the advanced assessment and treatment of patients, provision of individual and group education and treatment, provision of assistive devices and equipment (treatment and community), minor and major structural home adaptations and provision of complex disability management and advocacy services.
Excellent Team Work skills and a thorough understanding of integrated, shared care approach is expected from the successful applicant. As part of the Neighbourhood Team, you are expected to deliver improvements aligned to the implementation of the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults.
Clinical Supervision and Professional Development plans will be provided to the successful applicant. The successful applicant will also be offered the opportunity to complete the Improvement Leaders Programme as part of Quality Improvement ELFT.
Main duties of the job
- To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of own professional activities
- To adhere apply the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Occupational Therapists (College of Occupational Therapists 2010)
- To independently manage a caseload of complex cases providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to clients with complex physical, cognitive and psychosocial needs arising from their medical conditions. To provide this service in clients' homes working closely with the client, their family/carer or other professionals
- To establish a therapeutic relationship with the client and his/her family/carers to gain their participation in the therapeutic process
- To assess for and diagnose any functional, physical, cognitive, perceptual and sensory deficits using specialised standardised and non-standardised assessment batteries
- Based on the analysis of the assessment and a risk analysis, to determine occupational therapy aims and treatment goals, in collaboration with the client/family/carers
- To develop highly specialised occupational therapy treatment programmes in collaboration with clients, carers and other involved professionals (e.g. physiotherapists, nurses, home care agencies)
- To plan, coordinate and deliver client-centred interventions using the principles of graded activity and a range of treatment techniques e.g. functional and remedial activities, splinting, equipment provision, education and health promotion
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the attached job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the attached job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile for further information.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses/training relevant to clinical specialty.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of functioning as a team member
- Previous experience of Management and Clinical Supervision, including annual appraisal
- Previous experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of applied social, health and medical sciences including psychology, anatomy, physiology and sociology
- Knowledge of how mental health difficulties impact upon occupational functioning and performance.
- Working knowledge of Clinical Governance and its application in novel settings
- Specialist clinical skills to carry out OT interventions therapeutic and activity based interventions; remedial training and cognitive behavioural interventions and psychosocial and psycho -educational interventions.
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of OT interventions including knowledge of outcome measures
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses/training relevant to clinical specialty.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of functioning as a team member
- Previous experience of Management and Clinical Supervision, including annual appraisal
- Previous experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of applied social, health and medical sciences including psychology, anatomy, physiology and sociology
- Knowledge of how mental health difficulties impact upon occupational functioning and performance.
- Working knowledge of Clinical Governance and its application in novel settings
- Specialist clinical skills to carry out OT interventions therapeutic and activity based interventions; remedial training and cognitive behavioural interventions and psychosocial and psycho -educational interventions.
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of OT interventions including knowledge of outcome measures
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).
