Job summary
We are seeking for an experienced Senor Occupational Therapist to work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, to assess and provide interventions with people with mental illness, enabling clients to return to their home environment/community with their preference and best interest.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist who wants to develop their junior management skills, and expert clinical skills ,with excellent CPD opportunities.
The Occupational Therapy (OT) role will undertake initial assessment and OT specific assessment/intervention and provide a range of individual and/or group interventions.
To be responsible for an inpatient ward caseload of specialist OT assessment & interventions to insure timely discharge from the wards.
To develop and maintain links with Occupational Therapy service, relevant statutory and non- statutory agencies throughout City and Hackney.
To provide clinical supervision to junior staff and support practice education of students .
Main duties of the job
To provide an holistic functional service within the inpatient wards and lead on patient flow to the community.
To provide assessments of the service user's inpatient and home environment, how their accommodation is meeting their needs and whether there are any unmet needs;
To select and use validated standardised assessment tools routinely and in practice, exhibiting clinical reasoning skills; to include the Model of Human Occupation
To plan and implement service user led interventions, using graded activity and a wide range of treatment techniques to achieve outcome focused recovery goals.
To work with service users in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment and interventions
To consider both physical and mental health needs as part of the OT assessment and to refer to appropriate agencies where there is need for equipment.
To undertake assessment of daily living skills to ascertain level of functional ability, risk factors, level of support / accommodation needs to support the development of community care plans.
To use clinical reasoning to assess how the client's mental health difficulties impact on their function in the occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure as well as their performance in the cognitive, inter/ intra personal and physical areas.
To assess client's mental state and identify any significant risk factors pertaining to community integration and undertake risk assessments.
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
To provide an holistic functional service within the inpatient wards and lead on patient flow to the community.
To provide assessments of the service users inpatient and home environment, how their accommodation is meeting their needs and whether there are any unmet needs; presenting this to placement review meetings as required.
To select and use validated standardised assessment tools routinely and in practice, exhibiting clinical reasoning skills; to include the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments.
To plan and implement service user led interventions, using graded activity and a wide range of treatment techniques to achieve outcome focused recovery goals.
To work with service users in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment and interventions
To consider both physical and mental health needs as part of the OT assessment and to refer to appropriate agencies where there is need for equipment.
To undertake assessment of daily living skills to ascertain level of functional ability, risk factors, level of support / accommodation needs to support the development of community care plans.
To use clinical reasoning to assess how the clients mental health difficulties impact on their function in the occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure as well as their performance in the cognitive, inter/ intra personal and physical areas.
To assess clients mental state and identify any significant risk factors pertaining to community integration and undertake risk assessments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide an holistic functional service within the inpatient wards and lead on patient flow to the community.
To provide assessments of the service users inpatient and home environment, how their accommodation is meeting their needs and whether there are any unmet needs; presenting this to placement review meetings as required.
To select and use validated standardised assessment tools routinely and in practice, exhibiting clinical reasoning skills; to include the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments.
To plan and implement service user led interventions, using graded activity and a wide range of treatment techniques to achieve outcome focused recovery goals.
To work with service users in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment and interventions
To consider both physical and mental health needs as part of the OT assessment and to refer to appropriate agencies where there is need for equipment.
To undertake assessment of daily living skills to ascertain level of functional ability, risk factors, level of support / accommodation needs to support the development of community care plans.
To use clinical reasoning to assess how the clients mental health difficulties impact on their function in the occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure as well as their performance in the cognitive, inter/ intra personal and physical areas.
To assess clients mental state and identify any significant risk factors pertaining to community integration and undertake risk assessments.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Education/ Qualification/ Training - University Qualification at least Second Class
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills Practice Placement Educators Course
- Functional Assessment in Dementia Diagnosis
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health needs.
- Experience of carrying a caseload of clients
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of partnership working in promoting socially inclusive
- Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to reablement
Desirable
Essential
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Social inclusion and recovery models
- Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to reablement
- Skills in promoting recovery, social inclusion, health promotion & relapse prevention
Desirable
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Social inclusion and recovery models
- Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to reablement
- Skills in promoting recovery, social inclusion, health promotion & relapse prevention
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Education/ Qualification/ Training - University Qualification at least Second Class
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills Practice Placement Educators Course
- Functional Assessment in Dementia Diagnosis
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health needs.
- Experience of carrying a caseload of clients
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of partnership working in promoting socially inclusive
- Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to reablement
Desirable
Essential
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Social inclusion and recovery models
- Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to reablement
- Skills in promoting recovery, social inclusion, health promotion & relapse prevention
Desirable
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Social inclusion and recovery models
- Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to reablement
- Skills in promoting recovery, social inclusion, health promotion & relapse prevention
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).
