Job summary
Community Mental Health Services are undergoing widespread, innovative transformation. The North London Foundation Trust are at the forefront of this transformation, developing a more holistic, recovery oriented, biopsychosocial approach to supporting people with mental illnesses, in partnership with primary care, other community NHS providers and the voluntary sector. The aim is to build support systems that reach the whole mental health population with a focus on prevention and sustained recovery delivered by multi-agency collaboration. Each population unit is based on the footprint of Primary Care Networks, bringing together NHS, voluntary sector, peer support and community organisations. These relationships will be central to the new community mental health model.
Main duties of the job
o To work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary Locality Team, supporting the team to develop and provide a high-quality service.
o To provide specific Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions, and evaluation of treatment in accordance with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
o To produce high-quality specific MoHO assessments and reports to support service users to maximise their activity of daily living skills and lifestyle management.
o To assess and recommend levels of care needed for packages of care to enable service users to live as independently as possible in the community. This will include liaising with other organisations and health care providers.
o To take a lead role in assessing the needs of service users with complex mental and physical health needs. This includes falls risk minimisation work and the issuing and provision of equipment, aids, and adaptions.
o To provide expert advice to the Locality Team promoting the role of occupational therapy and recovery work in care planning.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
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We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
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With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
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We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical assessment, treatment and care in keeping with the philosophy and operational policies of the service.
To provide a service that respects diversity and equality and supports the service user and their carers in line with recovery principles.
To manage referrals to occupational therapy from the locality teams; to provide screening, prioritising and effectively managing the waiting list.
To engage service users in developing self-management skills and promoting independence and autonomy where appropriate.
To utilise agreed frameworks and guidance such as NICE; evidence based best practice and or local policy and procedure, as well as a range of profession specific tools, the post holder will actively assess, plan, and determine the care needs of service users. They will undertake and contribute to profession specific and/ or multi-disciplinary team reviews of care.
To contribute and develop care plans in collaboration with the service user.
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical assessment, treatment and care in keeping with the philosophy and operational policies of the service.
To provide a service that respects diversity and equality and supports the service user and their carers in line with recovery principles.
To manage referrals to occupational therapy from the locality teams; to provide screening, prioritising and effectively managing the waiting list.
To engage service users in developing self-management skills and promoting independence and autonomy where appropriate.
To utilise agreed frameworks and guidance such as NICE; evidence based best practice and or local policy and procedure, as well as a range of profession specific tools, the post holder will actively assess, plan, and determine the care needs of service users. They will undertake and contribute to profession specific and/ or multi-disciplinary team reviews of care.
To contribute and develop care plans in collaboration with the service user.
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy or Sports science
- Current registration with HPC or member of BACPR, CIMSPA, CEP UK or similar
Desirable
- Coaching qualification in sports and exercise
- Motivational Interview Training
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Experience of working as an Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist/Sports technician in mental health services.
- Experience of working in a Multi-disciplinary team with a clear understanding of Team dynamics
- Experience of planning, running and evaluating assessment and treatment groups in mental health settings
- Experience of undertaking specialist clinical assessment in the acute mental health field
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to staff and service user development initiatives
- Experience of supervising junior staff and students.
Knowledge
Essential
- Application of recovery principles in meeting the needs of service users.
- Knowledge of the application of health and safety policy and assessment and management of clinical risk.
- knowledge of the impact of substance misuse on mental health
Desirable
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and support junior staff in effective time management
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills in the English language with confident use of IT.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy or Sports science
- Current registration with HPC or member of BACPR, CIMSPA, CEP UK or similar
Desirable
- Coaching qualification in sports and exercise
- Motivational Interview Training
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Experience of working as an Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist/Sports technician in mental health services.
- Experience of working in a Multi-disciplinary team with a clear understanding of Team dynamics
- Experience of planning, running and evaluating assessment and treatment groups in mental health settings
- Experience of undertaking specialist clinical assessment in the acute mental health field
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to staff and service user development initiatives
- Experience of supervising junior staff and students.
Knowledge
Essential
- Application of recovery principles in meeting the needs of service users.
- Knowledge of the application of health and safety policy and assessment and management of clinical risk.
- knowledge of the impact of substance misuse on mental health
Desirable
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and support junior staff in effective time management
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills in the English language with confident use of IT.
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).
