Job summary
The post holder will hold a case load and work as an Occupational Therapist (OT) across the three acute mental health wards in Dennis Scott Unit, to provide assessment, plan and implement interventions, evaluate treatment and ensure safe discharge.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with service users on the wards who have complex and substantial needs, often with dual diagnosis and coexisting conditions including physical health needs. The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and offer a strength based, recovery focused approach with the aim of enhancing daily living skills, and engagement in meaningful and purposeful activities for service users on the wards. The post holder is expected to work closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDT) and relevant outside agencies, as well as with other occupational therapists and the activities coordinators within the team to provide a quality service, which is responsive to patients' occupational needs. The post holder will provide specific time limited interventions with clear goals established with the service user and in conjunction with the supporting clinical team.
About us
Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?
We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme
- We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Mandatory Training e.g. Breakaway / PMVA training; Information governance
Experience
Essential
- Pre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
- Experience of group and individual interventions
- Experience of working with MDT
- Experience of relating to people form a range of social and ethnic backgrounds
- Experience of using electronic patient records
- Experience of using different functional assessments and activity analysis to formulate patient interventions
Desirable
- Experience of using MOHO assessments e.g. MOHOST, OSA
- Experience of caseload management
- Experience of supervising OT Student and/or junior staff
- Experience of working towards OT service development
- Experience of Quality Improvement
- Experience with external network involvement
- Experience with simple equipment provision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, approaches and processes relevant to people with mental health conditions
- Demonstrates knowledge of Mental Health conditions and the Mental Health Act
- Demonstrates professional approach, including boundary keeping, to relationships with staff and patients
- Effective verbal communication skills and written communication skills when completing reports, assessments, care plans supervision
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to act on constructive criticism and reflect on own practice
- Ability to sustain demands of working with a challenging and emotive patient group
Desirable
- Ability to use a range of treatment skills and apply these to individual or group interventions
- Demonstrates clinical reasoning skills to assess and address patients' needs (including risk assessment) and guide interventions
- Up to date knowledge of developments effecting OT practice
- Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement
- Proactive team member and willingness to contribute towards OT service development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability and commitment to work as a team member
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to manage fluctuating work demands
- Aware of own limitations and needs, ability to seek advice and support appropriately and actively develop themselves
- Empathic and considerate towards patients and carers
- Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Act in a way that support equality and diversity
Desirable
- Ability to promote self and profession
- Passionate about service user involvement and working with expert by experience
- Ability to inspire hope, support recovery and make a difference
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willing to work at flexible hours according to service needs
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Mandatory Training e.g. Breakaway / PMVA training; Information governance
Experience
Essential
- Pre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
- Experience of group and individual interventions
- Experience of working with MDT
- Experience of relating to people form a range of social and ethnic backgrounds
- Experience of using electronic patient records
- Experience of using different functional assessments and activity analysis to formulate patient interventions
Desirable
- Experience of using MOHO assessments e.g. MOHOST, OSA
- Experience of caseload management
- Experience of supervising OT Student and/or junior staff
- Experience of working towards OT service development
- Experience of Quality Improvement
- Experience with external network involvement
- Experience with simple equipment provision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, approaches and processes relevant to people with mental health conditions
- Demonstrates knowledge of Mental Health conditions and the Mental Health Act
- Demonstrates professional approach, including boundary keeping, to relationships with staff and patients
- Effective verbal communication skills and written communication skills when completing reports, assessments, care plans supervision
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to act on constructive criticism and reflect on own practice
- Ability to sustain demands of working with a challenging and emotive patient group
Desirable
- Ability to use a range of treatment skills and apply these to individual or group interventions
- Demonstrates clinical reasoning skills to assess and address patients' needs (including risk assessment) and guide interventions
- Up to date knowledge of developments effecting OT practice
- Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement
- Proactive team member and willingness to contribute towards OT service development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability and commitment to work as a team member
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to manage fluctuating work demands
- Aware of own limitations and needs, ability to seek advice and support appropriately and actively develop themselves
- Empathic and considerate towards patients and carers
- Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Act in a way that support equality and diversity
Desirable
- Ability to promote self and profession
- Passionate about service user involvement and working with expert by experience
- Ability to inspire hope, support recovery and make a difference
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willing to work at flexible hours according to service needs
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).
