Job summary
This is a part
time post working 30 hours per week,working Monday to Friday during standard business hours.
Thanks to additional funding, our Crisis Home
Treatment Team is expanding.
We are delighted to offer a new opportunity
for a skilled and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our
dynamic, multidisciplinary team. This role will play a vital part in supporting
individuals in crisis, helping them regain independence, and promoting recovery
in the community.
The Crisis and Home treatment Team (CAHTT) is evolving.
We currently provide crisis assessment and home treatment to patients
experiencing acute mental health difficulties, ensuring care is delivered in
the least restrictive environment. We also work closely with inpatient services
to facilitate early, planned discharge.
As an Occupational Therapist within CAHTT, you
will carry out assessments and deliver home treatment in a variety of settings,
including patients homes in the community and treatment rooms at the Stonebow
Unit.
If you're passionate about making a difference
and thrive in a fast-paced, supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
It's a
little unpredictable, as you can be called at any time to a crisis situation,
we discuss referrals each morning and three times weekly we review our caseload
with our consultant psychiatrist.
We
complete comprehensive risk assessments for every patient, these can be
completed independently although sometimes we discuss more complex patients as
a Multi-disciplinary team.
We
liaise with families and carers, GPs, community mental health teams, social
care teams, community nurses, physiotherapists and voluntary organisations, and
anyone who is necessary to maximise recovery.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operate as part of a
multidisciplinary team providing Crisis & Home Treatment for people aged 17
and over.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Proactively engage in formal
and informal education for partnership agencies as well as appropriate
students.
Actively and creatively engage
patients and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental
health and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery and
crisis management.
Undertake full psycho-social
assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely
documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and
procedure.
For full details of the duties
and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person
specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operate as part of a
multidisciplinary team providing Crisis & Home Treatment for people aged 17
and over.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Proactively engage in formal
and informal education for partnership agencies as well as appropriate
students.
Actively and creatively engage
patients and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental
health and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery and
crisis management.
Undertake full psycho-social
assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely
documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and
procedure.
For full details of the duties
and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person
specification attached.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in OT
- Practice Placement qualification within one year of appointment
- Postgraduate training relevant to mental health
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health
- Minimum 1 year within / related specialty
- Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work
Desirable
- Experience of a range of mental health settings.
- Supervision of junior staff and students
- Leadership and first line management experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to client group.
- Knowledge / experience of audit procedures.
- Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures.
- Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice.
- Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application.
Desirable
- Knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice.
- Knowledge and application of standardised assessments.
- Working knowledge and experience of the application of the Model of Human Occupation.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in OT
- Practice Placement qualification within one year of appointment
- Postgraduate training relevant to mental health
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health
- Minimum 1 year within / related specialty
- Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work
Desirable
- Experience of a range of mental health settings.
- Supervision of junior staff and students
- Leadership and first line management experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to client group.
- Knowledge / experience of audit procedures.
- Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures.
- Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice.
- Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application.
Desirable
- Knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice.
- Knowledge and application of standardised assessments.
- Working knowledge and experience of the application of the Model of Human Occupation.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
