Occupational Therapist (Dementia)

Job summary

As the Occupational Therapist (Dementia), you will be responsible for assessing and treating patients for professional occupational therapy services in a specialist setting. They will manage the caseload whilst prioritising patient needs and will provide occupational therapy advice to other disciplines where needed. This role may also take part in departmental research.

Main duties of the job

Undertake occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits enabling the patient in all areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure. Work with patients to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall care plan. Plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the patient, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. Monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention.

Clinical:

• Work with peers and patients to provide and receive complex and sensitive information concerning patients history

• Recommend special equipment, such as wheelchairs and sensory equipment, and instruct patients on how to use that equipment

• Take a 'whole person' approach to each patient's physical and mental wellbeing by considering all their needs physical, social, psychological and environmental

• Plan and organise straightforward activities for patients

• Develop a treatment plan for patients, laying out the types of activities and specific goals to be accomplished

• Follow departmental, hospital and organisational policies

• Work within the parameters of current mental health legislation (e.g. utilising the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 2007)

• Supervise the work of OT assistants, OT students and, where appropriate, support workers

• Ensure any concerns with or changes to a patients care are communicated to the appropriate member of the clinical team

About us

Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based on our five key values:

• Accountable:Taking ownership of the things I say and do

• Caring:Treating others as I would like to be treated

• Collaborative:Working together to make a winning team

• Courageous:Being proud to be different and challenge the norm

• Determined:Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations

Schoen Clinic York is a highly specialised Hospital for adults in the North of England. We are currently based on the ground floor of Minster Grange as an eating disorder hospital, and in September 2024 will be expanding to cover the full building with other service lines including Dementia care. We are situated just off Haxby Road which is 10 minutes drive from York Train Station and 4 miles from the A64.