Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, full time (37.5), Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), based at St. Cadocs Hospital. The post holder will work under the direction of the Professional Lead Occupational Therapistfor Forensic and Rehabilitation Services.This pan-Gwent service provides multi-disciplinary, comprehensive mental health care to individuals with mental illness who have offended or who are at serious risk of offending. The primary aim of the service is to support service users to transition to or remain living in the community, with a fulfilled quality of life and with reduced elements of risk to the public and themselves.

The post holder will be joining a team that is passionate and focused on achieving excellence in care delivery. They will need to have an interestin working with individuals with complex mental health needs and be able to demonstrate an understanding of issues relating to this patient group

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable, Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out specialist occupational therapy assessments, including in home and community settings.

• Carry out and interpret MOHO standardised assessments.

• Independently plan, implement, evaluate and review treatment plans on an individual and group basis.

• Actively engage carers/families in the therapeutic process, motivating and supporting them to take responsibility for decision making and goal setting

• Work autonomously to manage and prioritise own caseload.

• Carry out role of supervisor to support staff and educator to practice placement students.

• Collaborate with others to modify and develop the service in line with changing circumstances and needs.

• Function in a multi-disciplinary team identifying unique skills of the occupational therapist.

• Maintain and actively develop close working relationships with colleagues across disciplines and agencies e.g. voluntary, statutory and private.

• Assess and manage risk. Carry out written risk assessments.

• Undertake generic duties to enable the service to function effectively such as mental health assessments.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.