Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time (37.5 hours) Occupational Therapist to join the Older Adult Mental Health service in ABUHB. The post holder will undertake a specialist mental health Occupational Therapy role working with individuals who access the Memory Assessment Service and Older Adult Community Mental Health Service in Caerphilly.

The post holder will manage a varied and complex caseload identifying, planning and providing highly skilled occupational therapy assessment and intervention for older adult mental health service users under the Older Adult Community Mental Health Service and Memory Service. You will supervise and support OT support workers in the team and will be expected to work towards the development of expertise in an area of clinical excellence. You will be expected to contribute to the maintenance and development of the OT service and also continue with your own professional development.

We are a service that utilises the Model of Human Occupation and you willhave the opportunity to deliver specialist interventions such as Home Based Memory Rehabilitation and Discovery Through Activity.

The post holder will work within an MDTmaintaining excellent working relationships with the team and also with external agencies. The post is part of a wider network and professional structure of OTs across the mental health and learning disabilities division with regular practice forums and workshop opportunities.

Main duties of the job

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

• Record all assessments using MOHO standardised assessments and interpret these assessments.

• Use MOHO tools to record all outcomes of occupational therapy interventions.

• 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 understand occupational therapy goals and to support them to enable the service user.

• 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 duty cover for the mental health team.

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.