Senior Occupational Therapist
7 days ago
Job summary
We have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the South Lakes (Kendal) Home Based Treatment Team. This specific Occupational Therapy post will be supported under the supervision of a network Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute setting for service users experiencing mental health problems requiring home based treatment.
You will offer Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users within the community to support recovery. The successful candidate will also undertake supervision of junior staff and assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy services locally and across the foot print of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be supported within Occupational Therapy Best Practice Forums and shadowing opportunities will be provided via Occupational Therapists working within other home based treatment teams.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who will maintain their role identity and is enthusiastic about working within mental health care provision. You will be an able team worker with excellent communication skills with experience of working successfully within busy environments. .
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have substantial experience, special interest, and expertise in Mental Health Occupational Therapy,the post holder will use their deep understanding of the relationship between occupation and mental health to provide occupational therapy to maintain, restore or create a match beneficial to the individual between the abilities of the person, the demands of her/his occupations in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure and the demands of the environment (adapted from Creek 2003).
The post holder will deliver a range of group and/or individual interventions drawn from relevant frames of reference, demonstrating sophisticated clinical reasoning skills. They will prioritise planning and delivering interventions for people whose mental health problems have a marked impact on their occupational functioning, who demonstrate high occupational risk and who have complex occupational needs. Working across the two arms of the Access and Treatment Team they will have and awareness of both the occupational needs of both Start and Home Treatment service users and be able to prioritise their case load accordingly.
As an emergent leader and skillful communicator, the post holder will liaise and negotiate across service boundaries and in varied settings. They are research aware, and use evidence to support and develop practice. The post holder will provide regular fieldwork opportunities for occupational therapy undergraduates.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person SpecificationEducation/qualifications
Essential
oDiploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT) oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration oPost Graduate training relevant to mental health work in appropriate speciality oDocumented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)Knowledge
Essential
oDetailed knowledge of how mental health problems impact on occupational performance and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within community mental health settings oKnowledge of current best practice in community mental health and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation oSpecialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning oKnowledge of current research in specialist area and ability to implement into practice.Experience
Essential
oAbility to demonstrate a significant level of experience within a Occupational Therapy a mental health setting oFamiliarity with audit processes oUse of evidence-based practice oExtensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialtiesSkills and abilities
Essential
oAbility to work autonomously and set own and others priorities oAbility to work as autonomous specialist OT within an MDT oAbility to devise specialist interventions to address occupational dysfunction to improve occupational performance oConfidently assess and manage risk in relation to occupational performance-
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