Band 7 Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago


York North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Tewv Brits Full time

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
As a Specialist occupational therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.
To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.
To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives
To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
An exciting 12 month secondment or fixed term contract opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy team working on the acute adult mental health wards at Foss Park Hospital.
The multi-disciplinary team works with adults with acute mental health needs whilst inpatient iand their families/ carers to deliver assessment and treatment of complex mental health needs.
You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in TEWV, to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan.
The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway linked to dementia, delirium and functional mental health, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in acute and community hospital settings and their own homes.
The ability to engage and communicate with people with a wide range of complex mental health presentations including dementia, delirium and depression as well as their family/ carers and system around them is essential.
The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.
You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.
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Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs
Experience of participation in quality improvement activities.
Experience of developing and delivering training.
Significant knowledge to post-graduate level of the needs and difficulties of service users in designated specialist area.
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.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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