Band 6 Occupational Therapist
1 week ago
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Community Rehabilitation Team at Solent NHS Trust.
Key Responsibilities- Act as a key resource for the Occupational Therapy needs of the wider multidisciplinary team caseload.
- Guide the team on the appropriate use of therapeutic risk-taking during multidisciplinary team discussions, using specialist OT and mental health knowledge.
- Meet the needs of service users in an effective, efficient, and recovery-focused approach.
- Ensure the maintenance of a high standard of care to working-age adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, supporting the implementation of the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and act as Lead Professional.
- Provide occupational-focused assessment, formulation, care plan, and intervention to patients with complex functional needs in their own homes and communities.
- Evaluate Occupational Therapy interventions and consider ongoing needs of the patient and identify opportunities for longer-term support when required.
- Chair care programme approach meetings, case conferences, and other clinical meetings as indicated.
- Develop, facilitate, and evaluate a group work programme.
- Support the wider Occupational Therapy service when required, which may involve working with patients in different services.
- Degree level or higher in Occupational Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council registration
- Postgraduate experience working in complex and high-risk mental health settings
- Managing challenging behaviours
- Experience of applying the Occupational Therapy process in mental health
- Experience of using standardised and functional assessments and activity analysis in a mental health setting
- Experience of supporting and supervising junior staff
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to understand and apply a range of Occupational Therapy functional non-standardised and standardised assessments, goal-setting methods, individual and group interventions, and evaluation methods to support best practice in managing a complex caseload of clients
- Able to review and develop the occupational therapy service, using specialist training and knowledge to inform relevant changes to service delivery
- Able to communicate effectively with stakeholders, colleagues, patients, and their families, both verbally and in writing, to deliver information/interventions where the situation can be emotive, challenging, or hostile
- Specialist skills in mental health-related risk assessment
- Able to take personal responsibility, work autonomously, and manage time to promote the contribution of occupational therapy to a range of audiences
- Able to motivate others, work independently, and as part of a team
- Able to critique research and practice and apply to the area of work
- Able to use computer efficiently, including email, internet, Microsoft Office, and video consultation software, and ability to learn service-specific systems
- Specialist, up-to-date knowledge of Occupational Therapy practice
- Knowledge of current issues in OT practice and mental health service provision, Government policy, drivers, and current best practice
- Knowledge and experience in the use of research and audit methods
- Knowledge of OT Professional Standards and Codes of Conduct
- Knowledge of health and safety and risk assessment in mental health
- Knowledge and experience of Mental Health, Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding
- An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities as it relates to staff and patients and able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination and promoting understanding of equality within the workforce and how it can impact on this post
- The role requires Enhanced DBS
- The role requires the post holder to sign up to the Automatic Renewal DBS service
- Able to work legally in the UK
- Able to work with children and vulnerable adults
- Ability to travel for meetings and to visit patients across a range of sites/locations in Southampton/Portsmouth/Hampshire as required
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