Occupational Therapist

4 weeks ago


Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford Health Nhs Trust Full time

Job summary Are you an occupational therapist committed to working in mental health and keen to use your professional skills to support individuals' recovery?
Are you interested in being involved in service innovation and part of bringing change to local mental health delivery?Then this is the role for you.
Cotswold House is a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit based at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford, offering 14 inpatient beds and six day patients.
We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist who is registered with HCPC to join our diverse, innovative and passionate multidisciplinary team.
With a reputation for excellence, our service provides a stepped-care model of care tailored to the individual's needs for stabilisation and recovery.
Our service has a whole-team Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-ED) approach.
We offer a range of CBT-ED programmes and evidence-based treatments to assist a patient's return to independent living, including work, training, or study.
You can draw upon your skills /models of formulating patient assessments and outcomes, as appropriate to the patient's individualised formulation.
Further training and CPD opportunities are available, such as PEACE Pathway, Masters Pathway, CBT-E Skills training and DBT Skills training to the successful applicant.
Main duties of the job - To develop and provide a quality needs led Occupational Therapy service as part of the multi-disciplinary team for Eating Disorders.
- To provide an Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and evaluation process for referred patients in collaboration with professional colleagues and clinical services, in order to enable continuity of care.
- To take a leading role in the development of Occupational Therapy services or specialist programmes for adults with eating disorders.
We know that many roles for occupational therapists working in mental health do not provide the ability to draw on these core occupational therapy skills.
We are keen to support occupational therapists who want to step into roles that use their profession specific skills, alongside their mental health practitioner skills.
If you are interested but unconfident about this step or want to know more to know if this is the role for you, than please get in touch.
About us Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possibleOur vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.
These include: Excellent opportunities for career progressionAccess to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceNHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailersCompetitive pension schemeLease car schemeCycle to work schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeMental Health First AidersStaff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Job description Job responsibilities To develop and provide a high standard of assessment and treatment for patients referred to the service.
To take responsibility for an agreed clinical caseload, involving care co-ordination as appropriate.
To collaboratively assess and provide needs-based treatment programmes and discharge plans for patients which compliment the overall provision of service To develop and maintain relevant therapeutic activities as appropriate to the patient group served, including opportunities for cognitive, creative, education, work, leisure, interpersonal and life skills.
Wherever possible to ensure these interventions are evidence based.
To compile written reports as required and to generate and maintain accurate treatment records in each patients file, which are stored securely.
In consultation with users, carers and clinical teams to plan and provide appropriate therapy services for patients referred, within defined resources and using evidence-based practice.
To act as a role model and coach to staff within the service and across multidisciplinary teams, students, patients and carers to ensure best practice is maintained.
To participate in and support research projects in the Trust and to develop individual research initiatives as appropriate.
To encourage and support staff in the process of research.
See attached JD/PS for more detail Person Specification Qualifications and training Essential Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy (Degree or equivalent).
HCPC registration Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio.
Desirable APPLE or equivalent student placement training Sensory training Trained in use of specific models/assessment relevant to the role Experience Essential Substantial post qualification experience.
Experience of working with the mental health service users in a variety of settings.
Experience working with a range of standardised and non-standardised OT assessments Supervision of students and other professionals.
Staff appraisal & development work.
Desirable Service development work.
Groupwork experience Experience of undertaking audit work/using outcome measures Knowledge/Skills Requirements Essential Working knowledge of Adult Eating Disorder or Adult Mental Health in-patient or community services.
Experience of caseload management / complex conditions & cases.
Evidence based, reflective practice & clinical reasoning skills in assessment & treatment.
Use of standardised Occupational Therapy assessment and outcome measures.
Understanding experience of risk assessment and management.
Desirable Knowledge/experience to working with patients with neuro diversity / awareness of reasonable adjustments.
Experience initiating and leading service improvement projects and audit.
Awareness of National and local issues concerning this client group.



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