Occupational Therapist Older Adults Inpatient

Occupational Therapist Older Adults InpatientAre you a dedicated and compassionate Occupational Therapist looking to make a difference in the lives of older adults with mental health conditions and dementia? Tower Hamlets is an exciting and diverse London borough where innovation and development in older adult care is a top priority. We are transforming the way we work and putting care of older adults on the map for innovation and development.As an Inpatient Mental Health Occupational Therapist (Band 6), you will be an integral part of our established multi-disciplinary team. Your mission will be to collaboratively support older adults in achieving their goals and improving their quality of life. We value forward-thinking professionals who can contribute to our innovative approach to care.The post-holder will have excellent assessment and individual and group intervention skills, and will have the opportunity to provide client-centered assessments and interventions in a flexible and creative way. There are also opportunities to develop the service in line with Mental Health Community TransformationMain duties of the jobTo work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to assess and treat older people with dementia and/or mental ill health, facilitating discharge and enabling future accommodation/care needs to be identified in regard to individual preference and best interest.To be responsible for an appropriate caseload, providing OccupationalTherapy specific assessment, treatment/interventions via a range ofindividual and/or group treatments.To provide clinical supervision and support practice education when required.To contribute to the planning and evaluation of the Older People's MentalHealth services.About usOur mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.Job responsibilitiesKindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.Person SpecificationEducation/ Qualification/ TrainingDiploma or Degree in Occupational TherapyHealth Care Professionals Council registrationMember of the Royal College of Occupational TherapyExperienceAt least one year post qualification in clinical mental health setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical fieldExperience of CPD and role development activitiesKnowledge and Skillsthe needs and rights of service users and / or carers in planning and service developmentapplied social, health and medical sciences required for the practice of Occupational Therapy including psychology, anatomy, physiology and sociologyapplied psychological perspectives relevant to OT in mental health including behavioural, cognitive and humanistic perspectivesthe theory and practice of occupational therapy including occupational science and holistic models of OT practicespecialist clinical skills in order to carry out OT interventions (e.g. interactive and activitybased interventions, cognitive behavioural interventions, psychosocial and psycho-educational interventionscurrent National Guidelines and legislation e.g. CPA, NSF, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act(2014) and their application and be able to impart this to othersAbility to independently manage a complex clinical caseloadDeveloped interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needsAbility to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with client's who have serious mental health problemsAbility to liaise with other services around clinical issuesGood organisational and time management skillsAbility to reflect on and critically appraise own performanceAbility to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of activities in relation to clinical workDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.£35,392 to £42,618 a yearper annum Inc HCAs #J-18808-Ljbffr