Band 5 Occupational Therapist or Equivalent

1 month ago

Huddersfield, United Kingdom Thorpe House Specialist Adult Mental Health Unit Full time

Job summary

We are currently looking for a flexible,self-driven Occupational Therapist with excellent time management skills tojoin our team. As an Occupational Therapist working at Thorpe House you willprovide direct clinical care and our aim is to promote independence, maintainor improve skills in relation to activities of daily living and enablecommunity integration.

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Therapist will carry out functional assessments in a variety of environments such as the therapeutic kitchen, in the local community and laundry room with the use of MOHO. The successful candidate will plan and implement occupation focussed intervention for residents with chronic mental health issues whilst assessing risk and promoting positive risk taking. There may times when you may need to complete generic work to ensure the service runs effectively and residents needs are met.

About us

Thorpe House is a small family run business comprising of a 26 bed residential home for adults with chronic and enduring mental health issues, generally with a long term placement. Our values are: being person centred, recognising choice, dignity, respect, consent, and independence in a friendly supportive homely environment. Included in the facilities at Thorpe House there is the main building where a majority of the residents reside. On the site there is also the barn and coach house which is similar to bedsit type accommodation but also includes a therapeutic kitchen and separate laundry room. Thorpe House is an innovative mental health unit which strives to develop and change with the ever changing health industry to provide the best care and maximise independence for all residents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Thorpe House is a smallfamily run business comprising of a 26 bed residential home for adults withchronic and enduring mental health issues, generally with a long termplacement. Our values are: being person centred, recognising choice, dignity,respect, consent, and independence in a friendly supportive homely environment.Included in the facilities at Thorpe House there is the main building where amajority of the residents reside. On the site there is also the barn and coachhouse which is similar to bedsit type accommodation but also includes atherapeutic kitchen and separate laundry room. Thorpe House is an innovativemental health unit which strives to develop and change with the ever changinghealth industry to provide the best care and maximise independence for allresidents.

We are currently looking for a flexible,self-driven Occupational Therapist with excellent time management skills tojoin our team. As an Occupational Therapist working at Thorpe House you willprovide direct clinical care and our aim is to promote independence, maintainor improve skills in relation to activities of daily living and enablecommunity integration. The Occupational Therapist will carry out functionalassessments in a variety of environments such as the therapeutic kitchen, inthe local community and laundry room with the use of MOHO. The successfulcandidate will plan and implement occupation focussed intervention forresidents with chronic mental health issues whilst assessing risk and promotingpositive risk taking. There may times when you may need to complete genericwork to ensure the service runs effectively and residents needs are met.

You will develop knowledge inrelation to mental health conditions but also in relation to a wide variety ofphysical health issues and the impact on occupational performance. You willhave support from the Occupational Therapy Team and wider team at Thorpe House,where regular clinical supervision will be provided. There is opportunity forCPD including student education, internal and external training, as well asopportunities to attend conferences to develop in areas of interest andrelevant to the role. At Thorpe House we have our own preceptorship process forall newly qualified Occupational Therapists to consolidate core skills.

The successful candidate will be aregistered Occupational Therapist with the HCPC (Health Care ProfessionsCouncil) or in the process of registering. It is essential to understandOccupational Therapy process/interventions as well as have excellent communicationwith exceptional time management skills. An ability to work withmultidiscipline teams as well as taking a hands on approach is essential andexperience working in a mental health field is desirable.

The successful candidatewill be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer ofemployment will be subject to successful clearance.

Hours: hours a week across 3shifts. Currently, this would be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday but this canbe negotiated if needed. There is a requirement to work 1 weekend day everymonth and 1 later Wednesday shift every month on a rolling rota.

The Benefits to Employees:

Provision of a thoroughinduction

Annual training providedinternally by Thorpe House that will contribute to professional development& revalidation requirements, staff paid for all hours spent attendingtraining

External training organised byThorpe House is funded by Thorpe House

NEST pension scheme withemployer contributions

Free parking available on site

Regular supervision sessions andongoing training

6 Weeks Annual Leave

Free Enhanced DBS (CRB) renewalevery three years

Staff break facilities providedon site

HCPC Fee Reimbursement

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC registration Demonstrate continuing professional development

Desirable

Ability to complete of preceptorship within the service for initial 6 months Registration with the Royal College of OT

Personal Attributes

Essential

Flexible Enthusiastic Approachable and friendly Building therapeutic relationships with complex clients, staff, carers and relevant others Team Worker Role model for the OT profession Working in a person centred and holistic way Demonstrate a professional approach including emotional resilience and boundary keeping to relationships with staff and patients

Experience

Essential

Clinical fieldwork experience within a variety of settings Understanding of the OT process and core skills Microsoft office tools and good working knowledge of information technology

Desirable

Multi-disciplinary team working Experience working with a range mental and physical health needs Ability to demonstrate effective management of clinical caseload of patients with mental health/physical needs. Ability to provide effective occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to adults with mental/physical needs Skilled in carrying out both individual and group interventions Ability to liaise with external professionals Ability to manage difficult/challenging situations Awareness of clinical governance Awareness of community process and resources

Practical Skills

Essential

Time management A good record of attendance and punctuality Ability to delegate Able to prioritise workload Communication Problem solving Clinical Reasoning Experience of working without close supervision Ability to move and handle patients and equipment according to service users needs

Other

Essential

Initiate and take responsibility for personal development A willingness to engage with students and undertake placement educator course, if not already completed. Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses

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