Senior Occupational Therapist

3 months ago


Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient Mental Health Service based at Penn Hospital. We are looking to appoint a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. The successful applicant will need to be an enthusiastic and committed individual and will be part of a wider team, including Occupational Therapists and other members of a Multi-Disciplinary team within the Therapy Space.

The post holder will have responsibility for a caseload of clients including those with complex needs. Using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist interventions. This will be in addition to participating in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services. Applicants must be able to demonstrate robust Occupational Therapy clinical skills and have experience of working within a mental health arena. Supervision and support will be given to the successful candidate.

We are an energetic and hardworking team working with adults with mental health needs. Walsall Inpatient Therapy Hub is an innovation within Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust. We aim to be a fully integrated Multi-Disciplinary Team comprising of Nurses, Clinical Psychologists, Support Workers and other partners, both internal and external.

As a Trust we are committed to increasing the range of quality services provided, which are safe and supportive to services users, their carers and relatives.

Main duties of the job

To work effectively as a member of the inpatient and ward teams as an autonomous practitioner in providing a range of therapy interventions (individual and group) using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals, in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members To manage a clinical caseload of adults with mental health needs requiring occupational assessment and treatment interventions with clients on the wards and in the therapy spaces, as well as within their home environment, if appropriate. To undertake occupational therapy assessments/treatment interventions based on the model of human occupation, with designated service users, utilising investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised treatment plans. Recovery Focused Practice is core to the work that we do.

About us

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

Adult and older adult mental health services Specialist learning disability services Mental health services for children and young people Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley

We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone's life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.

We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website:

For help to apply for this role please see documents attached under 'Additional documents'.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition to the information listed above, the ideal candidate will have:

Excellent communication skills in regular contacts with service users, families and carers as well as other professionals. Experience of working closely with Multi-Disciplinary Teams, as well as wider inter-agency teams. Compassion, Empathy and a Caring approach with every interaction, in line with the Trusts behaviours. A detailed knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation as well as Occupational Formulation, and experience of using this in practice. A flexible approach to the post, both in relation to engaging service users, but also to support the service in meeting its needs. Enable and empower service users through clinical work, as well as fellow staff and students through facilitating supervisions. Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration, Evidence of further education

Experience

Essential

Post Preceptorship experience Extensive clinical experience including invidividual and group work Supervision giving and receiving

Knowledge

Essential

Experienced use of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) Experience of occupational therapy assessments and interventions with adults with mental health needs

Desirable

completion of placement educator training experience of student education Understanding of effects of current health and social policy and practice in adult mental health services and the implications for Occupational Therapy practice

Trust Values

Essential

Be compassionate, empathetic and caring to everyone Be inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone and everything we do Act with transparency and honesty; respect and value others to do the right thing at the right time for everyone.

skills

Essential

Ability to build effective working relationships and work collaboratively within the Multi Disciplinary Team Commitment to lifelong learning
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