Occupational Therapist

NHS; Bromley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job description

As part of the multi disciplinary team (MDT) in the community mental health team for older adults, you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to service users across the Borough of Bromley. You will promote active engagement in meaningful occupations and facilitate the skills development and independence of service users. The postholder will work in collaboration with other Occupational Therapists in the CMHT in contributing to the development and delivery of the OT pathway, while also holding care co-ordination responsibility for a small, defined number of service users.

Main duties of the job

1. To manage a clinical caseload
2. To work as a member of the MDT
3. To support the development of evidence-based Occupational Therapy practice.
4. To provide occupational therapy assessment and interventions via individual 1:1 work and the group pathway.
5. To participate in research/audit activities
6. To supervise the work of Support Workers and Occupational Therapy students on placement with the team
7. Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
8. To provide specialist occupational therapy advice to the MDT
9. To work independently without direct supervision
10. To follow an agreed job plan

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We Listen
• We Care

Job responsibilities

1. To work with service users to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health, occupational therapy assessment tools and treatment techniques
2. To manage a capped caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of Care Co-ordinator.
3. To be back up on duty rota covering full time band 6 OT when required.
4. To work with service users in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment & interventions
5. To plan & implement service user led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
6. To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times
7. To assess for and provide basic equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for service users with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs. Referring onwards to other services when required e.g. social services and housing associations.
8. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and identify outcomes
9. To plan and deliver services within the community mental health framework for older adults utilising the dialog scale when appropriate
10. To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability
11. To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions
12. To identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload
13. To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information
14. To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
15. To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings
16. To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT
17. To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust
18. To contribute to CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities
19. To maintain and update a CPD portfolio
20. To contribute to the teams clinical governance and quality agenda
21. To ensure practice is evidence based
22. To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to mental health & social care provision
23. Observe and apply Health and Safety regulations
24. To apply risk management procedures at all times
25. To promote and facilitate service user involvement in own clinical area

Person Specification

• Minimum of 2 years experience working as an OT within a mental health setting
• Access to a vehicle for community work

Qualifications

• UK HCPC registered

Skills

• Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments

Experience

• Clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

£42,939 to £50,697 a year pro rata pa inc