Occupational Therapist

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist - Adult Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapy Team

Band 5

We require highly motivated individuals to join our specialist adult learning disabilities team.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holders will take an active role in the provision of specialist Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions in the Black Country community. With the support of Senior Occupational Therapy staff, the post offers the opportunity to develop therapeutic skills in specialist interventions including specialist seating, falls management, and sensory integration.

Experience of working with people who have a learning disability and/or mental health needs is essential to the posts, along with a keen interest in supporting individuals to develop and maintain their skills.

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

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies, and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Working in an NHS Foundation Trust 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.

Job Responsibilities

• To manage a caseload of service users with a diagnosed learning disability who have been referred to the community team.
• To undertake Occupational Therapy assessment with a designated service user caseload, addressing occupational performance and skills deficits to meet service users' needs.
• To plan and implement Occupational Therapy interventions (individual or group), using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• To monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effective intervention.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent overseas qualification.
• HCPC registered.
• Member of a professional body.
• Member of a special interest group.

Experience

• Experience of working with adults with a diagnosed learning disability and/or mental health condition.
• Experience of working in a community setting.

Knowledge

• Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention in a learning disability setting.
• Understanding and a commitment to working within the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills and Personal Qualities

• Ability to work under supervision using own initiative.
• Commitment and enthusiasm to the continued development of Occupational Therapy.

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.

Contact Information

Black Country Healthcare - Quayside House