Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

We have an opportunity for a keen and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our friendly Adults of Working Age Community Mental Health Team in Bolton. We are looking for someone who has existing experience as a Band 5 working in mental health and are looking to develop their knowledge, skills and experience in a supportive environment. We also welcome applicants who are already practicing at Band 6 level but are looking for something new and exciting.

You will join the established multi-disciplinary community mental health team (CMHT), based at Barnett & Bentley House in Bolton. The CMHT provides a specialist mental health service to adults of working age and their carers across Bolton.

We welcome applicants with diverse, innovative and creative ideas, which would support the continued development of this service. We are keen to support your commitment to professional development, through 1-1 support, peer support, local, divisional and Trust wide CPD and training.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage a caseload of service users whose needs are around Occupational identity, performance and participation. They will provide assessment and intervention aimed at improving these areas in order for the service users to live the lives they want and need. The post holder will work alongside the named care coordinators and wider MDT. The post holder will be required to work weekends, bank holidays and duty on a rota basis.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working as a qualified Occupational Therapist
• Providing Occupational Therapy in a mental health setting
• Using a variety of Occupational vocational assessments
• Identifying barriers to goal achievement
• Planning and carrying out evidence based interventions
• Experience of working in a range of mental health settings
• Personal experience of mental health issues
• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Experience of supervising support staff

Education

• Diploma/Degree In Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• AMPS Training
• Model of Human Occupation training
• Care Programme Approach Training
• Equality Diversity Awareness Training

Knowledge

• Social inclusion and recovery models
• Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to mental health
• Mental health legislation
• Reflective practice
• Knowledge of the CPA process
• Risk assessment and safeguarding

Skills

• To apply models of human occupation
• To use a variety of Occupational assessments
• To develop case formulation from assessment
• To plan and implement evidence based interventions aimed at achieving user goals
• To use effective evidence based communication skills

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.

£37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro rata