Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the South Tyneside & Sunderland Early Intervention in Psychosis Community Team. The team ensures the systematic provision of evidence-based bio-psychosocial interventions to individuals who experience a first episode of Psychosis. The post holder will carry out occupational therapy assessment and treatment under the direction of a senior Occupational Therapist. Working within an experienced and highly motivated clinical team you will be part of a service engaged in ensuring the best possible practice in contemporary mental health care. Your job role will be to provide assessment and treatment to service users and their families, whilst working collaboratively with other professionals.
A professional registration is needed for the role of Band 5 Occupational Therapist.
Main duties of the job
To provide occupational therapy service to service users who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations and a range of mental health conditions under the direction of a more experienced member of Occupational Therapy staff.
To be allocated as lead professional, manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users.
To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate.
To develop and deliver evidenced based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate.
The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensure safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, Reviews and Discharge Planning.
To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
If you are successful you will become part of a warm, friendly and well established team. You will be supported and encouraged to continue to develop your own specialist knowledge and areas of interest. Your development will be guided using clinical supervision, operational supervision with the Pathway Manager and caseload management with the team's Clinical Lead. Clinical Supervision will also be provided by the OT clinical lead, alongside team/peer support, training opportunities and use of the Trust's appraisal process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 8th August 2024
Closing date : 22nd August 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 8th August 2024
Closing date : 22nd August 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with HCPC
- Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions.
Desirable
- Previous experience/knowledge of working in a community mental health setting.
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
- Knowledge of NICE guideleines for early intervention in psychosis
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users and demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Skills in being able to assess and manage risk
Desirable
- Commitment to using research skills in practice.
- Skills in reflective practice and being proactive in being able to seek advice
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with HCPC
- Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions.
Desirable
- Previous experience/knowledge of working in a community mental health setting.
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
- Knowledge of NICE guideleines for early intervention in psychosis
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users and demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Skills in being able to assess and manage risk
Desirable
- Commitment to using research skills in practice.
- Skills in reflective practice and being proactive in being able to seek advice
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
