Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist - Adult CMHT

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for experienced Occupational Therapists within the Adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) West of Northamptonshire based at Campbell House, Northampton.

We are looking for registered Occupational Therapists with demonstrable skills, enthusiasm and compassion to work with service users who have a range of complex mental health needs and who is focussed on supporting service user to recover.

You will someone who can make a significant contribution to a service users recovery. You will be able to deliver effective and evidenced based mental health treatment to service users who will have varying levels of complexity. Using your knowledge and skills to reduce mental health symptoms by improving function and participation to help individuals develop and maintain positive mental health in order for them to live full and productive lives.

Main duties of the job

You will have ability to determine a service users needs through assessment and recovery care planning and be able to formulate risk management plans in conjunction with the service user and their carers. You will deliver interventions individually to a caseload of Service Users and have the opportunity to develop and lead on group interventions. You will be able to manage your time effectively to ensure service users receive a high quality service and have ability to adapt to manage competing demands.

The role will offer the chance for service development opportunities specifically related to Occupational Therapy as well as supervision of junior staff and students.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF764-MH

Job locations

Campbell House

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

Qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration
Supporting statement demonstrates match to role requirements
At least one years experience in an adult mental health setting
Experience of supporting people with complex mental health issues and ability to support through effective treatment and risk management

Desirable

Community mental health experience
Professional development qualifications relavant to the role

Skills and Ability

Essential

High level of communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
IT skills/knowledge appropriate to the role
Emdedding OT principles and methodology in Adult mental health teams

Desirable

Development of care pathways and an understanding of the patient journey
Supervision of junior staff and students

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

Qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration
Supporting statement demonstrates match to role requirements
At least one years experience in an adult mental health setting
Experience of supporting people with complex mental health issues and ability to support through effective treatment and risk management

Desirable

Community mental health experience
Professional development qualifications relavant to the role

Skills and Ability

Essential

High level of communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
IT skills/knowledge appropriate to the role
Emdedding OT principles and methodology in Adult mental health teams

Desirable

Development of care pathways and an understanding of the patient journey
Supervision of junior staff and students

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.