Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Memory Service Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

The Greenwich Memory Service provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment, support and education to those that are referred via their GP. The service is multi-disciplinary and works closely to deliver a service that meets the service users and carers needs.

This particular post will provide specialist OT services to the Memory Service incorporating assessments, individual and group work, link work, providing support to carers, close working within the MDT and supporting the services development.

You will provide occupational therapy input to clients referred to GMS. This will include providing an assessment and provision of both non-complex and complex equipment to ensure that the client is safe and to maintain independence in their own home. The post holder will be required to work in a multidisciplinary way and work jointly with the other team members to ensure that all care needs are met. They will be required to carry out an holistic assessment of the client within their own homes and devise and contribute to a multidisciplinary care plan. This will include making onward on referrals to other agencies as appropriate.

You will need to be a versatile, adaptable team player who has good organisational skills. You will be required to use multiple computer systems therefore a good knowledge of IT is essential.

Main duties of the job

To manage a clinical caseload
To work as a member of the MDT
To support the development of evidence based OT practice
To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to:

-Self care

-Work

-Leisure

To contribute to service development
To participate in research/audit activities
To supervise the work of junior staff and OT students on fieldwork placement
Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT
To practice within the multidisciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice
To work in line with the Trust objectives for community practice

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're Fair
We Listen
We Care

Date posted

11 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year pa inc

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-5561324-CMH

Job locations

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill

Woolwich

SE18 3RG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional ethics

To comply with the COT Code of Ethics and Professional conduct & HPC standards for registration

To adhere to Trust policies, procedures and guidelines

To adhere to any other relevant local and national policies and guidelines

To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of service users and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs

To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary

Leadership, supervision & appraisal

To undertake effective support, guidance, supervision and appraisal of junior staff

To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented

To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF

Training staff and students

To contribute to the induction, training and education of students [both OT & other professions] and other staff in clinical area

To regularly be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of OT students on fieldwork placement within the Trust

Service development & delivery

To actively contribute to service & policy review and implementation

To participate in the operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area

To raise awareness of the OT service within own clinical area

To participate in the development of the OT service within own clinical area

Professional development

To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT

To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust

To contribute to CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities

To maintain and update a CPD portfolio

Clinical governance, quality & standards

To contribute to the teams clinical governance and quality agenda

To ensure practice is evidence based

To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to mental health & social care provision

Observe and apply Health and Safety regulations

To apply risk management procedures at all times

To promote and facilitate service user involvement in own clinical area

Line management, staff, budgets

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance

To be responsible for maintaining stock & advising on resources required to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash

Research & practice development

To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply them to practice

To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects

Physical & mental effort

To work with clients who have complex needs and challenging behaviour and their carers

To adhere to Trusts requirements for management of violence training relevant to clinical area

To continually observe service users during assessments and interventions, identify changes in mental state and respond accordingly

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional ethics

To comply with the COT Code of Ethics and Professional conduct & HPC standards for registration

To adhere to Trust policies, procedures and guidelines

To adhere to any other relevant local and national policies and guidelines

To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of service users and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs

To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary

Leadership, supervision & appraisal

To undertake effective support, guidance, supervision and appraisal of junior staff

To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented

To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF

Training staff and students

To contribute to the induction, training and education of students [both OT & other professions] and other staff in clinical area

To regularly be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of OT students on fieldwork placement within the Trust

Service development & delivery

To actively contribute to service & policy review and implementation

To participate in the operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area

To raise awareness of the OT service within own clinical area

To participate in the development of the OT service within own clinical area

Professional development

To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT

To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust

To contribute to CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities

To maintain and update a CPD portfolio

Clinical governance, quality & standards

To contribute to the teams clinical governance and quality agenda

To ensure practice is evidence based

To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to mental health & social care provision

Observe and apply Health and Safety regulations

To apply risk management procedures at all times

To promote and facilitate service user involvement in own clinical area

Line management, staff, budgets

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance

To be responsible for maintaining stock & advising on resources required to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash

Research & practice development

To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply them to practice

To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects

Physical & mental effort

To work with clients who have complex needs and challenging behaviour and their carers

To adhere to Trusts requirements for management of violence training relevant to clinical area

To continually observe service users during assessments and interventions, identify changes in mental state and respond accordingly

Person Specification

qualification

Essential

OT degree
HCPC registered

Desirable

Short course in community rehab/OT

Experience

Essential

At least 1 year post graduate experience

Desirable

NHS experience
Community experience

skills

Essential

Evidence of range of OT skills

Desirable

Moving and handling
Holistic assessment/falls
Driving

Person Specification

qualification

Essential

OT degree
HCPC registered

Desirable

Short course in community rehab/OT

Experience

Essential

At least 1 year post graduate experience

Desirable

NHS experience
Community experience

skills

Essential

Evidence of range of OT skills

Desirable

Moving and handling
Holistic assessment/falls
Driving

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill

Woolwich

SE18 3RG

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill

Woolwich

SE18 3RG

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)