Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a leadership role within acute mental health services? Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivatedBand 7 Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated team at Oxleas House, providing specialist support to adults experiencing acute mental health crises.As a Band 7 OT, you will play a key role in both clinical and leadership capacities, helping to shape and enhance the occupational therapy provision across our Working Age Adult acute mental health wards .
? Providing specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions to service users experiencing acute mental health crises.? Acting as a key member of the acute and crisis services management team, leading and contributing to strategic service developments and quality improvement initiatives.? Offering expert advice and guidance to management teams on the role and function of occupational therapy within acute mental health care.? Supporting service development activities within the wider directorate and contributing to strategic planning for occupational therapy.? Deputising for the Borough Lead for Occupational Therapy, ensuring high-quality service delivery and professional leadership.? Facilitating access to employment, vocational training, education, and volunteering opportunities to support service users' recovery and rehabilitation.
Main duties of the job
To manage a complex clinical caseload To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team To lead on the development of evidence based OT practice To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work To lead on service development within team / service area for OT To lead/participate in research/audit activities within own area of clinical expertise To supervise the work of OT support 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 work independently without direct supervision To be an OT specialist and have in-depth knowledge of OT assessment & interventions for the patient group To provide leadership for junior staff To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust wide OT service To undertake identified generic responsibilities for an agreed percentage of time [if required] which reflect professional competencies To work within the social inclusion agenda as relevant to area of practice To develop and establish standards of OT practice within specialist clinical area To actively contribute and participate in multi-disciplinary development across the Trust linked to clinical specialism
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
To take responsibility for the professional leadership and management including the effective support, guidance, supervision and appraisal of OT staff in the designated clinical area
To be part of the multi-disciplinary leadership team within Oxleas House, strategically leading service and quality improvement
To act as Fieldwork Educator for OT students and develop placements within the service.
To provide support and development opportunities to staff and students across the acute mental health services.
To be responsible for the recruitment, retention and professional management of OT staff across clinical area
To provide professional supervision to and line management of OT staff within the acute services
To be responsible for the planning and delivery of occupational therapy services across clinical area, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective service
To plan & implement service user led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times
To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions
To identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload
To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information
To contribute to and carry out mental health assessments collaborating closely with colleagues
To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
To lead on and promote best evidence based practice in OT and mental health services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To take responsibility for the professional leadership and management including the effective support, guidance, supervision and appraisal of OT staff in the designated clinical area
To be part of the multi-disciplinary leadership team within Oxleas House, strategically leading service and quality improvement
To act as Fieldwork Educator for OT students and develop placements within the service.
To provide support and development opportunities to staff and students across the acute mental health services.
To be responsible for the recruitment, retention and professional management of OT staff across clinical area
To provide professional supervision to and line management of OT staff within the acute services
To be responsible for the planning and delivery of occupational therapy services across clinical area, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective service
To plan & implement service user led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times
To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions
To identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload
To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information
To contribute to and carry out mental health assessments collaborating closely with colleagues
To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
To lead on and promote best evidence based practice in OT and mental health services.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
- oFieldwork Educators training
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience which demonstrates competencies to meet the job description activity including practice at a clinical specialism level
- Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting patient group
- Supervisory experience of junior staff and students
- o Experience of research and audit
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Leadership and first line management experience
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
- oFieldwork Educators training
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience which demonstrates competencies to meet the job description activity including practice at a clinical specialism level
- Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting patient group
- Supervisory experience of junior staff and students
- o Experience of research and audit
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Leadership and first line management experience
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively
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).
