Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop a wide range of specialist skills with patients in the community. We are looking for a creative, friendly and enthusiastic OT to join our new rotation. The services are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.
We are a friendly, supportive, growing OT community who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer professionally led services, a B6 developmental training programme, in-service team training, effective supervision and external training opportunities through the Trust.
There is a maximum of £6,500 contribution towards relocation fees for new staff moving to work for the Trust.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Enfield Rapid Access Services.We would love to hear from you if you have an interest in acute community care and want to work with a supportive integrated multi-professional community MDT.
This role is part of the ageing well strategy in Enfield. Your job will be to provide assessments and interventions to a designated caseload of clients within the London Borough of Enfield. You will work alongside our MDT and with multi-agency partners,on integrated pathways of: - rapid response; discharge to assess and virtual ward
This role includes participating in service development and in-service training provision.
A car driver/owner is essential for this role
About us
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people. We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached documents in this advert Job description and Personal specification for the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached documents in this advert Job description and Personal specification for the post.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Dip. COT or B.Sc. OT or International equivalent
- HPC Registered OT
- Evidence of lifelong learning
Desirable
- Evidence of OT Continuous Professional Development.
- Special list group membership
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oClinical Experience in NHS settings.
- oUnderstanding of O.T Outcome measures
- oKnowledge of and ability to interpret and apply all relevant professional policies, procedures and guidelines.
- oDemonstrate knowledge of applying risk assessment tools in the community.
- oKnowledge of processes involved in health and social policy development and of current policies and their impact on Intermediate Care services.
- oKnowledge of Clinical Governance
- oDemonstrate an understanding of quality and audit.
- oSpecialist knowledge and application of OT Assessment & Interventions relevant to client group.
SKILLS and ABILITIES
Essential
- oDemonstrate advanced clinical reasoning assessment skills.
- oAbility to set priorities
- oOrganisations skills and work in a busy environment
- oAbility to build effective working relationships.
- oEffective written and verbal communication.
- oIt skills- emails, basic word processing, and ability to search internet and intranet
- oTeaching and assessing junior staff.
- oLiaison, complex negotiation, counselling skills.
Desirable
- Knowledge of and ability to successfully lead and manage change in working practices.
PERSONAL QAULITIES
Essential
- oEnthusiasm
- oAbility to motivate self and others
- oPositive attitude
- oFlexible approach
- oAwareness of self as a role model for Junior staff
- oAble to take a self-reflective approach to own practice and to engage in clinical supervision.
OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- oFull valid UK Driving Licence
- oAccess to Car
- Good level of Physical Health
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Dip. COT or B.Sc. OT or International equivalent
- HPC Registered OT
- Evidence of lifelong learning
Desirable
- Evidence of OT Continuous Professional Development.
- Special list group membership
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oClinical Experience in NHS settings.
- oUnderstanding of O.T Outcome measures
- oKnowledge of and ability to interpret and apply all relevant professional policies, procedures and guidelines.
- oDemonstrate knowledge of applying risk assessment tools in the community.
- oKnowledge of processes involved in health and social policy development and of current policies and their impact on Intermediate Care services.
- oKnowledge of Clinical Governance
- oDemonstrate an understanding of quality and audit.
- oSpecialist knowledge and application of OT Assessment & Interventions relevant to client group.
SKILLS and ABILITIES
Essential
- oDemonstrate advanced clinical reasoning assessment skills.
- oAbility to set priorities
- oOrganisations skills and work in a busy environment
- oAbility to build effective working relationships.
- oEffective written and verbal communication.
- oIt skills- emails, basic word processing, and ability to search internet and intranet
- oTeaching and assessing junior staff.
- oLiaison, complex negotiation, counselling skills.
Desirable
- Knowledge of and ability to successfully lead and manage change in working practices.
PERSONAL QAULITIES
Essential
- oEnthusiasm
- oAbility to motivate self and others
- oPositive attitude
- oFlexible approach
- oAwareness of self as a role model for Junior staff
- oAble to take a self-reflective approach to own practice and to engage in clinical supervision.
OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- oFull valid UK Driving Licence
- oAccess to Car
- Good level of Physical Health
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).
