Job summary
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust are looking to recruit a day programme manager and occupational therapy lead with the specialist Eating Disorder Service. The Eating Disorders Service, (EDS) based at our North London Site, provides inpatient, outpatient and day programme services for patients from across 5 London boroughs and provides care to patients from around the country on the inpatient unit. With recent CQC rating of GOOD the eating disorder service is an innovative and inspiring place to work.
You will need:
- Experience of and specialist skills working with diverse mental health diagnosis with adults and/or children.
- Experience of providing supervision and developing and delivering training to a range of HCP staff
- Experience of working effectively as part of a multi-diciplinary team, and capacity to use occupational therapy theory and practice to inform your approach in managing a multi-diciplinary team and treatment programmes
- Experience of working with 3rd sector organisations and developing partnership working
- Experience of facilitating groups or other relevant experience in this area
- Strong self-management skills to work flexibly and independently
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to negotiate, problem solve and influence.
Those interested who feel they meet the criteria must be working currently in Eating Disorders Service.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will manage the Day Programme, lead occupational therapy across the EDS and oversee the running of the peer support group. The day programme is a recovery focused service offering an intensive group therapy programme and nutritional rehabilitation. Your role will include key working and facilitating therapeutic groups, working with the team to manage the day to day running of the service as well as engaging with service development and quality improvement. You will also be responsible for ensuring the occupational therapy service is being run according to key quality indictors and meetings service and national standards, supporting training and career development needs of occupational therapy staff and are engaged in service innovation. The peer support group is facilitated by experts by experience and you will support the operational and supervision needs of the group.
About us
BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care. BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT & Registered with HCPC
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health conditions relevant to specialty of post and knowledge of conditions
- Experience of working with people with challenging behaviour, potential risk factors and being able to adapt treatment accordingly
- Experience of working with the CPA process
- Ability to manage clinical and managerial demands of time and resources.
- Able to use a range of treatment skills; to include, use of practical therapies, educational occupations, goal setting, sensory work, and graded practical activities.
- O.T. models of practice, e.g. MOHO
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to manage a team and set and maintain standards of performance and conduct.
- Ability to adapt treatment programmes sensitively, to take into account patients' cultural, religious, social, economic and environmental needs.
- Ability to audit, and evaluate service for the purpose of service development and to plan and prioritise needs.
- Ability and experience of planning and running a range of therapeutic groups.
- Ability to contribute to multidisciplinary teams care planning and risk assessments.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT & Registered with HCPC
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health conditions relevant to specialty of post and knowledge of conditions
- Experience of working with people with challenging behaviour, potential risk factors and being able to adapt treatment accordingly
- Experience of working with the CPA process
- Ability to manage clinical and managerial demands of time and resources.
- Able to use a range of treatment skills; to include, use of practical therapies, educational occupations, goal setting, sensory work, and graded practical activities.
- O.T. models of practice, e.g. MOHO
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to manage a team and set and maintain standards of performance and conduct.
- Ability to adapt treatment programmes sensitively, to take into account patients' cultural, religious, social, economic and environmental needs.
- Ability to audit, and evaluate service for the purpose of service development and to plan and prioritise needs.
- Ability and experience of planning and running a range of therapeutic groups.
- Ability to contribute to multidisciplinary teams care planning and risk assessments.
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).
