Specialist Occupational Therapist - Mental Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Clinical/Service specific:

1. The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation and the principles of recovery and enablement.
2. The post holder will use specialist skills and specialist clinical reasoning to manage a caseload with complex needs, working with a high degree of autonomy and referring to senior staff when necessary.
3. The post holder will apply a high level of understanding of the effects of cognitive impairment and disability on occupational performance and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service users social and physical environment.
4. The post holder will provide other therapeutic interventions appropriate to their training and knowledge base to people both with dementia and functional mental health conditions.
5. The post holder will undertake the role of care co-ordinator for a defined clinical caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.
6. The post holder will ensure that all modification to treatment plans/interventions will involve the service user and where appropriate the carer; collaboratively identifying, pursuing and reviewing goals in the context of care planning.
7. The post holder will plan and implement specialist individual and/or group interventions collaboratively, to enable service users to achieve valued goals and satisfactory occupational performance outcomes.
8. The post holder will promote social inclusion and physical and mental well-being using evidence based practice.
9. The post holder will work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of the (mental health) stepped care therapy service.
10. To provide OT mental health interventions to people on discharge from hospital.
11. To work closely with colleagues in the mental health integrated care team, the neighbourhood team and the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team to ensure smooth transitions of care and joint work.
12. Ability to work flexible including working outside core hours if clinically required.
13. The post holder will provide leadership to junior occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants within area of specialism and designated work area, through professional supervision and appraisal.
14. The post holder may be expected to provide guidance and/or leadership to qualified and unqualified staff from other disciplines.
15. The post holder will undertake the supervision of occupational therapy students on practice placements.
16. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the leadership of service areas when this is required.
17. The post holder will maintain standards of occupational therapy practice as directed by the Trust AHP Lead in accordance with HCPC and COT standards.
18. The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy services within a designated area, holding responsibility for defined projects.
19. The post holder may be asked to deputise for senior staff, holding responsibility for managing shifts or service areas for a designated period e.g. a shift, or in specified absence periods.

Please see the full Job description for details of key responsibilities for the following categories: Research and Service Evaluation, Information and Technology, Training and Development. The job description goes into further details of other key responsibility areas.Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Occupational Therapy bachelor level qualification.
• HCPC registered OT
• Training in supervision and appraisal

Desirable

• Post graduate training
• Leadership training
• Additional training in specialised standardised assessments

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with a range of mental health problems or learning disabilities.
• Experience of supervising others
• Experience of working with a range statutory and non statutory services
• Experience of clinical and managerial supervision of junior staff

Desirable

• Experience of working with an older people's mental health service.
• Experience of group and/ or family work.
• Lived experience of mental health problems

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Clinical skills in assessment and interventions for common mental health conditions
• Specialist knowledge of OT assessment, intervention and practice models relevant to the client group
• Excellent communication skills and ability to summarise information and communicate with colleagues.
• Excellent understanding of the needs of carers
• Ability to communicate effectively with people in distress or with communication difficulties
• Able to be innovative, flexible and adaptable.
• Able to maintain own professional standards and manage own work load.
• Able to network and effectively liase with a range of people and professionals
• Basic IT skills and a willingness to learn
• Ability to critically appraise own performance and continue own professional development
• Able to manage own stress levels effectively
• Enhanced problem solving and reasoning skills.

Desirable

• Experience as safeguarding lead
• Experience of doing Best Interest Assessments
• Able to use relevant IT software/ programmes for role

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Understanding of statutory framework and care commissioning including: safeguarding, commissioning of care and Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity act
• Understanding of research in field
• Knowledge of national Occupational Therapy and dementia care developments.

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel in community
• Ability to sit for sustained periods of time
• Able to use a computer
• The role may require the participation in activity ( with the patient) and use advice in relation to equipment

Other

Essential

• Positive approach to older people
• Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
• Motivated to own professional development and the development of the service
• Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working.
• Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City Care Centre

Peterborough

PE3 6DB

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)