Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Occupational Therapist - Inpatients - Older Adults

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Job summary

Do you want to be a Lead Occupational Therapist in Older Adults Mental Health?

This is an exciting and new opportunity to provide leadership and governance to our older adults inpatient services , and retain a clinical role as an occupational therapist. You will be based in New Spencer Ward Chertsey, providing leadership and support across Victoria Ward in Guildford and The Meadows inpatients at Epsom.

The Occupational Therapy Leadership Team is committed to a programme of CPD and development opportunities.

The trust uses the Model of Human Occupation to support its assessments and interventions and provides individual and group work .

The leadership team meets trust wide on a monthly basis to provide strategic oversight to services. This role will be a member of that leadership team.

Main duties of the job

This role requires an innovative individual to

To provide compassionate and effective leadership to the occupational therapists within the service/locality/sector.
To contribute to the overall leadership of the service/locality/sector.
To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people with complex needs who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
To communicate effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, directors, associate directors, people who access services, carers/supporter/family members, stakeholders and agencies.
To provide supervision and mentoring to occupational therapists within the occupational therapy service.
To ensure the delivery occupational therapy student placements.
To lead on service development and audits both within individual services and the wider occupational therapy service.
To be an active member of the overall occupational therapy leadership team.
To actively contribute to the continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities within the wider occupational therapy service.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon .

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

09 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£45,753 to £52,067 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-6238887-HOSP

Job locations

Main base New Spencer Ward with travel to Victoria Ward and the Meadows

St. Peter's Hospital Campus, Guildford Road,

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Leadership:

To plan, support and deliver high-quality and highly complex occupational therapy assessments and interventions
To lead on service development, evaluations and audits relevant to occupational therapy
To provide high quality supervision and mentoring to occupational therapy staff, including appraisals and addressing performance issues as required
To represent and advocate occupational therapy within a range of forums within the Trust, ICS and regionally
To deliver effective continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities within services and divisions to enable occupational therapy staff to deliver the identified occupational therapy pathways
To ensure that placements for occupational therapy students and apprenticeships are offered within the clinical speciality
To lead on the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways
To lead on occupational therapy recruitment and induction, and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding the occupational therapy workforce
To contribute to the strategic planning of the occupational therapy service within the Trust
To be part of the wider MDT leadership team within the locality/sector/division, providing support as part of the seniors team within the service e.g. caseload reviews, MDT discussions, assessment feedback meetings.

Clinical:

To demonstrate highly specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational identity and competency, occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, volition, development and maintenance of occupational skills for people with very complex needs.
To have an excellent knowledge of occupational therapy models and frame of references
To provide high quality and comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed.
To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway.
To use highly effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate).
To evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions.
To complete comprehensive risk assessment and management plans, raising safeguarding concerns in line with Trust policy.
To keep up to date with current evidence-based practice, research and National guidelines within your clinical area, sharing this knowledge with the wider occupational therapy service
To act as the lead professional for people who access services for the duration of their occupational therapy assessment and/or intervention.
To utilise therapeutic use of self skills when providing occupational therapy interventions.
To have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of group theory and dynamics and how these impact on delivering group interventions.
To communicate complex and challenging issues in a highly effective and compassionate way with people who access services, carers/family members/supporters, other clinicians and agencies/services.
To effectively manage a caseload with people who have highly complex needs.
To provide services which are compassionate, inclusive and understanding of the needs of people who access services, carers/supporter/family members.
To actively forge effective working relationships with partner organisations, stakeholders and other community resources.
To practice within the Positive Risk-Taking Framework

Professional:

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures.
To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (2005).
To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and
To engage in your own CPD to ensure that you have the leadership and clinical skills and knowledge to deliver high quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
To document assessments, interventions, evaluations and progress notes in a clear, timely and professional manner, in line with Trust policy.
To actively engage in your own supervision and appraisal.
To ensure confidentially in line with the Trusts policies and procedures
To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Leadership:

To plan, support and deliver high-quality and highly complex occupational therapy assessments and interventions
To lead on service development, evaluations and audits relevant to occupational therapy
To provide high quality supervision and mentoring to occupational therapy staff, including appraisals and addressing performance issues as required
To represent and advocate occupational therapy within a range of forums within the Trust, ICS and regionally
To deliver effective continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities within services and divisions to enable occupational therapy staff to deliver the identified occupational therapy pathways
To ensure that placements for occupational therapy students and apprenticeships are offered within the clinical speciality
To lead on the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways
To lead on occupational therapy recruitment and induction, and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding the occupational therapy workforce
To contribute to the strategic planning of the occupational therapy service within the Trust
To be part of the wider MDT leadership team within the locality/sector/division, providing support as part of the seniors team within the service e.g. caseload reviews, MDT discussions, assessment feedback meetings.

Clinical:

To demonstrate highly specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational identity and competency, occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, volition, development and maintenance of occupational skills for people with very complex needs.
To have an excellent knowledge of occupational therapy models and frame of references
To provide high quality and comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed.
To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway.
To use highly effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate).
To evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions.
To complete comprehensive risk assessment and management plans, raising safeguarding concerns in line with Trust policy.
To keep up to date with current evidence-based practice, research and National guidelines within your clinical area, sharing this knowledge with the wider occupational therapy service
To act as the lead professional for people who access services for the duration of their occupational therapy assessment and/or intervention.
To utilise therapeutic use of self skills when providing occupational therapy interventions.
To have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of group theory and dynamics and how these impact on delivering group interventions.
To communicate complex and challenging issues in a highly effective and compassionate way with people who access services, carers/family members/supporters, other clinicians and agencies/services.
To effectively manage a caseload with people who have highly complex needs.
To provide services which are compassionate, inclusive and understanding of the needs of people who access services, carers/supporter/family members.
To actively forge effective working relationships with partner organisations, stakeholders and other community resources.
To practice within the Positive Risk-Taking Framework

Professional:

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures.
To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (2005).
To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and
To engage in your own CPD to ensure that you have the leadership and clinical skills and knowledge to deliver high quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
To document assessments, interventions, evaluations and progress notes in a clear, timely and professional manner, in line with Trust policy.
To actively engage in your own supervision and appraisal.
To ensure confidentially in line with the Trusts policies and procedures
To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Occupational Therapy Professional Qualification

Desirable

Clinical Supervision Training
Fieldwork educators Training
Leadership Training
Additional academic or clinical qualification/training relevant to area of work

Experience

Essential

oExtensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with people who have complex needs
oExtensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
oDemonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills
oHighly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
oEvidence of an interest and skills in specialist area
oExperience of contributing to service development/project work
oExperience of providing supervision
Experience of supporting students on placement
oExperience of representing occupational therapy within a service and Trust
oUK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

oIn depth knowledge of group therapy and experience of facilitating groups

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Occupational Therapy Professional Qualification

Desirable

Clinical Supervision Training
Fieldwork educators Training
Leadership Training
Additional academic or clinical qualification/training relevant to area of work

Experience

Essential

oExtensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with people who have complex needs
oExtensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
oDemonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills
oHighly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
oEvidence of an interest and skills in specialist area
oExperience of contributing to service development/project work
oExperience of providing supervision
Experience of supporting students on placement
oExperience of representing occupational therapy within a service and Trust
oUK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

oIn depth knowledge of group therapy and experience of facilitating groups

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.

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