Senior Occupational Therapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to work as one of our Senior Occupational Therapists for Brent Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and our Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We are looking for a candidate with robust clinical expertise who is also able to demonstrate progressive skills in leadership and service development to drive the delivery of place based integrated care and embed specialist mental health skills in the primary care.

Vaccination:The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of deployment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users and we will therefore be seeking proof of vaccination or medical exemption during the recruitment process.As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings

Main duties of the job

Come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas.

You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills.

OT in CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes an AHP director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession at all levels - both strategically and operationally.

Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R& D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and EBP is made possible by our strong links with local universities.

We actively support the next generation of OTs through apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce but have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our BAME OT group.

About us

Brent CMHT is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture. There is a visible and supportive management team and a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities. Support to prepare candidates for future interviews will be available if needed.

Brent is a place of contrast and a destination for thousands of British and international visitors every year. Home of the iconic Wembley Stadium, the world-famous Wembley Arena, the new London Designer Outlet and the spectacular Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, it provides a stage for cultural, sporting and religious events of national and international importance. The team serves the diverse and vibrant population of Brent, named London Borough of Culture 2020 and most recently 'Council of the Year' at the LGC Awards 2020. The team works flexibly, and staff can situate themselves across across various CMHT sites within Brent, however the main base for the OT team will be in Harlesden, with excellent transport links close by.

Interview date: TBC

Date posted

22 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,152 to £43,994 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-J-BR-0473-A

Job locations

27 - 29 Fairlight Avenue

London

NW10 8AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are an OT who strives for excellent and wants to develop to your full potential then we would welcome your application.

We recognise that Band 6s are often the backbone of our clinical teams and we will therefore support their development both clinically and managerially. You will have opportunities to supervise staff, be an educator and have access to both internal and external training.

We are looking for 2 experienced Band 6 Mental Health Occupational Therapists to work solely as Occupational Therapists within the Community Mental Health Team.

Occupational therapists hold a key role within the Community Mental Health Team providing occupational therapy service and expertise; which will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.

You must be HCPC registered as an Occupational Therapist, with substantial years minimum post qualification experience as an OT, particularly within an adult mental health setting.

You will need to be familiar with the MOHO and other evidence-based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.

The role requires integrated evidence-based practice and skilful use of assessments & interventions with personal recovery principles, in order to improve the service users quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.

You would need to be able to apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental illness and physical conditions; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service users social and physical environment. This will include undertaking assessments and making recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations.

You would need to be committed to working within recovery principles. The successful applicant will be self motivated, able to work to a high standard both autonomously.

Please take a look at some of the great work Brent OT's have done over the last 2 - 3 years!

https://staff.cnwl.nhs.uk/application/files/2116/5122/2975/Brent_OTs_Final.pdf

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are an OT who strives for excellent and wants to develop to your full potential then we would welcome your application.

We recognise that Band 6s are often the backbone of our clinical teams and we will therefore support their development both clinically and managerially. You will have opportunities to supervise staff, be an educator and have access to both internal and external training.

We are looking for 2 experienced Band 6 Mental Health Occupational Therapists to work solely as Occupational Therapists within the Community Mental Health Team.

Occupational therapists hold a key role within the Community Mental Health Team providing occupational therapy service and expertise; which will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.

You must be HCPC registered as an Occupational Therapist, with substantial years minimum post qualification experience as an OT, particularly within an adult mental health setting.

You will need to be familiar with the MOHO and other evidence-based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.

The role requires integrated evidence-based practice and skilful use of assessments & interventions with personal recovery principles, in order to improve the service users quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.

You would need to be able to apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental illness and physical conditions; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service users social and physical environment. This will include undertaking assessments and making recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations.

You would need to be committed to working within recovery principles. The successful applicant will be self motivated, able to work to a high standard both autonomously.

Please take a look at some of the great work Brent OT's have done over the last 2 - 3 years!

https://staff.cnwl.nhs.uk/application/files/2116/5122/2975/Brent_OTs_Final.pdf

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Occupational Therapist
  • Current registration with professional body
  • Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
  • Evidence of post registration training relevant to mental health practice and community OT
  • Training in the theory and application of the Model of Human Occupation

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a CMHT team
  • Mentorship qualification, Practice educator or related qualification
  • AMPS
  • Leadership and/or management training

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Previous post-registration experience working in either a community or in-patient setting (2)
  • Experience of leading, managing and running evidence based group activities for service users with complex and diverse needs in a mental health setting
  • Demonstrates a knowledge and experience of working with service users with SMI
  • Ability to express self clearly in writing
  • Knowledge and experience using MOHO
  • Significant years' experience of working within community mental health teams
  • Has demonstrable experience of the assessment and management of risk in a community MH setting
  • Experience of undertaking specialist OT assessments and writing specialist occupational therapy reports
  • Has experience of working as a Care Co-ordinator and demonstrable knowledge of the CPA framework
  • Experience of working in an inter-professional team
  • Experience of working within a multi-agency environment.
  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural context
  • Experience of supervising junior staff
  • Experience of maintaining a written record of continual professional development
  • Experience of individual and groupwork
  • Experience of involvement in service change/development

Desirable

  • Development and facilitation of community groups

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Communication (as on PS)
  • Personal and People Development (as on PS)
  • Health, Safety and Security (as on PS)
  • Service Improvement (as on PS)
  • Quality (as on PS)
  • Equality and Diversity (as on PS)
  • Health and Wellbeing (as on PS)
  • Ability to deliver presentations (as on PS)
  • General (as on PS)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Occupational Therapist
  • Current registration with professional body
  • Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
  • Evidence of post registration training relevant to mental health practice and community OT
  • Training in the theory and application of the Model of Human Occupation

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a CMHT team
  • Mentorship qualification, Practice educator or related qualification
  • AMPS
  • Leadership and/or management training

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Previous post-registration experience working in either a community or in-patient setting (2)
  • Experience of leading, managing and running evidence based group activities for service users with complex and diverse needs in a mental health setting
  • Demonstrates a knowledge and experience of working with service users with SMI
  • Ability to express self clearly in writing
  • Knowledge and experience using MOHO
  • Significant years' experience of working within community mental health teams
  • Has demonstrable experience of the assessment and management of risk in a community MH setting
  • Experience of undertaking specialist OT assessments and writing specialist occupational therapy reports
  • Has experience of working as a Care Co-ordinator and demonstrable knowledge of the CPA framework
  • Experience of working in an inter-professional team
  • Experience of working within a multi-agency environment.
  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural context
  • Experience of supervising junior staff
  • Experience of maintaining a written record of continual professional development
  • Experience of individual and groupwork
  • Experience of involvement in service change/development

Desirable

  • Development and facilitation of community groups

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Communication (as on PS)
  • Personal and People Development (as on PS)
  • Health, Safety and Security (as on PS)
  • Service Improvement (as on PS)
  • Quality (as on PS)
  • Equality and Diversity (as on PS)
  • Health and Wellbeing (as on PS)
  • Ability to deliver presentations (as on PS)
  • General (as on PS)

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

27 - 29 Fairlight Avenue

London

NW10 8AL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

27 - 29 Fairlight Avenue

London

NW10 8AL


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Brent Community Lead Occupational Therapist

Hannah Barson

hannah.barson@nhs.net

07711014938

Date posted

22 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,152 to £43,994 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-J-BR-0473-A

Job locations

27 - 29 Fairlight Avenue

London

NW10 8AL


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