Job summary
Would you like to work in an innovative team, where there is a strong focus on staff development and delivering high quality care? We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our well-established, diverse team.
We recognise that Band 6's 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 committed to supporting staff growth, therefore Band 6 staff are encouraged to develop skills in leadership in preparation for Band 7 roles within CNWL.
We want you to bring your unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to our OT team as diversity makes us stronger.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. 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
You will have an OT-specific caseload, consisting of assessment, groupwork and individual interventions as well as contributing towards our Community Psychosocial Therapies offer with our Psychology colleagues. The role will also include generic duties in line with the functions of the team including duty. We work within the Recovery Framework, encouraging independence, social integration and the achievement of personalised goals. You will have the opportunity to use your skills and creativity to contribute to the development and implementation of treatment programs, pathways and initiatives in order for us to deliver high quality, evidence-based interventions that improve service users' functional abilities, independence and overall quality of life.
Applicants must have a qualification in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered in order to be considered for the post.
About us
We are committed to offering you an environment you can flourish in, which includes dedicated development opportunities as well as a healthier work life balance. We will offer you:
- Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing services to ensure that you are always looking after yourself;
- Excellent staff benefits. Our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work schemes, blue light card, discounts at Nando's and Superdrug, mobile phone contracts and much more!
- Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust.
CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure, including a Head of Therapies, an AHP Associate Director, Trust-wide Professional Leads for all professional groups, and Borough and specialist professional leadership. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession and therapies as a whole at all levels - both strategically and operationally.
We believe in creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, where everyone feels respected and valued. We are committed to creating a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, religion, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as a Senior Occupational Therapist in Adult Community Mental Health, providing a high-quality service to service users.
- To provide OT assessment and intervention for service users under the care of the team.
- To provide home assessments for adapted equipment, support recommendations and for accommodation needs.
- To provide evidence-based groupwork and one-to-one interventions.
- To provide a Key worker role for a designated number of clients with an occupational focus.
- To routinely complete Dialog +/ Risk assessments
- Familiar with MaST for caseload management
- To work within the multidisciplinary team and support the overall functioning of the team.
- To offer clinical placements to Occupational Therapy Students.
- To provide informal support and supervision to other staff as needed
- As a Key Worker, to be aware of service users support packages; this will include retaining an overview of work by individuals from partner agencies.
- To participate in the St Johns Wood PCN duty rota
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as a Senior Occupational Therapist in Adult Community Mental Health, providing a high-quality service to service users.
- To provide OT assessment and intervention for service users under the care of the team.
- To provide home assessments for adapted equipment, support recommendations and for accommodation needs.
- To provide evidence-based groupwork and one-to-one interventions.
- To provide a Key worker role for a designated number of clients with an occupational focus.
- To routinely complete Dialog +/ Risk assessments
- Familiar with MaST for caseload management
- To work within the multidisciplinary team and support the overall functioning of the team.
- To offer clinical placements to Occupational Therapy Students.
- To provide informal support and supervision to other staff as needed
- As a Key Worker, to be aware of service users support packages; this will include retaining an overview of work by individuals from partner agencies.
- To participate in the St Johns Wood PCN duty rota
Person Specification
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential
- Clear understanding of the OT role in community mental health
- Excellent communication skills
- 1:1 intervention experience
- Group work skills and experience
- Experience of home assessments and equipment provision.
- Risk assessment and management experience
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and other legislation
- Ability to work autonomously, as well as part of an MDT
- Individual/group work skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative
- Able to work creatively to engage patients
- Timely reporting and record keeping
- Recovery focused approach to service delivery.
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person.
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
- To determine the impact of mental and physical conditions on service user's functional ability and undertake assessment/make recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations.
- Good understanding of the application of risk assessment and risk management strategies which facilitates a patient's recovery.
- Good awareness of the principles of safeguarding and how to implement this in practice.
Desirable
- Research and development
- Knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation.
- Completion of OT medication management training.
- To have completed the practice placement educators' course.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid relevant to job.
Essential
- Post qualification experience working in mental health settings as an Occupational Therapist or transferable experience
- Experience in assessment and interventions related to physical healthcare needs
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of creating group protocols and facilitating groups
- Supervision of OT students and / or non-qualified staff
- Experience of working with service users presenting with a wide range of complex mental health conditions.
- Experience of delivering healthy lifestyle interventions.
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.
- Experience of drafting group protocols and setting up / facilitating groups / group programme
- Experience of partnership working in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for patients.
- Experience in completing HONOS screening clustering tool / Risk Assessment Tools.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an adult mental health community team
- Experience in audit / research projects.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registered Occupational Therapist.
Desirable
- Post qualification training in relevant mental health skills.
Person Specification
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential
- Clear understanding of the OT role in community mental health
- Excellent communication skills
- 1:1 intervention experience
- Group work skills and experience
- Experience of home assessments and equipment provision.
- Risk assessment and management experience
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and other legislation
- Ability to work autonomously, as well as part of an MDT
- Individual/group work skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative
- Able to work creatively to engage patients
- Timely reporting and record keeping
- Recovery focused approach to service delivery.
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person.
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
- To determine the impact of mental and physical conditions on service user's functional ability and undertake assessment/make recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations.
- Good understanding of the application of risk assessment and risk management strategies which facilitates a patient's recovery.
- Good awareness of the principles of safeguarding and how to implement this in practice.
Desirable
- Research and development
- Knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation.
- Completion of OT medication management training.
- To have completed the practice placement educators' course.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid relevant to job.
Essential
- Post qualification experience working in mental health settings as an Occupational Therapist or transferable experience
- Experience in assessment and interventions related to physical healthcare needs
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of creating group protocols and facilitating groups
- Supervision of OT students and / or non-qualified staff
- Experience of working with service users presenting with a wide range of complex mental health conditions.
- Experience of delivering healthy lifestyle interventions.
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.
- Experience of drafting group protocols and setting up / facilitating groups / group programme
- Experience of partnership working in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for patients.
- Experience in completing HONOS screening clustering tool / Risk Assessment Tools.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an adult mental health community team
- Experience in audit / research projects.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registered Occupational Therapist.
Desirable
- Post qualification training in relevant mental health skills.
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
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).
