Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical

To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.

To manage a caseload as agreed with Clinical Manager or to be a key worker for a caseload of clients with complex needs.

With others, to lead individual and group psycho-education programmes for people with bipolar disorder.

To work as part of the MDT within CPA and Mental Health Act frameworks.

To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan working within the CPA process.

To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for service users with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

To demonstrate and apply a broad / high level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the clients physical and social environment.

To assess occupational / vocational needs of a defined client group.

To undertake risk assessments and risk management plans as appropriate.

Provide clinical training and supervision to clients extended support network as appropriate.

Communication

To demonstrate effective / apply a comprehensive range of communication skills with users and carers, team members, OT colleagues and external agencies

To effectively work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to / implement core decisions with regard to service users care programmes

To actively support and educate service users and carers regarding aspects of Occupational Therapy provision

3. Documentation

Maintain appropriate, up-to-date, written and electronic records and activity data in accordance with Professional and Trust standards

Participate in departmental and corporate administration through collection and completion of statistics

Provide specialist OT / other reports as required

4. Leadership, supervision and appraisal

To review, reflect and change own practice through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal

To undertake the supervision and appraisal of junior staff as delegated by a senior member of staff

To demonstrate basic leadership skills through the management of dedicated projects

To apply clinical leadership skills through the management of dedicated projects

5. Training staff and students

To demonstrate the ability to / undertake to initiate, plan and implement the induction, training and education of students and other staff

To regularly be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of OT students on practice placement within the Trust

To participate in inter-professional training within the Trust

6. Professional ethics and development

To comply with the COT code of ethics and Professional Conduct and national and local procedures and guidelines

To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to those needs

To demonstrate the ability to reflect on complex ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary

Demonstrate an ability to apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge commensurate with establishing higher level professional practice

Demonstrate on-going personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes through maintaining and developing a professional portfolio for CPD

7. Service Development and delivery

To actively participate in and be responsible for relevant planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within service area and corporate OT as required. A detailed monitoring and evaluation programme is planned in which the post-holder will participate.

To actively participate in the delivery and review processes of the OT Strategy and Business Plan and local service delivery.

To participate in local OT service development under the supervision of OT staff and the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development

8. Clinical Governance and Quality Standards

To contribute to the Trusts, Directorates and Teams Clinical Governance activities and be involved in setting the quality agenda

Demonstrate / apply an understanding and application of national guidance and legislation relating to health and social care in Mental Health service provision

9. Line Management, staff and budgets

To exercise good time management, punctuality and consistent, reliable attendance

Be responsible for maintaining stock, advising on resource allocation and responsibility for managing petty cash

Co-ordinate day-to-day activities of junior staff, Technical Instructors and volunteer staff where applicable

10. Research and practice development

Demonstrate the ability to evaluate current research, apply it to practise and disseminate findings at a local level

To engage in and develop or broaden research skills through involvement in local audit and research projects

Lived Experience:

The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1.Professional OT qualification and HCPC registration

Desirable

• 2.Post-graduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• 2-3 years post registration experience as an OT in mental health
• 2 / 3 years post registration experience as an OT
• Advising and supporting junior staff/experience of supervising junior staff and students
• Post-qualification working with mental health service users

Desirable

• Practice Placement Educators course
• Experience of working in an innercity, multi-cultural environment
• Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Broad / high level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
• Sound / detailed knowledge of legislation relevant to Mental Health
• Applied / working knowledge of the principles of CPA (Care Programme Approach)
• Applied / extensive knowledge of the principles of risk management and risk assessment

Desirable

• A high level of understanding of affective disorders and how they impact on people's functioning.
• A high level of competency in treating people with affective disorders

Other

Essential

• Willingness / ability to work flexibly

Desirable

• Open to new ideas and awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users' involvemen

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill

Camberwell, London

SE5 8AZ

Employer's website

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