Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver on-going comprehensive mental health assessment for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and or in the accommodation hub.

This will include:a. The use of standardised assessment tools, i.e. the Cluster Allocation Support Tool (CAST), KGVb. Recovery Starc. History, strengths and aspirationsd. Mental statee. Impact of culture and diversityf. Functional needsg. The needs of family and carerh. Evaluation of riski. Physical healthj. Complicating factorsk. The interventions and treatments required to enable positive change and increase social engagement.l. Social care needsm. Safeguarding and public protectionn. Capacity under the Mental Capacity Act

To be responsible for developing delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex recovery focused treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.

To act as care coordinator for service users with the most complex needs, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.

To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated in the assessment process, in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads.

This might include:a. Individual or group therapeutic interventionb. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches , family interventionsc. Psychosocial interventionsd. Motivational and coping enhancement strategies.e. Motivational interviewing dual diagnosisg. Interventions under the Mental Health Act,

To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve the carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.

To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including inpatient and recovery services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominatedcarers/advocates, as well as developing positive pathways between peer support workers adopting a new attitude towards mutual empathy and co-ordination with fellow workers.

In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of complex comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such as primary care etc where appropriate.

To personally build and lead others to build, hope inspiring relationships with service users, which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal recovery plans.

To be responsible for maintaining own workload, as well as planning the workload of others, on a day to day basis, ensuring that time is prioritised effectively, utilising of electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.

To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.

Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which maybe required in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated.

Personally and leading others to collaboratively and sensitively work with individuals, with a range of mental health needs to develop skills to manage their own health, in accordance with their personal recovery plan, by actively promoting and using approaches which are affirming, build on strengths, identify past positive experiences and success, and use small steps to move towards the persons goal.

Undertake active clinical leadership and supervision within the team, covering for the manager and colleagues as required.

To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards.

Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating to information reporting and performance requirements.

To participate in management, caseload and clinical supervision inaccordance with trust policy.

To provide mentoring/training for others in relevant practice areas, according to professional requirements, taking a collaborative approach to practice development and evidence-based care.

Specifically this means providing a safe and effective learning environment for the mentoring and supervising of students , participating in their learning objectives and assessments

Demonstrate responsibility for developing own practice in line with professional qualifications and for contributing to the development of others, by making use of and providing, effective feedback, supervision, coaching and appraisal.

Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others, undertaking assessments and taking appropriate action where required.

Develop own knowledge and practice, and contribute to the development of others, making use of available feedback, supervision and appraisal to identify appropriate areas of development for this work role, taking responsibility for accessing identified learning and training opportunities.

Lead, maintain and participate in practices which enable effective team working.

To participate in local arrangements in order to ensure consistent care to service users across the local geography.

Communications and Working RelationshipsServices Users and CarersHealth and social care teamsPrimary careThird sector/voluntary agenciesCommunity groups and local authority provisionOther statutory agenciesMost challenging part of this roleIndividually, and through leadership and supervision to co-ordinate the care of individuals within an individual and across a wider defined caseload, to develop increasing skill and confidence with a wide range of health, social care and wellbeing needs, setting priorities and working in community based settings. To contribute to the development of a culture where the personal and positive aspirations of service users are the primary focus of the care plan, while developing and maintaining individual skills indelivering a range of therapeutic interventions. This must be achieved whilst respecting the dimensions of personal choice, diversity and culture and the benefits which these bring to the therapeutic relationship

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• BSc Hons Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• Current HCPC registration
• Evidence of professional updating and development in knowledge of OT models

Desirable

• Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as Thorn, , CBT, AMHP, Brief Interventions etc

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions
• Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care
• Experience of undertaking carers' assessments
• Demonstrates substantial experience of, and relevant professional practice qualification in mentoring/assessing students and learners
• Demonstrates substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies
• Demonstrates substantial experience of supervising others, monitoring their performance appraisal and ensuring delivery of activity
• Able to articulate a detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.
• Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed.
• Highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understanding

Desirable

• Experience gained in a wide variety of settings

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Is able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches.
• Substantially developed IT skills including competent use of Microsoft Office, and the use of electronic record keeping systems
• Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information
• Demonstrates a willingness to embrace new technology and processes
• Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport.

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.

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Community Rehabilitation

9 Brunswick Square

Bristol

BS2 8PE

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)