Senior Occupational Therapist
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Job summary
What if you could work with an amazing team like ours? Would you find it rewarding to work with and support people with severe and enduring mental illness work towards their recovery? It takes a special sort of person to work in a Community Mental Health Team. Is that person you?
We are currently looking for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative Occupational Therapist to join our team. Due to service redesign within community mental health services, there is an opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our CMHT in Basingstoke. The role will encompass a specific OT caseload alongside some care coordination. This is an exceptional opportunity to work within established multi disciplinary teams providing expert assessment, guidance and recommendation resulting in a genuinely holistic Occupational Therapy role within established, friendly, and supportive teams.
Your responsibilities will include supporting the service to optimise admission into the CMHT pathway, exploring any concerns with functioning within and outside of the home environment. This may include functional assessments to support funding applications, goal focused work, groups, 1.1 work and care coordination.
Focusing on holistic care and recognising a variety of skill sets means we welcome applications from diverse Occupational Therapy backgrounds, whether you're looking to change direction or develop your career within mental health.
Main duties of the job
To provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. This could include group work (supporting shared care/duty) and 1.1 intervention.
To complete OT functional assessments and support completion of funding applications.
To hold a small Care Co-ordinator caseload alongside a focused Occupational Therapy caseload (see job plan attached to advert).
To be a part of the Shared Care rota
To promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the clinical area supporting best practice within the MDT eg. care planning.
To regularly supervise OT students and provide education and upskilling to community support workers..
You will work as an active member of the wider division, taking lead responsibility for a key project/ subject matter.
You will be required to prioritise attendance at all training, attend supervision and apply reflective practice continuously to enable learning needs to be identified and met.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.
- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.
- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.
While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Details
Date posted
28 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year Based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-MNH-4051
Job locations
Bridge Centre
New Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7PJ
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bridge Centre
New Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7PJ
Employer's website
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