Job summary
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist motivated to work in acute mental health?If so, our permanent Band 6 Occupational Therapist role at Mill View Hospital, Falmer ward may be the job for you!
Falmer Ward is a mixed gender ward with 20 patient beds, a dedicated psychologist, consultant psychiatrist, occupational therapist, occupational therapy support worker and brilliant team of nursing and social care staff. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do. It is our privilege to provide compassion and care to patients and their loved ones during some of the most distressing periods of their life, supporting them through their recovery journey.
If you have passion, dedication, experience and skills in mental health care and want to work with an amazing team - then we want to hear from you. You will need to possess effective time management skills to manage your own caseload and be confident to work autonomously through the OT process. You will be expected to carry out occupational assessments and recovery-based interventions for individuals with a range of mental health needs and play a key role in contributing to safe and effective discharges.
This could be a fantastic band 5-6 development opportunity for an experienced band 5 OT if you feel ready to increase your level of challenge and responsibility in a structures and supported way. Or an existing opportunity for a band 6 OT if you'd like to broaden your expert knowledge within acute mental health.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and interventions using evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. You will promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the clinical area.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
About us
What we can offer you in return
In return for your skills and expertise we can offer you highly rewarding work within a forward thinking, supportive, friendly, occupational therapy team. You will have opportunities to work in close collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues. Professional support is provided by the Professional Lead OT through monthly professional supervision.
You will have access to a wide range of Training and CPD opportunities including;
- Access to our comprehensive AHP training prospectus
- Monthly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs
- AHP Communities of Practice (including Sensory Strategies and Recovery Through Activity, Research and Innovation,)
- The opportunity to participate in a range of local and trust wide QI work and service innovations
- Varied leadership and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Operate as a senior occupational therapy practitioner and manage an appropriate complex clinical caseload.- Promote evidence based practice in occupational therapy- Provide a specialised range of clinical interventions and demonstrate knowledge of modelsof practice.- Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensureeffectiveness of interventions.- Provide clinical assessment, formulation, intervention and review- Contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary best practice clinical guidelines andprotocols.- Have a basic working knowledge of the medication prescribed for the persons in their care.- Supervise the work of more junior qualified staff and provide support and guidance.- Ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained inaccordance with Professional and Trust standards and to provide specialist occupationaltherapy reports relevant to the practice setting.- To adhere to Trust risk management policies and procedures.- To champion occupational and recovery approaches within the service area.- Be aware of and able to use de-escalation techniques and physical breakaway- Ensure effective communication with all parts of the service, other agencies and people who use services and their carers
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Operate as a senior occupational therapy practitioner and manage an appropriate complex clinical caseload.- Promote evidence based practice in occupational therapy- Provide a specialised range of clinical interventions and demonstrate knowledge of modelsof practice.- Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensureeffectiveness of interventions.- Provide clinical assessment, formulation, intervention and review- Contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary best practice clinical guidelines andprotocols.- Have a basic working knowledge of the medication prescribed for the persons in their care.- Supervise the work of more junior qualified staff and provide support and guidance.- Ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained inaccordance with Professional and Trust standards and to provide specialist occupationaltherapy reports relevant to the practice setting.- To adhere to Trust risk management policies and procedures.- To champion occupational and recovery approaches within the service area.- Be aware of and able to use de-escalation techniques and physical breakaway- Ensure effective communication with all parts of the service, other agencies and people who use services and their carers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
- Evidence of post graduate level study/training
- Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist
- Practice Education training
- Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience as a qualified occupational therapist in mental health
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
- Experience in a clinical area related to the post
- Leadership experience
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of occupational therapy clinical approaches used in mental health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
- Evidence of post graduate level study/training
- Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist
- Practice Education training
- Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience as a qualified occupational therapist in mental health
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
- Experience in a clinical area related to the post
- Leadership experience
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of occupational therapy clinical approaches used in mental health
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
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).
