Job summary
The Newham Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Older People has an opportunity for an Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to come and join the team on a full time basis. This is a rewarding role, working with older adults who have mental health conditions and/or dementia in the diverse London borough of Newham.
This role could be a great opportunity to further develop your skills and to apply experience gained in other mental of physical health settings. We would therefore also consider an internal secondment from within ELFT if you would like to join us for a fixed period of time.
The role is based at the First Avenue resource centre in Plaistow, Newham. It is conveniently located next to the Greenway (especially popular with cyclists and walkers!), with public transport options nearby.
Occupational Therapists are valued members of the multi-disciplinary CMHT. The emphasis for Occupational Therapy in our team is to support individuals to focus on what matters most to them- often this is to remain living at home. Occupational Therapy is provided both in individual sessions as well as groups. These take place in community settings, service users homes and at First Avenue.
By joining us, you will not only have the support of the CMHT, but also be linked with the co-located memory services and the wider Mental Health Occupational Therapy service in Newham.
Main duties of the job
- To work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, to assess and treat older people with mental health/dementia support needs, enabling individuals to remain within their home environment/ community in regard to their preference and best interest optimising their quality of life.
- The Occupational Therapy (OT) role will undertake initial assessment and OT specific assessment/intervention including advice and basic environmental adaptation and provide a range of individual and/or group treatments.
- To be responsible for an appropriate caseload for specialist OT skills
- To develop and maintain links with MHCOP OT service, relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies throughout Newham
- To provide clinical supervision and support practice education when required
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
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Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oDiploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oPractice Placement Educators Training
Desirable
- oMember of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- oPost qualification in clinical mental health setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical field
- oExperience of CPD and role development activities
- oExperience of working of part of a Multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- oExperience of staff/student supervision
Skillls & Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to independently manage a complex clinical caseload
- oTo have developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs.
- oAnalytical and clinical reasoning skills to assess clients' complex needs (including risk assessment) and complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions with significant support and supervision.
- oAbility to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations.
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of complex activities in relation to clinical work
- oWord-processing/IT skills
- oAbility to liase with other services, statutory and non-statutory around clinical issues
Desirable
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of activities in relation to clinical work
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oDiploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oPractice Placement Educators Training
Desirable
- oMember of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- oPost qualification in clinical mental health setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical field
- oExperience of CPD and role development activities
- oExperience of working of part of a Multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- oExperience of staff/student supervision
Skillls & Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to independently manage a complex clinical caseload
- oTo have developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs.
- oAnalytical and clinical reasoning skills to assess clients' complex needs (including risk assessment) and complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions with significant support and supervision.
- oAbility to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations.
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of complex activities in relation to clinical work
- oWord-processing/IT skills
- oAbility to liase with other services, statutory and non-statutory around clinical issues
Desirable
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of activities in relation to clinical work
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newham Older People's CMHT
First Avenue Resource Centre 103 First Avenue, Plaistow
LONDON
E13 8AP
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
