Job summary
The Newham Community Mental Health Team for Older People has an opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the team full time, based at First Avenue Resource Centre in Plaistow.
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, delivered in community settings or the service users homes. There are also opportunities to develop the service in line with Mental Health Community Transformation.
The Band 7 Occupational Therapist will take the lead for Occupational Therapy and also is part of the management team. This role requires clear communication and an ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and with other external agencies.
By joining us, you will have the support of the CMHT, the co-located memory services and the wider Mental Health Occupational Therapy service in Newham.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, evidence based and person-centered Occupational Therapy (OT) assessment and intervention to older people with functional and/or organic mental health problems living in the community.
To provide expert consultation to the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) from an OT perspective, raising the profile of OT and the benefit of occupation-based approached
To manage complex clinical situations, provide advice and guidance to colleagues on working with clients with emotional and behavioral needs.
To support the ongoing development of the OT service within Community Mental Health transformation, particularly how to optimize the value of OT, alongside the Head OT for Older Adults and Directorate Lead for OT in Newham.
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
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
Desirable
- oMember of Royal College Occupational Therapists
- oRelevant post-graduate training
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post qualification experience in clinical mental health setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the Clinical Field
- oExperience of CPD and role development
- oExperience of staff supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oProven ability to independently manage a complex clinical caseload and oversee caseloads of team
- oHighly developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients with complex needs.
- oAnalytical and clinical reasoning skills in order to assess clients' complex needs (including risk assessment) and complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions.
- 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.
- o Ability to communicate complex and specialist information with OT staff and other professionals including undertaking supervision, chairing meetings, training and presentations
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oDiploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
Desirable
- oMember of Royal College Occupational Therapists
- oRelevant post-graduate training
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post qualification experience in clinical mental health setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the Clinical Field
- oExperience of CPD and role development
- oExperience of staff supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oProven ability to independently manage a complex clinical caseload and oversee caseloads of team
- oHighly developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients with complex needs.
- oAnalytical and clinical reasoning skills in order to assess clients' complex needs (including risk assessment) and complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions.
- 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.
- o Ability to communicate complex and specialist information with OT staff and other professionals including undertaking supervision, chairing meetings, training and presentations
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
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).
