Job summary
East London is a great place to start and develop your career as an Occupational Therapist! You'll be part of a creative, progressive and dedicated Occupational Therapist team providing mental health services in the vibrant East London borough of Newham. You will also be joining almost 280 Occupational Therapists already working in the East London Foundation Trust!
We have Band 5 and Band 6 opportunities across Newham and Tower Hamlets in Community and Inpatient services for Adult and Older adult Mental Health. Ideally, we are looking for full time hours, but would consider part time and flexible working.
We offer preceptorship, supervision, monthly educational sessions and access to an inspiring group of Occupational Therapists. You will also work within Multidisciplinary teams as we promote collaborative working.
Role : Occupational Therapist
Date : 10-Jun-2024
Time : 09:00am - 10:00am* (Registration is required to be interviewed on the day)
*Registration for interviews is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Failure to register during this time will make you unable to partake in same day interview held from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Address : Trust HQ No: 9 Alie Street E1 8DE
Role : Occupational Therapist
Main duties of the job
Various sites and roles
To provide Occupational Therapy specific intervention to adults and/or older people with mental health/dementia support needs via a range of individual and or group treatments within the community.
To develop and maintain links with the ELFT wide OT service, relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies as well as community organisations.
To contribute to the development of OT services.
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
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs
- Analytical & clinical reasoning skills to assess clients' complex needs (including risk assessment) & complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions with significant support & supervision
- Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations
- Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of complex activities in relation to clinical work
- Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with client's and their carers
- Ability to assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including frequent verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression in hospital setting and community settings (e.g. community venues, public transport etc.) whilst ensuring safety of self, client and members of the public
- Ability to liaise with other services around clinical issues
- Good organisational and time management skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health /dementia
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs
- Analytical & clinical reasoning skills to assess clients' complex needs (including risk assessment) & complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions with significant support & supervision
- Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations
- Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of complex activities in relation to clinical work
- Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with client's and their carers
- Ability to assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including frequent verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression in hospital setting and community settings (e.g. community venues, public transport etc.) whilst ensuring safety of self, client and members of the public
- Ability to liaise with other services around clinical issues
- Good organisational and time management skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health /dementia
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).
