Job summary
Are you a dedicated and compassionate Occupational Therapist looking to make a difference in the lives of older adults with mental health conditions and dementia? Tower Hamlets is an exciting and diverse London borough where innovation and development in older adult care is a top priority. We are transforming the way we work and putting care of older adults on the map for innovation and development.
As an Inpatient Mental Health Occupational Therapist (Band 6), you will be an integral part of our established multi-disciplinary team. Your mission will be to collaboratively support older adults in achieving their goals and improving their quality of life. We value forward-thinking professionals who can contribute to our innovative approach to care.
The post-holder will have excellent assessment and individual and group intervention skills, and will have the opportunity to provide client-centered assessments and interventions in a flexible and creative way. There are also opportunities to develop the service in line with Mental Health Community Transformation
Main duties of the job
To work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to assess and treat older people with dementia and/or mental ill health, facilitating discharge and enabling future accommodation/care needs to be identified in regard to individual preference and best interest.To be responsible for an appropriate caseload, providing OccupationalTherapy specific assessment, treatment/interventions via a range ofindividual and/or group treatments.To provide clinical supervision and support practice education when required.To contribute to the planning and evaluation of the Older People's MentalHealth 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
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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
- Health Care Professionals Council registration
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- At least one year post qualification in clinical mental health setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical field
- Experience of CPD and role development activities
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- the needs and rights of service users and / or carers in planning and service development
- applied social, health and medical sciences required for the practice of Occupational Therapy including psychology, anatomy, physiology and sociology
- applied psychological perspectives relevant to OT in mental health including behavioural, cognitive and humanistic perspectives
- the theory and practice of occupational therapy including occupational science and holistic models of OT practice
- specialist clinical skills in order to carry out OT interventions (e.g. interactive and activitybased interventions, cognitive behavioural interventions, psychosocial and psycho-educational interventions
- specialist skills via training e.g. group effectiveness skills
- current National Guidelines and legislation e.g. CPA, NSF, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act(2014) and their application and be able to impart this to others
- Ability to independently manage a complex clinical caseload
- Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs
- Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with client's who have serious mental health problems
- Ability to liaise with other services around clinical issues
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of activities in relation to clinical work
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health Care Professionals Council registration
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- At least one year post qualification in clinical mental health setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical field
- Experience of CPD and role development activities
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- the needs and rights of service users and / or carers in planning and service development
- applied social, health and medical sciences required for the practice of Occupational Therapy including psychology, anatomy, physiology and sociology
- applied psychological perspectives relevant to OT in mental health including behavioural, cognitive and humanistic perspectives
- the theory and practice of occupational therapy including occupational science and holistic models of OT practice
- specialist clinical skills in order to carry out OT interventions (e.g. interactive and activitybased interventions, cognitive behavioural interventions, psychosocial and psycho-educational interventions
- specialist skills via training e.g. group effectiveness skills
- current National Guidelines and legislation e.g. CPA, NSF, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act(2014) and their application and be able to impart this to others
- Ability to independently manage a complex clinical caseload
- Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs
- Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with client's who have serious mental health problems
- Ability to liaise with other services around clinical issues
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
- Ability 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).
