Job summary
Calling all Mental Health Occupational Therapists
What an exciting time to join NELFT. Are you looking for your next role? Do you want to make a real difference? Come and be part of the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Teams in Havering. NELFT has recently launched the mental health transformation programme, and aim to radically transform our whole model of mental health care and support. The integrated teams will merge assessment, brief intervention, and recovery services. Our intention is not just to redesign care pathways but to develop a new ethos and culture that helps transform how we work together with our partners as 'one team' sharing care. There is new investment for mental health, peer support, and Support Time and Recovery workers to support the integrated teams in providing seamless care around the individual, their families, and their social networks.
NELFT fully promotes OT professional/personal training and development, monthly supervision, CPD, annual appraisal, audit, research, and work-based Quality Improvement and innovation. There is the opportunity to support junior staff, OT students and apprentices. As part of the OT workforce, you will work in collaboration with the Borough lead OT to contribute towards the development of the OT services in the community teams.
Main duties of the job
We have a number band 7 Occupational Therapy (OT) roles working in our Havering Access, Assessment & Brief Intervention and Community Recovery Teams. The post holders will deputise for and support the Borough lead OT and service managers.
Come and join us if you want to:
- Undertake comprehensive OT assessments and intervention.
- Promote recovery, social inclusion, relapse prevention, holistic health, and wellbeing.
- Facilitate and provide group interventions.
- Want to make personalised care a reality.
- Promote and actively enable co-production in service delivery.
- Work as part of an integrated team ensuring regular evaluation of individual care and recovery plans.
- Undertake generic mental health assessments.
- Further develop your management and leadership skills.
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Assessment/Interview info
At NELFT we set very high standards to ensure we provide quality services. We require prospective employees to carry out an online literacy and numeracy test, equivalent to NVQ Level 2. For more information regarding our assessments, please visit our website. If you are shortlisted, invited for interview and successfully offered the post, you will be required to undertake an assessment for these skills during the pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In alignment with the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults, our aims include a greater focus on prevention, wellbeing and delivering more integrated and personalised care closer to home. By working with Primary Care Networks (PCN) and local partners, NELFT propose to support plans by developing multi-agency, integrated and place-based care to support people with mental health needs. At the core of the framework is the idea that primary, secondary, specialist, and social care, along with housing, voluntary sector, and commissioned providers work together in a unified way with people who use services at the centre of service provision and much more involved in their care. All team members will receive training in recovery and social inclusion, Open Dialogue, and trauma informed approaches to care. In addition, groups of staff will also be invited to undertake further specialised training in an area of chosen expertise. We will support additional training and have a skills matrix to support existing and all new staff.
COVID-19 VaccinationThe successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. To comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination during the recruitment process. Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £3,898 to a maximum of £4,967).
Job description
Job responsibilities
In alignment with the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults, our aims include a greater focus on prevention, wellbeing and delivering more integrated and personalised care closer to home. By working with Primary Care Networks (PCN) and local partners, NELFT propose to support plans by developing multi-agency, integrated and place-based care to support people with mental health needs. At the core of the framework is the idea that primary, secondary, specialist, and social care, along with housing, voluntary sector, and commissioned providers work together in a unified way with people who use services at the centre of service provision and much more involved in their care. All team members will receive training in recovery and social inclusion, Open Dialogue, and trauma informed approaches to care. In addition, groups of staff will also be invited to undertake further specialised training in an area of chosen expertise. We will support additional training and have a skills matrix to support existing and all new staff.
COVID-19 VaccinationThe successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. To comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination during the recruitment process. Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £3,898 to a maximum of £4,967).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification
- Current HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of a RCOT or relevant specialist interest group
Experience
Essential
- To have a minimum of 2/3 years post graduate experience including minimum of 12 months in specific area of care
- Working as a band 6 OT for a minimum of 18 months.
- Experience of Multi- disciplinary Team working and liaising with various agencies
- Facilitation of group interventions for service users/carers.
- Work with people who present with complex needs. Casework or CPA care co-ordinator
- Experience in conducting ADL assessments and producing clear and concise ADL reports
- Providing staff supervision
- Experience of application of Standardised Assessments and Outcome Measures
- Safeguarding children/adults
Desirable
- Evidence of post graduate training in specialist conditions and interventions
- Successfully engaging community based partners and agencies in achieving outcomes for service users.
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of national and current policy and current trends affecting health and social care service delivery.
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge and experience in the field of mental health and ability to adapt to various settings
- Understanding of risk assessment and management
- Thorough understanding of OT processes, models and evidence based practice
- Understanding of the principles of recovery and social inclusion.
Desirable
- Audit, research service development, quality improvement, and project management
- Knowledge of equipment and adaptions
Skills
Essential
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Organisational skills: To be innovative and work on own initiative and prioritise own workload
- Time management skills - ability to prioritise and implement management strategies for self and others
Desirable
- Management and Leadership skills
Other
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area and across the Boroughs
- Team Worker: Able to work effectively and flexibly in a team and variety of environments
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification
- Current HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of a RCOT or relevant specialist interest group
Experience
Essential
- To have a minimum of 2/3 years post graduate experience including minimum of 12 months in specific area of care
- Working as a band 6 OT for a minimum of 18 months.
- Experience of Multi- disciplinary Team working and liaising with various agencies
- Facilitation of group interventions for service users/carers.
- Work with people who present with complex needs. Casework or CPA care co-ordinator
- Experience in conducting ADL assessments and producing clear and concise ADL reports
- Providing staff supervision
- Experience of application of Standardised Assessments and Outcome Measures
- Safeguarding children/adults
Desirable
- Evidence of post graduate training in specialist conditions and interventions
- Successfully engaging community based partners and agencies in achieving outcomes for service users.
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of national and current policy and current trends affecting health and social care service delivery.
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge and experience in the field of mental health and ability to adapt to various settings
- Understanding of risk assessment and management
- Thorough understanding of OT processes, models and evidence based practice
- Understanding of the principles of recovery and social inclusion.
Desirable
- Audit, research service development, quality improvement, and project management
- Knowledge of equipment and adaptions
Skills
Essential
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Organisational skills: To be innovative and work on own initiative and prioritise own workload
- Time management skills - ability to prioritise and implement management strategies for self and others
Desirable
- Management and Leadership skills
Other
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area and across the Boroughs
- Team Worker: Able to work effectively and flexibly in a team and variety of environments
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).
