Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Mental Health

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Job summary

The post holder will be based in the Occupational Therapy service, Mental Health, Coity Clinic, Princess of Wales Hospital. The post holder will deliver evidence based, recovery focused Occupational Therapy specialist assessment and interventions to service users accessing facilities across unscheduled care (Home Treatment Team, Ward 14 and the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit).

The post holder will be affiliated with the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) but work within an Occupational Therapy whole team approach to service delivery across unscheduled care. Thus providing continuity of care to service users through their recovery journey and the opportunity to complete the OT process from admission to discharge.

The post-holder will be supported by a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, work alongside a further band 6 Occupational Therapist and support a rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering Recovery focussed individual and group Based Occupational Therapy sessions. All Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions will be evidence based, and evaluated using recognised outcome measures; assessments and interventions delivered will be measured against a range of performance indicators.

Main duties of the job

Manage a defined caseload, providing specialist OT assessment and appropriate evidence based intervention, utilising a recovery focussed model, with individuals referred to the service - promoting independence, recovery and mental well-being within hospital, service users' homes, and community venues.

Use the Occupational Therapy process autonomously in various settings, including lone working in the community and in service users' homes across Cwm Taf Morgannwg.

Deliver assessment and intervention inputs using validated and evidence based models of care, assessment tools and outcome measures -such as the Model of Human Occupation.

Participate in formal meetings, providing expert witness/specialist knowledge of occupational and mental health perspectives.

Work effectively with multidisciplinary (MDT) colleagues to ensure robust therapeutic environs for service users which support autonomy, maintains function and productivity throughout their inpatient stay.

Contribute effectively to home-leave planning, articulating risk information and opportunities to MDT, and supporting service users to accessing productive and meaningful periods of home leave.

Develop and implement discharge plans which support safety and risk management needs, and supporting early discharge processes.

Use advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to identify barriers to improved health status and functional independence.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

110-AHP019-0225

Job locations

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Perform assessments to inform clinical team about future specialist placement needs.

Recommend and liaise with CTP manager to provide appropriate support for the individual liaising with other agencies (i.e. care managers, Platform, Care and Repair, Meals on Wheels, MIND, Primary Care practitioners, Community Occupational Therapist) to ensure delivery of a seamless service.

Write concise, informative reports detailing assessment and intervention outcomes for service user, referring agencies and other key appropriate services.

Be responsible for maintaining an accurate and comprehensive record of service user intervention in accordance with HPC, local authority standards, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Standards of practice and the Data Protection Act.

Ensure all written and electronic documentation is recorded in a timely manner.

Carry out assessments and interventions within designated target times, requiring excellent time management skills.

Develop specialist skills and expertise within the field of acute assessment, intervention and related outcome measures; Recovery processes; engagement, and risk evaluation and management.

Demonstrate robust understanding of appropriate models and frameworks, including the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO).

Be a point of reference for the team with regards to complex occupational needs within the specialised area.

Be responsible for organising and planning a frequently fluctuating clinical workload. To remain flexible to provide cover at times of staff shortage and allocate work to Occupational Therapists, support staff and other designated staff as required.

Demonstrate sound judgement regarding achievement of support worker competencies and subsequent delegation of work within a competency based framework.

Contribute to service and strategic developments across Occupational Therapy services.

Contribute in the development of standards and outcome measurement to ensure best practice for service users.

Develop local networks with other teams providing similar services, contributing to the wider professional network.

Undertake reflective practice and to contribute to the debate on a range of clinical issues relating to the delivery of services for across organisation boundaries.

Participate in and lead tasked working groups in performance, clinical or policy related matters as identified by line managers.

Participate proactively in Band 6 OT Development forum, feeding back pertinent issues to line managers as required.

Take a lead role in education and development of competencies of support staff via formal talks, on the job evaluation, competency based assessments and Agored processes.

Proactively engage with other Occupational Therapists and staff of other professional groups to progress innovations and improvements in practice.

Maintain awareness of current best practice relevant to field, sharing information with clinical team.

Evaluate clinical outcomes and report outcomes related to service need and areas for development.

Support service evaluation and change processes.

Participate in local, organisational and professional audit and evaluation processes and support the implementation of any agreed changes to service provision which arise from same.

Work jointly with the Clinical Lead in identifying methods or changes in practice to remediate deficiencies.

Work in a manner that ensures compliance with all required policies and procedures.

Provide support and clinical supervision to rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Undertake Performance Development Reviews with identified staff, assuming appraiser role.

Carry out deputising role for line manager.

Use supervision and/or consultation in order to promote personal effectiveness.

Contribute to educating individuals, carers, health professionals on the management of psychological/mental well-being and occupational needs.

Provide leadership for junior and support staff through supervision, mentoring and modelling best practice.

Participate in performance appraisal reviews as an appraisee and appraiser.

Take responsibility for maintaining own competency to practice through Continuous Professional Development (CPD), and maintaining a professional portfolio in accordance with guidelines from the HPC, which is required for professional registration.

Develop specialist skills and knowledge through an agreed personal development plan.

Supervise students as an accredited practice educator who adheres to the requirements of the defined standards of practice and supervision.

Provide evidence based training and delivery of competency based practice to the support staff.

Contribute to the delivery of the Level 3 Diploma in Occupational Therapy Support (Agored) delivery plan.

Deliver and evaluate evidence-based group and individual Occupational Therapy programmes.

Contribute to planning and evaluation of the service through use of audit and research projects.

Develop and maintain a robust awareness of ongoing research relating to your specialist area.

Collaborate with Research Occupational Therapist in post to expand current professional knowledge fields.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.