Senior Occupational Therapist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 per annum incl' HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, W9 2NW |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6212735/333-G-RB-0251-C |
Summary
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R& D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and EBP is made possible by our strong links with local universities.
We actively support the next generation of OTs through apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce but have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our BAME OT group.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapists join our Adult Inpatient Mental Health Rehabilitation Service as Band 6 OT’s in Bluebell Lodge, our specialist High Dependency Unit in the London borough of Westminster.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
To provide the Rehabilitation Service with an occupational therapy service and expertise; this will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Specific to assessment the Occupational Therapist (OT) will utilise MOHO evidence based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.
To establish links with other OT’s in interfacing rehabilitation and community mental health teams.
To manage a caseload of service users with complex, severe and enduring mental health needs; using evidence based and recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment.
To integrate evidence based practice and skilful use of assessments & interventions.
To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental illness and physical conditions; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service user’s social and physical environment.
To contribute to service development of Local & Trust wide OT services.
To provide leadership for junior / unqualified staff through supervision and appraisal as required.
To act as fieldwork educator to students on practice placement.
OT in CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes an AHP director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession at all levels - both strategically and operationally.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R& D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and EBP is made possible by our strong links with local universities.
We actively support the next generation of OTs through apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce but have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our BAME OT group.
JOB SUMMARY:
The post holder will work as a Snr Occupational Therapist in Rehabilitation Inpatient /Community services as required
Key Tasks
To provide the Rehabilitation Service with an occupational therapy service and expertise; this will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Specific to assessment the Occupational Therapist (OT) will utilise MOHO evidence based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.
To establish links with other OT’s in interfacing rehabilitation and community mental health teams to enable effective continuation of Occupational Therapy input if required.
To manage a caseload of service users with complex, severe and enduring mental health needs; using evidence based and recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment.
To integrate evidence based practice and skilful use of assessments & interventions with personal recovery principles in order to improve the service users’ quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.
To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental illness and physical conditions; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service user’s social and physical environment. This will include undertaking assessments and making recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations.
To contribute to service development of Local & Trust wide OT services.
To provide leadership for junior / unqualified staff through supervision and appraisal as required.
To act as fieldwork educator to students on practice placement.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
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