Band 6 Occupational therapist - South AOT
| Posting date: | 02 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2024 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B32 3PJ |
| Company: | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6543167/436-6543167 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity for a motivated/ innovative Band 6 Occupational Therapist.
AOT services uses a team approach, to support, engage service users with psychosis, multiple admissions, complex needs, poor engagement and challenging behaviours.
Caseloads are smaller to reflect the intensity of the work and provide opportunities for rehabilitation.
As an OT you will be delivering interventions to enable individuals to participate in recovery-based activities, engage in treatment and live in their own homes or supported accommodation. You will hold a small caseload.
You will work closely with the clinical lead OT to develop the OT within AOT, meeting regularly as an OT team.
As a Band 6 OT, there will be opportunities to develop leadership skills.Working within the MDT, to develop activities, engage individuals in meaningful occupations and facilitate psycho-social and psycho-educational.
To aid in the development of service user-led, occupationally focused recovery plans and empower their recovery journey.
The AO Team operates 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Shift patterns are day shift (9:00am - 5:00pm), late shift (12:00pm - 8:00pm) and weekends (9:00am - 5:00pm).
However, we can consider flexible working arrangements during these hours.
A visit to the team base prior to application is strongly recommended.
For further information contact Stewart Smith (T/M)/ Patrick Nolan (C/Lead): 0121 301 4350 orChloe Firmstone (Clinical Lead OT): 0121 301 6000
• To provide to an efficiently administered and professionally competentOccupational Therapy service for people who useAssertive Outreach TeamServices.
• Tomanagea definedcaseloadofclientswithcomplexneeds,using evidencebased/client centred principles to assess, plan, implementand evaluateinterventionsinarangeof settings.
• Toparticipateintheplanning,developmentandevaluationofOTserviceswithinadesignatedteam,holdingresponsibilityfordefinedprojects.
• ToregularlysuperviseOTstudentsonplacement.TocontributetothemaintenanceanddevelopmentoftheTrustOTservice.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024
An exciting opportunity for a motivated/ innovative Band 6 Occupational Therapist.
AOT services uses a team approach, to support, engage service users with psychosis, multiple admissions, complex needs, poor engagement and challenging behaviours.
Caseloads are smaller to reflect the intensity of the work and provide opportunities for rehabilitation.
As an OT you will be delivering interventions to enable individuals to participate in recovery-based activities, engage in treatment and live in their own homes or supported accommodation. You will hold a small caseload.
You will work closely with the clinical lead OT to develop the OT within AOT, meeting regularly as an OT team.
As a Band 6 OT, there will be opportunities to develop leadership skills.Working within the MDT, to develop activities, engage individuals in meaningful occupations and facilitate psycho-social and psycho-educational.
To aid in the development of service user-led, occupationally focused recovery plans and empower their recovery journey.
The AO Team operates 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Shift patterns are day shift (9:00am - 5:00pm), late shift (12:00pm - 8:00pm) and weekends (9:00am - 5:00pm).
However, we can consider flexible working arrangements during these hours.
A visit to the team base prior to application is strongly recommended.
For further information contact Stewart Smith (T/M)/ Patrick Nolan (C/Lead): 0121 301 4350 orChloe Firmstone (Clinical Lead OT): 0121 301 6000
• To provide to an efficiently administered and professionally competentOccupational Therapy service for people who useAssertive Outreach TeamServices.
• Tomanagea definedcaseloadofclientswithcomplexneeds,using evidencebased/client centred principles to assess, plan, implementand evaluateinterventionsinarangeof settings.
• Toparticipateintheplanning,developmentandevaluationofOTserviceswithinadesignatedteam,holdingresponsibilityfordefinedprojects.
• ToregularlysuperviseOTstudentsonplacement.TocontributetothemaintenanceanddevelopmentoftheTrustOTservice.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024