Senior Occupational Therapist | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum Incl. of HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2024 |
| Location: | Lambeth, SW9 9NT |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6654424/334-CLI-6654424 |
Summary
· To manage a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
· To provide leadership for junior staff and students, through supervision and appraisal.
· To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT / MDT services, holding responsibility for defined projects.
· To regularly supervise OT students on practice placements.
· This post will require you to complete beyond the preceptorship programme hosted by Oxleas.
· To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, assessing health and well-being from an occupational perspective.
· To contribute to assessing and completing specialist risk assessments within the multi-disciplinary team to support a person’s recovery.
· To hold an up to date knowledge of a range of occupational therapy standardised assessments, the models on which they are based and how to carry these out.
· To identify occupationally focused goals taking into consideration the mental, physical, spiritual, psychological and social needs of the service user and that it is sensitive to age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, social class, sexuality and disability.
· In collaboration with the service user, to plan and implement individual or group therapeutic interventions using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals which support their recovery.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
· To manage a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
· To provide leadership for junior staff and students, through supervision and appraisal.
· To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT / MDT services, holding responsibility for defined projects.
· To regularly supervise OT students on practice placements.
· This post will require you to complete beyond the preceptorship programme hosted by Oxleas.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024