Occupational Therapist – Mental Health Care for Older People (MHCOP)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £35,763.00 i £43,466.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £35763.00 - £43466.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E13 9AP |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9363-25-0821 |
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To liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies to ensure an integrated, high quality service To assess service-users mental state and identify any significant risk factors pertaining to management within the setting. To plan interventions in conjunction with those involved in the service-users care, ensuring regular evaluation of care plans To evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions in conjunction with service-users/carers, other professionals, to include joint working to ensure successful transfer of care plans developed To promote and apply evidenced-based practice to service delivery To be aware of service-users and carers cultural and ethnic needs when developing interventions To provide support and advice on the integration of activity into the day-to-day care and management of older people with mental illnesses to other staff and agencies as appropriate To promote and apply equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory interventions that respect a service-users customs, values and spiritual beliefs at all times To apply clinical knowledge and skills to develop a range of interventions, for use on both a one-to-one and group basis, for service-users with complex needs. Opportunities to develop clinical reasoning skills through case discussions and informal peer support during two weekly OT meeting To use clinical reasoning to assess how the service-users mental health difficulties impact on their function in the occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure, as well as their performance in the cognitive, inter/ intrapersonal and physical areas To manage difficult clinical situations arising from working with service-users with emotional and behavioural needs To produce clinical reports on a regular basis and disseminate to other involved professionals, agencies and the client as appropriate (to include, for example, Personal Profiles) To attend clinical meetings/ward rounds/CPA meetings and contribute clinical information on progress to other MDT professionals To ensure that own documentation and service-user records are recorded and stored in line with Trust and Royal College of Occupational Therapy guidelines To ensure compliance with confidentiality is maintained To collect Occupational Therapy & other statistics submitting them as per service requirement, including the use of electronic systems in line with the Trusts clinical governance and performance management standards, ensuring that information is complete and timely To carry out administration tasks as required for smooth running of the service To provide service-users and carers with accurate information on the service provided Exercise clinical professional judgement in complex clinical cases and refers to supervisor or others when necessary To prioritise caseload in response to service-user needs and the changing demands of the service under guidance of the Head OT in MHCOP To make decisions independently in terms of day-to-day management of own caseload or in collaboration with the Senior and Head Occupational Therapists To develop supervisory skills opportunities to work towards supervising an OTA and practice educator role with support from Senior Occupational Therapists To contribute to the training and development of OTs and other disciplines, which may include from time to time assisting with the development of staff groups in external agencies in order that service-users receive the best possible care To provide treatment plans to the OT assistants and support workers To deal with conflict and resolve difficulties on a clinical level with support from the Senior and Head Occupational Therapists in Older Peoples Mental Health Services To be involved with student Occupational Therapists practice education placements To register with and adhere to the Health Care Professionals Council standards of conduct, performance, ethics, proficiency, education and training, continuing professional development. Adhere to the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct and Professional Standards for Occupational Therapy Practice and ensure that supervisees comply with these requirements To follow the Trust and Occupational Therapy service policies and procedures and the Royal College of Occupational Therapy professional standards in clinical practice Together with the MDT, to continue to actively implement initiatives that aim to promote the value of activity for service-users and the role of Occupational Therapy In collaboration with the Occupational Therapy team, plan new developments in the Occupational Therapy service to enhance the quality of the service received, actively involving service-users and carers in the developments and getting feedback To contribute to audits of service, review and evaluation and opportunity to be involved with QI projects To developing organisational skills by sharing the role of chairing and minuting the weekly OT referrals and business meetings To implement policies and procedures for the safe use of therapeutic stock and equipment in line with health and safety requirements.