Overview
Following the successful RCOT pilot, you will help individuals manage common mental health conditions to prevent long-term sickness and make a real difference in their recovery journey. This role provides specialist mental health support within a vocational rehabilitation framework, working closely with primary care and community services supporting patients in the Trailblazer 'Life Re-worked' Programme.
Qualifications
We are seeking a qualified and experienced occupational therapist to work 0.4 wte alongside GP practices, providing vocational rehabilitation advice, signposting, assessment and intervention to support individuals to return to or maintain their work role; and advice and signposting for those wishing to return to employment.
Responsibilities
* Work at an advanced level within the four pillars of advanced clinical practice: Clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
* Take responsibility for developing and shaping the role to meet the needs of the local population in consultation with the PCN leads.
* Autonomously utilize advanced clinical practice knowledge and skills to provide specialist vocational assessment and rehabilitation for patients with common mental health disorders and musculoskeletal problems, and occupational therapy assessment and intervention to the Primary Care Network (PCN) agreed population.
* Evidently demonstrate high levels of problem solving, clinical reasoning and exercise independence of judgement to assess, treat and manage own caseload of vocational rehabilitation within the PCN.
* Develop processes to optimise service flow, outcome measurement and present data on the developing role within the PCN.
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient‑facing role, applying expert knowledge of the impact of physical, social, psychological, environmental and mental health issues on functional independence and vocation.
You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including physiotherapy, occupational therapists, psychologists, mental health practitioners and assistant practitioners.
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