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Adult Community Mental Health Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Main area Adult Community Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 333-G-HM-0734-A
Site Mill House Town Uxbridge, Middlesex Salary £35,763 - £43,466 per annum inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2025 23:59
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London’s population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview
Would you like to work in an innovative team, where there is a strong focus on staff development and delivering high quality care? We are looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our well-established, diverse team. We want you to bring your unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to our OT team as diversity makes us stronger.
The Adult Community Mental Health Hubs serves the diverse and vibrant population with secondary mental health needs and severe and ensuring mental health needs. The Hubs consist of Medical staff, Nurses, Peer Support Workers, Employment Specialists and Psychology/ Psychotherapy staff. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop and co-facilitate groups as part of the psychosocial Hub offer.
We are located in Uxbridge and a 10-minute walk from the Town Centre. The nearest underground station is Uxbridge Underground (Piccadilly and Metropolitan Lines) or West Drayton Train Station.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in community mental health. The role is full-time, Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm with an option to work up to two days a week remotely.
Main duties of the job
* To work as an OT in the Adult Community Mental Health Hub, providing a high quality service to service users.
* To provide OT assessments and intervention for service users under the care of the team, both in healthcare environments and peoples homes.
* To provide functional assessments and home assessments for prescribing adapted equipment, making recommendations and for accommodation needs.
* To provide evidence-based group interventions.
* To manage a caseload and be an allocated Named Worker autonomously.
* To work within the multidisciplinary team and support the overall functioning of the team.
Working for our organisation
The team will provide you with a friendly welcome and full induction which includes shadowing opportunities and visits to services. We have invested fully in our Band 5s development through robust supervision, a preceptorship programme and internal training. Success at preceptorship enables further training to become an educator for OT students. Career development opportunities are available and many of our Band 5s who choose to stay with us in senior posts.
There are excellent training and development opportunities available within CNWL in addition to local in-house CPD opportunities. CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes a Head of Therapies, an AHP associate director, Trust wide Professional Leads for all professional groups and borough and specialist professional leadership.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are a priority for us in CNWL we expect staff to be culturally competent, reflective and open to culturally diverse CPD opportunities.
Hillingdon has a wide range of resources and OTs work closely with services to support participation in the community. We work closely with our Adult Social Care and Voluntary Sector partners in our Borough.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details and don't hesitate to get in touch to find out more about the role.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
* Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with HCPC
* Work or placement experience in a mental health setting
* Professional Body membership with RCoT and involvement in RCoT communities
* Training/ experience in Psychosocial interventions and other relevant training
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience in a mental health setting (voluntary or paid)
* Experience of group facilitation
* Application of core OT skills and processes
* Demonstrable understanding and experience of OT profession specific assessment tools (ie: MoHO)
Skills and Abilities
* Can demonstrate an application of the OT process
* Demonstrates reflective practice
* Demonstrates patient-centred practice
* Ability to prioritise workload/ use own initiative
* Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach taking a culturally sensitive approach
* Ability to build constructive working relationships
* Clear understanding of the assessment process and use of OT assessment tools
* Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person
* Commitment and enthusiasm for CPD
* Evidence of relevant health-related training courses
Specialist Knowledge
* Can demonstrate clinical reasoning skills
* Knowledge of speciality conditions (ie: SMI)
* Demonstrates clear understanding of Professional standards and conduct
* Has knowledge of OT theory related to practice
* Awareness of local and National issues and relevant legislation
Professional Conduct
* Conducts and presents self in a professional manner
* Has a good understanding of EDI
* Possesses knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and health & safety
* Has excellent time management and organisational skills
Other
* Ability to travel to see service users in the community and see service users in their home environment
* Holder of full UK driving license/ car driver
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.
* Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
* Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
* Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
* If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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