Job Responsibilities
* To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload addressing occupational performance, strengths and skills deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure, e.g., MOHO assessments (SCOPE and COSA), CANSAS?, Functional Assessments.
* To assess and manage risk and monitor the mental and physical health status of young people.
* To collaboratively identify the goals of occupational therapy intervention with the young person as part of the overall care plan.
* To plan and implement individual and/or group evidence‑based, socially‑inclusive interventions, in collaboration with the young person, using a bespoke approach to achieve therapeutic goals, e.g., goal planning, graded interventions, coping strategy enhancement and psychosocial interventions.
* To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for young people with complex mental health needs, through use of baseline and outcome measures, in order to gauge progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention.
* To provide explicit, unambiguous and concise Occupational Therapy Plans that can be delegated to, and followed by, support staff.
* To share assessments, occupational therapy plans, and results of interventions with members of the Multi‑Disciplinary Team (MDT), and in particular Care Co‑ordinators.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.
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