Senior Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health - Community)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - hours per week Job ref -ACC-3--A Site Chesterfield Community Mental Health Team Town Chesterfield Derbyshire Salary £, - £, pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing //5 :
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Are you an empathetic Occupational Therapist with a keen interest in mental health?
A fabulous opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, to join our fantastic NHS Trust based in Chesterfield Derbyshire.
This is also a really positive time to join and contribute to shaping the future of our community mental health services, as part of our transformation to Living Well multi-agency teams.
The Occupational Therapist in post will be working within a community adult mental health service, providing specialist assessment and treatment to service users with a range of mental health conditions.
In this role you will assess, implement and develop an OT treatment programme according to the person's diagnosis and identified needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. You will be able to manage a diverse caseload and work closely with the multi-disciplinary team, giving you the opportunity to work with CPNs, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Employment Specialists and Non–Medical Prescribers.
2. You will utilise the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments that are used trust wide and will receive support and training in this.
3. The post holder will:
4. Be involved in service development and quality improvement projects, as we develop OT pathways across the organisation, build links with our partnership organisations in the community, develop our Individual Placement Support service and grow our peer support services, as we embed the Community Mental Health Framework across our teams.
5. Be part of the wider Occupational Therapy Community in Derbyshire Healthcare, contributing to CPD events, practice development opportunities and workforce development.
6. Be involved in recruitment of staff and the development of our support staff.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.”
Benefits include:
7. Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
8. days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
9. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
10. Generous NHS pension scheme
11. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
12. Health service discounts and online benefits
13. Incremental pay progression
14. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
15. Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
16. Health and wellbeing opportunities
17. Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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18. The provision of specialist OT clinical advice on the assessment and intervention of clients’ occupational and functional needs.
19. Interventions provided will be within the practitioner’s sphere of competency and within their major skill set, the practitioner is expected to liaise with colleagues who may be more experienced within a particular field as and when required.
20. Management of a caseload, using OT evidence based, client-centred Recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
21. Assessment and prescription of assistive equipment as required.
22. Development of collaborative partnership working with our external partners within the neighbourhood for example CCGs, voluntary sector, social care, education and employment services
23. You will play a pivotal role in this work alongside our partner agencies and people with lived experience
24. Design, development and facilitation of recovery focussed group work, both internally and in partnership with partner organisations.
25. Supervision and support of fellow OT members of the team.
26. You will be offered regular management supervision from your service manager and
professional/clinical supervision from the Occupational Therapy Lead to support you with this.
27. Support and develop student placements and newly qualified OTs on our
preceptorship programme within the service and across the workforce.
28. Provide regular student placements/shadowing opportunities.
29. You will liaise with our AHP Practice Learning Facilitator and AHP Preceptorship Facilitator regularly.
30. Support and promotion of our IPS service “Work Your Way” whose Employment Specialists are embedded in our CMHTs.
31. Involvement in Trust-wide OT service development and innovation
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
32. BSc Honours in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
33. Current HCPC registration
34. Portfolio evidence of CPD, reflection, self-motivation, team leadership skills and EBP
Desirable criteria
35. L'Apple accreditation
Experience/Skills
Essential criteria
36. Relevant post-registration, clinical expertise
37. Post-registration expertise in an adult mental health setting
38. Ability to apply and promote OT skills, including carrying out specialised occupational assessments, setting clear occupational goals and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions
39. Knowledge and experience of clinical supervision
40. The ability to manage own and other’s workload flexibly
41. Analytical skills involving skilled interpretation, comparison and reasoned judgement in complex situations
42. Flexible planning and organisational skills required for the formulation and adjustment of a broad range of therapeutic activities and programmes within an occupational therapy and multi-disciplinary team
43. Experience of ordering equipment and adapting environments
Desirable criteria
44. Knowledge of research techniques and experience of clinical audit
45. Post-registration expertise working with Adults of working age
Further details / informal visits contact
NameTeresa AllenJob titleActing Service ManagerEmail number0 2Additional information
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