Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the Furness Home Based Treatment Team based in Barrow. The post will be supported under the supervision of a network Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The fully aligned role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute setting for service users experiencing mental health difficulties requiring home-based treatment.
Responsibilities
* Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users to support recovery within home treatment.
* Undertake supervision of junior staff and assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy services locally and across the footprint of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
* Participate in Occupational Therapy Best Practice Forums and shadowing opportunities with Occupational Therapists in other home-based treatment teams within the trust.
* Deliver a range of group and/or individual interventions drawn from relevant frames of reference, demonstrating sophisticated clinical reasoning.
* Prioritise planning and delivering interventions for people whose mental health problems have a marked impact on their occupational functioning, with high occupational risk or complex needs.
* Coordinate across Start and Home Treatment service areas to balance occupational needs and prioritise caseloads accordingly.
* Liaise and negotiate across service boundaries and in varied settings as an emergent leader and skilled communicator.
* Use evidence to support and develop practice and remain aware of current research.
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