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The Newcastle Adult CMHT Team are looking to recruit a full-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist.
As an OT you will provide assessment and interventions to identify and address occupational performance needs in self-care, productivity and leisure to support the safe and effective assessment of those using the services.
The OT has a lead role in promoting, enhancing and maintaining the health and wellbeing of service users with a mix of complex health needs. The successful postholder will also offer specialist support, consultation and training to staff within the service and other agencies where appropriate.
* Complete evidence based functional assessments of a persons behaviour/performance in partnership with the service user and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Following appropriate assessment, develop person centred care plans to enable the proactive management of presenting behaviour/need.
Communicate complicated or highly sensitive information such as diagnosis and care plans to service users and families in a way that allows them to fully understand what is required.
To take an active lead in working closely with partnership agencies to promote wellness and recovery focused interventions and discharge planning
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the worlds first carbon net zero national health system by 2045 ( Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our Proud to be Green engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
* Be accountable and responsible for managing the occupational therapy referrals for a defined clinical caseload that reflects the priorities of the local service by ensuring the assessment of therapy needs, particularly in relation to:
Using highly developed specialist knowledge to independently undertake complex assessments and evaluate interventions with clients with diverse environmental, social, physical and mental health needs; adapting approach to the varying level of need.
Close working with other services aiming to reduce health inequalities and improve access to universal services.
Opportunities to support access to mainstream health services for adults with secondary mental health support needs,
The provision of timely intervention aimed at promoting and maintaining the health of adults with secondary mental health support needs
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