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Band 5 Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 03 September 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapist to work in the Older Adult Enhanced Community Mental Health Team (OAECMHT) both in Wolverhampton and Sandwell.
Occupational Therapists within the OAECMHT deliver a variety of one to one and group interventions to older people who have mental health needs including dementia. Interventions include cognitive rehabilitation, sensory approaches and a Greenspace Horticultural Project.
The post will be based at Brooklands Health Centre in Wolverhampton for 3 days (22.5 hours Mon-Wed) and at Edward Street Hospital in West Bromwich (15 hours over Thursday and Friday).
Main duties of the job
* To provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team for older people with mental health needsincluding cognitive impairment/ dementia within Older Adult Community Mental Health Services.
* The post holder will manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
* To work within a multidisciplinary team setting, providing advice to the multidisciplinary team as required.
* The role will involve allocation of work to Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioners and ongoing support on a daily basis, as well as supervision and appraisal.
About us
You will be joining a hard working and respected group of OTs within both OAECMHTs consisting of OT Leads, senior OTs and OT Assistant Practitioners.
The Trust is committed to supporting the personal and professional development of staff. Some of the ways we can support you to develop include:-
* Regular management and clinical supervision
* Access to a CPD fund and ability to apply for training
* A Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified OTs
* The opportunity to work with professional from multiple disciplines
* An established and supportive OT leadership team which has representation at all levels of the Trust.
Job responsibilities
* To manage a clinical caseload of older adults with mental health needs requiring occupational assessment and treatment interventions within community settings.
* To undertake occupational therapy assessments/treatment interventions with designated service users, utilising investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised treatment plans.
* To plan and implement occupational therapy interventions (individual and group) using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
* To work collaboratively with service users and their families/carers to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall recovery care plan.
* To utilise standardised and non-standardised occupational therapy assessment tools as part of the assessment process.
* To actively engage and motivate service users in the occupations of self-care, productivity and leisure.
* To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress to ensure effective intervention.
* To work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members providing occupational therapy specific contributions to the care and treatment process of service users.
* To utilise clinical reasoning skills, demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis from which to inform practice.
* To apply an experiential understanding of the effects of functional, cognitive and physical impairment related to mental health needs in the therapeutic process of treatment planning and intervention.
* Provide information and recommendations to assist lifestyle change including the provision of aids, adaptations, personal care packages and supported living accommodation.
* To be responsible for the planning and delivery of occupational therapy interventions in a variety of environments, according to service user need.
* To be responsible for the safe fitting and use of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) equipment provided to service users by oneself and occupational therapy support staff within the Team.
* To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality occupational therapy service.
Person Specification
* Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration
* Experience working with Adult/Older Adults
* Knowledge and application of OT assessments/ interventions with adults/older adults with mental health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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