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The post holder will be expected to work within the multidisciplinary Tameside adult learning disability team managing a defined caseload of service users providing core occupational therapy interventions that enables individuals to work towards valued lifestyle and aim for optimum level of functional ability including:
* Bringing a focus on meaningful occupation and its impact on behaviour and function for service users.
* Specialist advice to other team members and other agencies.
* To provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal and regularly supervise occupational therapy students on practice placement.
* To contribute fully to the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy services within the Community Team initiating and leading defined projects and participating in multidisciplinary working parties.
* To develop and deliver bespoke training and support packages to provider agency staff and others including families in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance, strengths and skills deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self‑care, productivity and leisure.
* To collaboratively identify the goals of occupational therapy intervention with the service user as part of the overall care plan.
* To work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to meet the wide range of therapeutic needs of our service users.
* To plan and implement individual and/or group evidence‑based interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
* Access to Continued Professional Development
* Involvement in improvement and research activities
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Plan interventions to take place in the most appropriate settings including the service user's own home, the community, day service or work base where they might attend.
* To monitor and evaluate intervention, to measure progress and ensure effectiveness using evidence based practice.
* Demonstrate collaborative working across multi‑agencies; both within and beyond learning disability and statutory services.
* To work closely with service users, carers and families to establish good therapeutic relationships which allow joint problem solving and management planning.
* To provide support and education to service users and carers regarding specific therapeutic intervention / approach.
* To facilitate therapeutic groups or projects where there is an identified OT role.
* To attend appropriate case conferences, referral and review meetings, contributing to decisions with regard to service user care plans.
Person specification
Experience
* Previous experience of working with adults with a learning disability.
* Have previous experience of working with people with complex and multiple needs.
* Experience of specialist equipment provision.
* Evidence of reflective practice and ability to critically evaluate own performance.
* Documented evidence of continuing Professional Development.
* Application of the occupational therapy process.
* Previous experience of working in the community.
* Previous experience of working within an MDT setting.
* Experience of working with people with early onset dementia.
* Application of sensory processing theory in practice with adults with a learning disability.
* Experience of working with people of all ages.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy.
* Knowledge of assessment tools and outcome measures.
* Training and presentation skills.
* Evidence of clinical research relating to occupational therapy and clinical audit skills.
* Knowledge of current legislation relating to learning disabilities, e.g. health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities.
Skill and abilities
* Ability to analyse situations and select appropriate treatment plans.
* Ability to organise own workload and set priorities demonstrating good time management.
* Ability to use own judgement, initiative and creativity.
* Ability to demonstrate a person centred approach to working in the learning disability field.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to demonstrate emotional resilience.
* Ability to work autonomously.
* Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written, demonstrating a flexibility to situations and individual’s needs.
Education / Qualifications
* Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy.
* State Registration with Health Professions Council (HSPC).
* Membership of RCOT professional body.
* Further short courses and/or experience to post graduate diploma level.
* Membership of a special interest group related to this field.
* Post graduate training in related topics, e.g. AMPS, Sensory integration qualification, Rebound, 24 hour posture management.
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