Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist (OT) to join a dynamic and forward-thinking Adult Acute Inpatient OT team. The Riverside Centre is a busy, welcoming service based in Hillingdon, Uxbridge, and forms part of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. The centre comprises three wards: two 18-bedded acute adult wards and an 8-bedded male PICU, supporting adults with complex and acute mental health needs. This role is ideally suited to those seeking to build experience in an acute mental health setting. You will work alongside a highly supportive and experienced team, including senior and specialist OTs, Activity Coordinators, Peer Support Workers and a dedicated Fitness Instructor. In this post, you will develop core and specialist skills across OT-specific assessment and intervention, including sensory assessment, trauma-informed approaches, and both individual and group-based work. You will also benefit from close multidisciplinary working and learning opportunities with colleagues from Nursing, Psychology and the Medical team, supporting your professional development within a collaborative MDT environment.
Main duties of the job
You will receive regular supervision from a senior member of the OT team, alongside day-to-day support from a well-established team, working closely with four other OTs. You will be part of a strong professional network that values learning, reflection and collaborative practice. The role offers a range of development and training opportunities to support your clinical and professional growth, including:
* A comprehensive year-round in-house OT-to-OT training programme
* Access to the Trust’s Preceptorship programme
* Opportunities to attend external specialist training, such as Sensory Integration, VdTMoCA, and equipment prescribing
* Regular reflective practice sessions
* The successful candidate will:
* Be motivated, enthusiastic and flexible, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Be able to use initiative and take appropriate responsibility for contributing to the planning and delivery of daily ward programmes
* Demonstrate a clear interest in evidence-based practice, ongoing professional development and recovery-focused approaches
* Be familiar with the Model of Human Occupation (MoHO) and other evidence-based assessment tools to establish functional baselines and inform intervention planning, recommendations and ongoing care
Working for our organisation
There are over 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. There are plenty of opportunities to develop your career with us and maintain your dual skills.
OT in CNWL is very fortunate in having an established professional structure including an AHP director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession at all levels - both strategically and operationally. Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by research groups and OT clinical networks. We invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs can reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and evidence-based practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities. We actively support the next generation of OTs through Apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce and have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our Equality Diversity and Belonging OT group.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions in collaboration with the service user, using graded and adapted activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
* To undertake OT assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
* To build on existing knowledge of the MoHO, using standardised assessment and intervention tools.
* Following assessment, to undertake case formulation to highlight occupational strengths and limitations and to inform the intervention plan moving forward.
* To work collaboratively with service users to identify goals as part of the overall recovery plan.
* To provide interventions in the manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values.
* To routinely provide feedback to the MDT regarding observed occupational performance throughout contact, which inform ongoing assessment and therapeutic intervention.
* To provide support and education to service users and carers regarding aspects of OT
* To liaise with carers and other professionals as relevant.
* To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.
* To attend mandatory training.
* To comply with the RCoT Professional Standards For OT practice, conduct and ethics
* To review and reflect on your own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
* To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal/external development opportunities.
* To actively participate in OT and Trust CPD development programmes.
Person specification
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist, or eligible for registration with evidence of an application submitted and registration pending for newly qualified OT’s.
Desirable criteria
* Relevant work/ voluntary experience of training in mental health
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Application of OT process & use of functional assessment & activity analysis
* Experience of groups and 1:1 interventions in a health or social care setting
* Knowledge of standardised assessment & outcome measures appropriate to setting
* Experience of the application of an OT model in practice
* Experience of partnership working in promoting social inclusive opportunities for patients
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
* Knowledge & understanding of range of communication skills to overcome barriers to engagement
* Knowledge of psychopathology and its impact on occupational performance and functioning
* Clear concept of OT, conceptual models of practice and frames of references
* Clinical reasoning and case formulation skills to plan/ deliver/ review OT interventions
* Good communication skills (written, verbal, listening and IT)
* Good awareness of the principles and importance of safeguarding
* Applied understanding and use of a range of communication skills to overcome barriers to engagement.
Desirable criteria
* Interest in Research and QI
* Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
* Shows a high level of personal motivation and commitment to professional standards
* Shows professional confidence and flexibility when working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
* Demonstrates a proactive attitude towards learning and developing knowledge and skills
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