£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year, £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
19/03/2026
About this job
Clinical: To provide functional and cognitive Occupational Therapy assessments to service users.
To manage a caseload of clients with complex mental health and physical needs.
To contribute to comprehensive risk assessments and risk management plans for clients at risk of vulnerability, self-harm or risk of physical, sexual or emotional harm to others To work with clients to identify Occupational Therapy goals using specialist mental health and OT assessment tools.
To assess the occupational performance needs of a defined client group, and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes.
To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
To ensure that Occupational Therapy input is clearly documented and evaluated in the individuals care plans and communicated with those involved in their care.
To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of ill health and apply this when making recommendations to address the clients physical, psychological and social needs.
To assess for, provide, fit, demonstrate and risk assess aids to daily living within professional competencies To respond to and take an active role with complex social and community care responsibilities.
To respond to and manage clinical and social crises.
To share knowledge and skills across the MDT and apply where appropriate.
Governance and Quality: To promote a service philosophy based on a balanced model of care, recovery and personalisation.
Establish quality standards relating to the service user and carer experience.
Maintain quality assurance systems to monitor and audit these standards.
To participate in complaint investigations, incident reviews and comprehensive Serious Untoward Incident Reviews when required.
To ensure that Patients Charter Standards, Local Service Standards, Purchaser Quality Standards and Trust Quality Standards are maintained.
Contribute to the writing of shared guidelines/protocols of care.
To contribute to the Trust, Directorate and Professions Clinical Governance arrangements and quality agenda.
To lead and support quality improvement projects.
To apply national guidelines/legislation relating to health and social care in mental health Comply with the own Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Professional Standards and National, Trust and local Policies and Procedures.
To comply with research requirements of Royal College of OT, regularly undertaking research activity to evaluate current theory/research/evidence and apply findings to improve practice.
To personally contribute to the evidence base by engaging in local research projects and service audit.
To actively promote a research culture. Keep up-to-date with research and evidence based practice and actively share gained knowledge Communication: To demonstrate high-level communication skills To utilise highly developed interpersonal skills, including specific skills to facilitate effective communication when there are barriers to individuals understanding e.g. sensory or cognitive impairment or in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive situation.
To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, colleagues, other health care workers and external agencies.
To promote the role of Occupational therapy within the local service area/team and the wider community.
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