Overview
As a Senior Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.
To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.
To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively. To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision. To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working. To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives. To use the Trust electronic patient record system. To abide by all Trust policies and procedures. To provide supervision to junior OT staff. To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our teams in Darlington; Darlington Community HUB & Darlington Community Treatment and Intervention Team. The multi-disciplinary team works with clients experiencing a range of difficulties related to their mental health, and their families to deliver assessment and treatment. We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy with people and their families. You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in Darlington, to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan in place.
The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway and offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in the community. All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers. The ability to engage and communicate with individuals as well as the parents/family/carers and system around them is essential.
Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the relevant Lead OT. The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments. You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings. There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.
Responsibilities
* Receive requests for occupational therapy, triage and prioritise, complete evidence-based assessments and interventions addressing self-care, productivity and leisure.
* Use client-centred approaches to co-produce negotiated occupational goals and evaluate them with service users.
* Participate in clinical/professional and management supervision; contribute to multidisciplinary team working.
* Lead on service improvement and quality initiatives; use the Trust electronic patient record system; abide by Trust policies and procedures.
* Provide supervision to junior OT staff; respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
* Join and work within the Darlington OT teams and network to deliver needs-led, high-quality OT services.
Qualifications and requirements
* Experience of delivering occupational therapy; keenness to continually develop themselves and others; interest in this field of OT.
* Willingness to utilise transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings.
* Ability to engage and communicate with individuals, families and carers and the system around them.
* Willingness to participate in CPD and appraisal processes.
Other information
* Right to Work in the UK; sponsorship information and visa eligibility are provided as part of the application process.
* We can offer sponsorship for Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visas, subject to eligibility; review the official GOV.UK guidance linked in the advert.
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* Fixed Term posts: where applicable, temporary funding and potential for permanent appointment if funding is secured.
* Internal applicants should obtain agreement from their current line manager for secondment release if applying.
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* About TEES, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust: mental health and learning disability services across multiple regions; emphasis on patient and family involvement and recovery.
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