+ To provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team for older people with mental health needs including 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.Working for our organisation 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.Detailed job description and main 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.
* Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position
We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post. If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback. The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years' working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years. Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation. As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people. Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process. Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. Across the whole of the region we provide: + Adult and older adult mental health services + Specialist learning disability services + Mental health services for children and young people + Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving. We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone's life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance., 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).
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