This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist, with a strong experience base in working with people with mental health difficulties and co-existing conditions, who is interested in progressing their career into a clinical specialist role.
The Barnet Psychiatric Liaison Service provides assessment and guidance to persons using Barnet General Hospital. The Occupational Therapy post ensures that people with Mental Health conditions who are seen in Barnet General Hospital receive specialist assessment, rehabilitation intervention and plan supportive discharge. In addition, they will work alongside AHP Lead and Acute & Community Lead Occupational Therapists to create streamlined Occupational Therapy access across the Barnet borough. They will support the safe transfer of patients between Barnet Hospital and NLFT services; including mental health wards. As a clinical specialist they will be expected to lead on service improvements, QI projects and groups to meet the needs of the Psychiatric Liaison service, service users and the Barnet population.
Main duties of the job
To provide expert Occupational Therapy clinical leadership and input to the Liaison Psychiatry service; including Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for those referred to the team. This will primarily be with adult and older adults with mental health difficulties in Accident & Emergency and on the Barnet General Hospital (BGH) inpatient wards. There will also be an expectation to complete generic mental health assessments for people presenting with a range of mental health problems. The post holder will work closely with the therapy teams on the acute inpatient wards, providing guidance and training on working with mental health where required. In addition the post holder will liaise with the therapy teams and Flow Team of the trust inpatient services to support safe transfers when patients are transferring to a mental health ward.
The post holder will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team, acute trust colleagues, and local services i.e. community mental health teams, social services etc.
The post holder will work with service users who have complex and substantial needs, often working with persons with dual diagnosis, frailty and coexisting conditions including physical health needs. Having a strong working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, 1983, and the Mental Capacity Act, 2005, is essential.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
* We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
* With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
* We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
* We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
* We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
* We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
* NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
* Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our Values:
* We Are Kind
* We Are Respectful
* We Work Together
* We Keep Things Simple
* We Empower
* We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job responsibilities
Please see job description that is attached to the application for full details of of the roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
* Dip. COT, BSc OT or Pre-reg MSc OT
* Registration with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist
* Evidence of recent and regular CPD
* Evidence of post qualification training within the field of mental health
Skills/ Abilities
* Able to complete range of Occupational Therapy assessments (standardised and un-standardised)
* Ability to make clearly reasoned clinical decisions in complex situations.
* Skills in completing generic assessment skills for a broad range of mental health conditions, and ability to complete mental state examinations
* Skills in developing and delivering teaching/ training sessions for other clinicians.
* Supervision training
* Ability to support others, including junior staff, with complex clinical decision making
Experience/ Knowledge
* Significant experience practicing Occupational Therapy in a range of mental health services.
* Sound working knowledge of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and DoLS.
* Experience of working with Older Adults experiencing frailty and/or mental health conditions.
* Experience of working in a physical healthcare setting.
* Experience of providing Occupational Therapy expertise and advice within an MDT.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Springwell Centre, Barnet General Hospital Site, Wellhouse Lane
Springwell Centre, Barnet General Hospital Site, Wellhouse Lane
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