To design, arrange and provide direct clinicalcare which encompasses Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment andmanagement of patients with complex mental health needs who are detained underthe Mental Health Act 1983. To lead asmall team of staff in ensuring there is a provision of quality service to thepatients and work in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
1.Topresent as a positive and professional role model to all staff within the unit,striving to maintain a philosophy of service user involvement in continuouslyimproving the service
2.Totake the professional lead for the overall provision and development of highquality Occupational Therapy within the hospital, asserting your competenciesas an OT and embedding these within the wider role of Primary worker.
3.Toactively participate in and provide, clinical and management supervision.
4.Topositively participate in and assist other staff, in the implementation ofpersonal development plans, and promote mandatory training.
5.Toutilise your core Occupational Therapy skills in providing a high quality ofOccupational Therapy mental health treatment within a wider role of primaryworker.
6.Tosupport the development of a central therapeutic environment within WaterlooManor. This will involve assessing needs, developing group programmes andfacilitating groups appropriate to the needs of the patients.
7.Tobe responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation andevaluation of Care and Treatment for patients within a Care Programme Approach(CPA) system.
8.Tosupport the profession's development and modernisation and the adherence toyour profession's standards and codes of practice.
About us
Waterloo Manor Hospital stands as a leading provider of specialised services for women with complex mental health issues, offering an integrated care pathway from low secure environments to open rehabilitation settings. Through robust multi-disciplinary collaboration, a strong focus on personal recovery, and carefully designed facilities, we enable each individual to make meaningful steps towards improved mental health and functional independence.
Job responsibilities
1.Informall Patients of their right to access their treatment plan, and to activelyencourage them to read and evaluate their treatment plan.
2.Demonstrateeffective leadership, providing appropriate advice and guidance to members ofthe team.
3.Undertakethorough assessments of care needs which lead to the development of detailedand relevant care plans, positively encourage patient involvement in allaspects of service delivery.
4.Ona planned basis, uses appropriate evaluation techniques to assess theeffectiveness of packages of care, which have been offered.
5.Ensurethat the development and maintenance of an effective system for assessing,managing and minimising levels of clinical risk.
6.Towork as an integrated member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, and facilitateeffective team working in providing excellent care to Patients.
7.Toensure the effective implementation of the care programme approach, ensuringrelevant and up to date communication between all those involved in supportingindividual Patients.
8.Tobe involved in planning, providing, evaluating therapeutic groups and activityprogrammes as appropriate to the clinical setting.
9.Ensureclinical and professional development needs are met by the PDP process.
10.Totake an active role in the development and implementation of audit and evidencebased practice within a clinical setting.
11.Takeresponsibility to maintain professional registration by meeting COT and HPCstandards and support adherence to these within clinical settings.
12.Toensure that treatment areas and equipment used for Occupational Therapyinterventions are safely maintained and are in good order and condition.
13.Towork in an autonomous way with Occupational Therapy specific interventionsbased on clinical reasoning.
14.Totake the clinical lead for promoting occupation within the ward environment andsupport the team in enabling the environment to be occupationally focussed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1.BHSC (OT) /Dip COT.
* 2.Two years post graduate mental health work experience.
* 3.To demonstrate and apply a highly skilled level of clinical and professional supervision. (Utilising a variety of techniques underpinned by a variety of models and experience).
* 4.To have completed all education required of a Professional Lead OT.
* 5.Maintain up-to-date specific professional, legal and technical standards of practice in accordance with professional codes of conduct.
* 6.To demonstrate a complex level of Mental Health practice and contribute to the sharing of this within your team.
* 7.To demonstrate a high working knowledge of CPA and promote best practice within your own team.
* 8.To demonstrate a high level of skill in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment for patients.
* 9.To know, maintain and constantly strive to improve, all standards of care within the hospital.
* 10.To be conversant with the role in terms of carrying out the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 as well as assisting in the education of other staff in relation to this.
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.
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