B6 Occupational Therapist -Elmbridge Neighbourhood MHT

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Molesey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join the Elmbridge Neighbourhood mental health services OT team. The role involves delivering both group and individual interventions within a clear care pathway, including programmes such as Occupation Matters, Recovery through Occupation, and New Horizons, plus comprehensive assessments.

You will work within a hub of CPD activity with extensive supervision and training opportunities, contributing to

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence and ability to drive for community-based work.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality occupational therapy assessment and interventions, group and individual, in line with OT pathways.
• Communicate effectively with service users, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
• Provide supervision and mentoring to junior staff and OT apprenticeships.
• Provide occupational therapy student placements.
• Contribute to service development and audits.
• Take on lead professional roles as appropriate.

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and join our dynamic Occupational Therapy (OT) team in Elmbridge Neighbourhood mental health services .

We Offer Innovative Ways Of Delivering OT In Elmbridge. The Post Will Include Delivering Both Individual And Group OT Interventions Offering a Clear Care Pathway, These Interventions Include

• Occupation Matters Programme - a 20 week group which utilises Lifestyle Redesign principles.


• Recovery through Occupation - a 6 week group which uses the Re-Motivation process to improve an individual's motivation and social skills.


• New Horizons - our occupational therapy led discharge pathway to support a smooth transition from secondary services


• Individual occupational therapy


• Comprehensive occupational therapy assessments


• Memorey matters: group using cognitive rehabilitation principles for people with mild Dementia

We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our OT assessments and interventions, focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice.

The OT leadership team is committed to offering extensive, co-ordinated CPD programmes including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training and an annual conference.

Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

Successful Applicants Will Be Able To Demonstrate The Following

• To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.


• To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.


• To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.


• To provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate)


• To provide occupational therapy student placements.


• To contribute to service development and audits.


• To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Heather Tucker Job title: Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy Email address: [e-mail]