Band 5 Occupational Therapist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 29 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Robust supervision structure

Résumé du poste

North London NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking an Occupational Therapist to work on discharge pathways and in the community across Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden and Islington. You will assess daily living skills, support risk management and promote healthy routines.

You will work within a large OT team, delivering 1:1 sessions and group programmes, contributing to MDT care planning and engaging with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure safe, effective discharge and ongoing

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with valid registration.
• Experience with discharge planning and community-based care.
• Interest in mental health and forensic settings.

Responsabilités

• Providing OT on discharge pathway and community-based care.
• Supporting discharge needs across Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden and Islington.
• Assessing and intervening for patients detained under The Mental Health Act.
• Delivering 1:1 sessions and group programmes with a Technical Instructor.
• Contributing to MDT care planning and risk assessment, verbally and in writing.
• liaising with internal and external services to support discharge.

Connaissances

Discharge planning

Risk assessment

Daily living skills

Self-care development

Group sessions

Communication skills

Formation

Occupational Therapist degree

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Providing occupational therapy to patients on the discharge pathway and those living in the community, supported by Specialist Community Forensic Teams.
• Working across the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden and Islington, and across the inpatient service based at Chase Farm Hospital. Supporting the discharge needs for a designated male and female, adult caseload.
• Providing OT assessment and intervention topatients detained under The Mental Health Act, 1983 (amended 2007), many of whom suffer from a severe and enduring mental illness and have a history of offending behaviour. OT role in forensic services? Assessment- Functioning and daily living skills, risk management, social skills and sensory needs. Treatment and Intervention-Developing self-care and independent living skills, establishing healthy daily routines and engagement in meaningful structure, improving social and communication skills, developing coping strategies and promoting physical health and wellbeing.
• Liaising with internal and external services to support and prepare for discharge from hospital.
• The OT role focusses on functional daily living skills, establishing structured routines and managing specific mental health and risk issues.
• Working with a Technical Instructor to deliver 1:1 session and a group programme to meet individual needs.
• The role will include the assessment, treatment and evaluation of clinical interventions, carrying out functional assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment verbally and through written documentation.
• The OT team: You will be working within a large, supportive, diverse and experienced team of OTs including Band 8, 7, 6, 5 and Band 4 Technical Instructor.
• Each OT is allocated to a specific case load / team with Technical Instructor provision.
• The team has a wealth of experience and opportunities to share to aid learning and development.
• We offer a thorough and varied induction programme, which includes preceptorship, training opportunities in house and externally for ongoing learning and career development.

Benefits

• Robust and comprehensive supervision structure, both formally and informally to ensure staff are fully supported.

About the Employer

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. 4 We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

A newly Qualified (or soon to be) Occupational Therapist who is passionate about high quality care? An experienced Band 5 OT looking todevelopexisting skills in a diverse but supportive area?