Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Weston-super-Mare

NHS Jobs; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Weston-super-Mare is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to manage a complex caseload from assessment to discharge. The role involves delivering specialist OT interventions, conducting complex assessments, and working within an MDT to set goals and review progress.

The post requires risk management across clinical and home settings and the ability to provide reports and expert advice to colleagues in acute and community care settings.

Qualifications

• Undertakes complex occupational therapy assessments and develops complex therapy programmes.
• Assesses and manages risk effectively in clinical and community settings including the service users own home.
• Works with service users and carers to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the MDT plan.
• Develops and implements specialist interventions for individuals or groups, in collaboration with the service user(s) and MDT to achieve therapeutic goals.
• Uses technical and creative skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities and encourages service users/carers in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving their identified goals.
• Monitors and evaluates occupational therapy treatment in order to measure progress and modifies treatment plans to ensure effectiveness of clinical interventions.
• Provides reports and makes recommendations on service user progress at clinical meetings and participates in the clinical decision-making process regarding service user care programmes as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides specialist clinical advice to other healthcare professionals including those in the acute hospital sector with limited mental health or learning disability experience.
• May provide professional advice, as requested and where appropriate, in relation to subject access requests.

Responsibilities

• Manages a complex/specialist OT caseload from assessment to discharge from therapy.
• Undertakes complex occupational therapy assessments and develops complex therapy programmes.
• Assesses and manages risk effectively in clinical and community settings including the service users own home.
• Works with service users and carers to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall Multidisciplinary Team plan.
• Develops and implements specialist interventions for individuals or groups, in collaboration with the service user(s) and MDT to achieve therapeutic goals.
• Uses technical and creative skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities and encourages service users/carers in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving their identified goals.
• Monitors and evaluates occupational therapy treatment in order to measure progress and modifies treatment plans to ensure effectiveness of clinical interventions.
• Provides reports and makes recommendations on service user progress at clinical meetings and participates in the clinical decision-making process regarding service user care programmes as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides specialist clinical advice to other healthcare professionals including those in the acute hospital sector with limited mental health or learning disability experience.
• May provide professional advice, as requested and where appropriate, in relation to subject access requests.
• Please see attached job description and job specification further detailed information about the post.

Job description

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Weston-super-Mare

• Manages a complex/specialist OT caseload from assessment to discharge from therapy. Serviceusers may have multiple needs with a combination of physical and mental health or learning disabilities. Service users may have complex social situations, and may demonstrate behaviours that challenge
• Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice by all staff for whom the post holder has designated responsibility.
• Undertakes complex occupational therapy assessments and develops complex therapy programmes.
• Assesses and manages risk effectively in clinical and community settings including the service users own home.
• Works with service users and carers to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall Multidisciplinary Team plan.
• Develops and implements specialist interventions for individuals or groups, in collaboration with the service user(s) and MDT to achieve therapeutic goals.
• Uses technical and creative skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities and encourages service users/carers in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving their identified goals.
• Monitors and evaluates occupational therapy treatment in order to measure progress and modifies treatment plans to ensure effectiveness of clinical interventions.
• Provides reports and makes recommendations on service user progress at clinical meetings and participates in the clinical decision-making process regarding service user care programmes as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides specialist clinical advice to other healthcare professionals including those in the acute hospital sector with limited mental health or learning disability experience.
• May provide professional advice, as requested and where appropriate, in relation to subject access requests.
• Please see attached job description and job specification further detailed information about the post.