Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS; Enfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to provide assessments and interventions for adults in mental health care. The position involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, fostering recovery, and writing comprehensive reports. Ideal candidates must hold a degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC. Additionally, experience with complex mental health cases is essential. This role is crucial for delivering high-quality services to support patients in their journey to recovery.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience as an occupational therapist working with complex mental health issues.
• Understanding of risk evaluation and management with service users.
• Knowledge of evidence-based best practices in occupational therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy assessments and intervention plans.
• Write reports and recommendations.
• Conduct falls risk assessments and implement interventions.
• Oversee the ward programme of activities.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Able to work autonomously

Able to work as part and to lead a team

Ability to maintain boundaries

Education

Completed diploma, degree or MSc in Occupational Therapy

Current registration with HCPC

Job description

Job summary

Come and work with an exciting team of allied health professionals! This post is within the occupational therapy department providing acute care to adults with mental health needs. This post specifically sits within Cumbria Villa, our stepdown unit. You will be working with adults from across North London, supporting them to get back home after an admission to acute care. This will involve assessment, interventions and recommendations for discharge.

This post is part-time and would suit someone wanting to work shorter days.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing occupational therapy assessments and intervention plans as a key part of the ward MDT. You will work alongside our established clinical support worker, activity worker and art therapist to provide a rehab-focused ward programme of groups and interventions.

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.

Our Five-Year Strategy

• 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

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

Working locations

Chase Farm hospital

127 the Ridgeway,

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Job description / Responsibilities

Main duties will include:

• Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions;
• Report writing and recommendations;
• Falls risk assessments and interventions;
• Overseeing the ward programme of activities;
• Maintaining contemporaneous notes and recording contacts as per local policies.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Completed diploma, degree or MSc in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with HCPC
• Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice

Skills (Essential)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skill
• Able to work autonomously and to deputise for senior staff in a variety of roles when required to do so.
• Able to work as part and to lead a team
• Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers and staff.

Experience (Essential)

• Demonstrable experience as an occupational therapist working with people with complex mental health and physical health issues in a community care or rehabilitation setting.
• To demonstrate a sound knowledge and experience of evidence based best practice and research in working with service users with mental health issues
• Demonstrate an understanding of risk together with an ability to evaluate and contain risk with reference to the individual, staff and carers.
• Demonstrable advanced understanding and experience of occupational therapy profession specific assessment tools and treatment modalities.

Additional Information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit: UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Chase Farm hospital

127 the Ridgeway,

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/