Consultant Occupational Therapist

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative opportunity awaits in a new mental health community rehabilitation service aimed at enhancing the lives of individuals in North Lincolnshire. This role as a Consultant Occupational Therapist involves managing complex cases and leading a multi-disciplinary team. You'll play a crucial role in delivering high-quality care, working collaboratively with various agencies, and contributing to the ongoing development of your colleagues. Join a dedicated team committed to transforming mental health services and making a real difference in the community. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to lead, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex mental health cases.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various agencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex individuals with mental health needs.
• Lead clinical governance and partnership working.

Skills

Clinical Assessment

Occupational Therapy

Multi-Agency Collaboration

Patient Management

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Relevant Clinical Training

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join a new mental health community rehabilitation service for people living in North Lincolnshire. We are seeking enthusiastic and innovative professionals to help us embed this new 7-day service. The service will enable individuals to receive intensive community rehabilitation closer to home, aligning with the NHS Long Term Plan (2019) for Mental Health.

The community rehabilitation service will comprise a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency workforce, working collaboratively between Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) and North Lincolnshire Council. This partnership aims to share skills and specialisms to support individuals and improve their quality of life.

The team will be led by a team manager and supported by dedicated administrative staff.

RDaSH is committed to the ongoing development of our colleagues, offering half a day each month of CPD through our 'half day learning' scheme. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver some of these learning sessions to support colleagues' understanding of this specialism.

Role

This position is for a Consultant Occupational Therapist within the North Lincolnshire Mental Health Rehabilitation Team. The role will be primarily clinical, managing a caseload of complex individuals and supervising other staff members. The main responsibilities include:

• Improving the lives of people with mental health needs in North Lincolnshire through assessments and interventions aligned with multi-professional consultant-level practice capability and impact framework.
• Focusing predominantly on clinical work, as per the expert practice pillar of the framework.
• Working as part of a 7-day service, which requires working some weekend days on a pre-agreed rota.

Expert Practice

• A significant proportion of time will be dedicated to clinical work.
• Clinically leading the Mental Health Rehabilitation service and being responsible for clinical governance as appropriate.
• Maintaining a defined, complex patient-focused caseload, with areas of interest relevant to service needs.
• Leading partnership working with agencies such as Social Services, user/carer groups, and voluntary organizations at various levels.

RDaSH employs around 4,000 talented colleagues across mental health, physical health, learning disability, and substance misuse services.

About Us

We are passionate about enhancing service quality and aim to attract colleagues who share our commitment to providing first-class care. Our strategy can be viewed at: RDaSH Strategy 2023-2028.

For more information about working with us and our benefits, visit: Work with RDaSH.

We value inclusive cultures. Watch our allyship video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q.

The main terms and conditions of service are available at: NHS Terms and Conditions.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Jon Rouston
Chief Allied Health Professional
Email: [e-mail]