Occupational Therapist

NHS; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to work in their community/inpatient OT team. This full-time position emphasizes assessment and therapeutic support for older adults facing mental health challenges. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team and contribute to improving patient outcomes. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of older people, this role might be for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings required.
• Substantial post registration experience as an OT.
• Evidence of CPD and participation in audits.

Responsibilities

• Assess and support older adults with mental health issues.
• Plan and implement therapy interventions to achieve patient goals.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to optimize patient care.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Team collaboration

Assessment expertise

Education

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy

Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Job description

Are you a passionate, innovative Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting challenge with older adults? An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our newly formed community/inpatients OT team based in Tameside working with older people with mental health difficulties. Our patients come to us from many different settings needing assessment and support to remain as independent as possible. Patients can have a variety of mental and physical health conditions. The Occupational Therapy role is crucial in ensuring patients health, wellbeing and independence are appropriately assessed and facilitated. A part of the role is to support with discharge planning, working closely with the discharge social workers, including assessments on the ward and in the home setting. You will be based within a supportive team of OT's and will have the opportunity to showcase you're OT skills around both functional and organic mental health conditions. There will lots of opportunities to work alongside the wider MDT consisting of consultant psychiatrists, nurses, CPN's, community support workers/HCA's, physiotherapists, psychologists, OT students and apprentices. This post would suit a passionate OT who is looking to drive positive change and excellent practice in an Older Adult Mental Health setting.

This is a full-time post 37.5 hrs.

Main duties of the job

Clinicalo To demonstrate and apply an enhanced understanding of the principles of evidence based Occupational Therapy to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.o To prioritise service users' occupational needs following screening, applying professional reasoning to deliver the occupational therapy pathwayo To select and use validated assessment tools routinely, informed by the Model of Human Occupation, to identify service users' occupational participation and performance needs.o To agree goals with the service user to address identified occupational needs.o To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions with the service userto achieve their identified goalsTo demonstrate and apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disabilityand provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service user's physical and social environment.o To assess for, recommend and/or order equipment and adaptations necessary for safe community living.o To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for service users with multiple needs in order to measure progress and outcomes and ensure effectiveness of interventions to support dischargeo To be responsible for implementation, evaluation and modification of OT interventions.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Job responsibilities

Management and organisation To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff as appropriate. To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers. To promote the involvement of service users, relatives and carers and advocacy workers in the evaluation and development of service delivery To take an active role in the management of resources as relevant to the post To contribute to the recruitment, retention and development of staff in order to maximise utilisation of skills and knowledge To assist in the investigation of complaints and clinical incidents within the inpatient serviceResearch and Development To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply to practice as appropriate To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects. To participate in service audit and OT evaluation activities as agreed. To undertake research and/or audit projects relevant to OT and/or service, disseminating findings at a local level.This job description is not exhaustive but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Short courses and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Membership of special interest group/community of practice/networks

Experience

• Substantial post registration experience as an OT including dedicated time spent in mental health
• Experience of working as part of an MDT
• Documented evidence of CPD
• Post registration experience in a range of clinical settings
• Experience of supervision
• Experience of participating in audit

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge and application of current best practice in OT and mental health
• Specialist knowledge and application of the OT process with designated client group
• Specialist knowledge of a broad range of interventions required to support individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Knowledge of a range of community agencies/facilities
• Interest in engaging in OT service development and relevant Trust work streams

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to be responsible for a caseload
• Ability to build effective working relationships to facilitate successful MDT working
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Ability to demonstrate expertise in assessment using the Model of Human Occupation
• Ability to deliver a range of evidence- based interventions on both an individual and group basis
• Ability to supervise junior staff/students
• Effective time management
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate with and develop supportive relationships with patients, carers and other professionals
• Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour.
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Ability to provide appropriate education and training to peers and assistant as appropriate.
• Ability to organise and respond effectively to complex information
• Ability to audit outcomes of assessments and OT service provided.

Work Related Circumstances

• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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.