Occupational Therapist

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to work with adults facing mental health challenges. This full-time role involves assessing and planning interventions to support patients' independence and rehabilitation. Candidates should have experience in mental health, work seamlessly in a multidisciplinary team, and possess strong assessment and evaluation skills. The position offers a supportive environment and opportunities for continued professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health settings.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication skills and patient interaction.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• Prioritise service users' occupational needs.
• Select and use validated assessment tools.
• Agree goals with service users.
• Plan and implement interventions to meet goals.
• Provide training on lifestyle changes.
• Assess for equipment necessary for safe living.
• Monitor and evaluate progress of interventions.

Skills

Evidence based Occupational Therapy

Assessment and evaluation

Community living adaptations

Training and advice skills

Job description

Are you a passionate, innovative Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting challenge with working age males adults? An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our inpatients OT team based in Stockport working with predominately with working age males 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 and technical instructors and activity co coordinators. This post would suit a passionate OT who is looking to drive positive change and excellent practice in an working age Adult Mental Health setting.

Responsibilities

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

This is a full-time post 37.5 hrs.

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.

Benefits

• 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