Occupational Therapist

Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Devon is seeking a motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their adult mental health inpatient team. This role requires excellent clinical reasoning and assessment skills to impact positively on clients' health and wellbeing. Responsibilities include assessing a caseload, managing a small team, and contributing to service development. Applicants should have a relevant qualification, along with substantial experience in mental health settings. Shift work enhancements applicable, with an annual salary of £38,682 to £46,580.

Qualifications

• Qualified occupational therapist with a relevant degree.
• Experience in mental health settings, including acute services.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and supervise others.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat clients within identified settings.
• Manage a team and ensure effective service delivery.
• Provide professional advice to management.

Skills

Positive impact on health and wellbeing

Clinical reasoning

Excellent assessment skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy

Further training in mental health

Short specialist courses to Masters equivalent level

Job description

An excellent opportunity hasarisen in North Devon for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendlyand experienced adult mental health inpatient team. We are looking for amotivated, passionate occupational therapist who strives to have a positiveimpact on the health and wellbeing of working aged adults with a Mental Healthcondition.

The role is based on the 16bedded adult urgent care ward. You will be working in a friendly and supportiveenvironment, with a focus on providing the very best patient care in a localitycombining sea, moor, history and opportunity.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for anindividual who can demonstrate experience within the OT role, who has theability to work autonomously as well as part of a team, have sound decisionmaking skills and effective clinical reasoning.

The successful candidatewill work creatively to develop the role and work with senior members of theteam on driving service development. The successful applicant will be requiredto demonstrate excellent assessment and interpersonal skills, supportingpatients and their families through shared decision making, to make informedchoices about their treatment and conditions.

The successful applicantwill provide supervision for junior members of the team. Our focus will also beon your individual development. You will have regular clinical supervision, andwe use a positive appraisal process to help plan your development and work withyou to achieve your professional goals.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

• Assess and treat own specialist caseload of clients within identified settings
• Act as clinical OT within the inpatient services, ensuring effective planning and delivery of the service and manage a small team ensuring effective planning and delivery of the service
• To ensure supervision for OT staff within the ward setting to ensure a high standard of client care.
• Contribute to the development of high quality occupational therapy services through the professional clinical governance frameworks including audit
• Provide professional advice and expertise to the urgent inpatient management team.

Please see separate document for full job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree Occupational Therapy
• Evidence of further training, with particular emphasis on mental health
• Short specialist courses to Masters equivalent level

Experience

• Substantive post-graduate experience working in a range of mental health settings
• Experience of supervising a range of people
• Experience of leading service development
• Experience of working in urgent/acute inpatient services

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Sound knowledge of current OT theory and practice
• Highly developed communication / interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly and confidently to a range of people
• Excellent literacy and IT skills
• Ability to present information logically and concisely both verbally and in writing
• Ability to deal with complex and emotionally charged situations
• Be flexible and adaptable to change. Able to deal with unforeseen circumstances and remain calm under pressure

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearShift work enhancements applicable