occupational therapist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Botany Bay; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to work across Enfield Crisis Home Treatment Team and related community services. You will assess, plan and implement OT interventions, aiming for safe discharge and recovery-focused care.

You will carry a caseload, work with MDT colleagues, and develop group programs, embedding rehabilitation principles and contributing to service improvements across borough teams.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate or equivalent experience in mental health OT is preferred.
• Registration with HCPC and professional practice standards.
• Experience with standardised assessments and group/individual therapies.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload with clinical responsibility and develop treatment plans.
• Conduct standardised assessments and planning using OT pathways.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate group interventions and activity-based rehab.
• Embed rehabilitation principles across community services and ensure safe discharge.

Skills

Case management

Assessment skills

Group interventions

MDT collaboration

Recovery focused approach

Education

Dip. COT

HCPC registration

Tools

MOHOST

AMPS

MOHO

Recovery Star

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Enfield Crisis Home Treatment Team. The Occupational Therapist will work across Enfield Crisis Home Treatment Team and Suffolk Crisis Prevention House to provide assessment, rehabilitation intervention and plan supportive discharge. In addition they will work alongside Lead Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapists from other community core teams to create streamlined Occupational Therapy offers across the borough; developing service improvements, QI projects and groups to meet the needs of the Enfield population. Main duties of the job 1. To carry a case load for which you have clinical responsibility 2. To carry out a range of standardised/non-standardised assessments, e.g MOHOST, sensory assessments and recovery Star, AMPS in accordance with OT Pathway to provide a baseline for OT with clear treatment objectives 3. To plan, run and evaluate treatment sessions using graded activities to achieve treatment aims. 4. To facilitate group interventions and develop group program. 5. To be work with teams to assess suitability of accommodation and housing need to give OT feedback to MDT and other agencies as appropriate., The post holder will work closely with the OT and Therapy Lead, the Lead OT for community services and community teams to establish occupational therapy specific roles across the community mental health services in Enfield. The post holder will hold a case load and work as an occupational therapist across Enfield community core teams, to provide assessment, plan and implement interventions, evaluate treatment and ensure safe discharge. In particular the post holder will embed rehabilitation principles within the HTT. The post holder will provide both specialist occupational therapy assessments and offer a strengths based, recovery focused approach with the aim of enhancing daily living skills, and engagement in meaningful and purposeful activities for service users across the community. The occupational therapist will work across services providing specific time limited interventions with clear goals established with the service user and in conjunction with the supporting clinical team.The post holder will work with service users who have complex and substantial needs, often working with persons with dual diagnosis and coexisting conditions including physical health needs. Having a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, 1983 (amended 2007) will be required as the post holder will support service users return to or adjust to new accommodation in the community following admission to hospital and with the aim of preventing hospital admissions. Please see attached JD and person specification for further details relative to this role. Job description, The post holder will work closely with the OT and Therapy Lead, the Lead OT for community services and community teams to establish occupational therapy specific roles across the community mental health services in Enfield. The post holder will hold a case load and work as an occupational therapist across Enfield community core teams, to provide assessment, plan and implement interventions, evaluate treatment and ensure safe discharge. In particular the post holder will embed rehabilitation principles within the HTT. The post holder will provide both specialist occupational therapy assessments and offer a strengths based, recovery focused approach with the aim of enhancing daily living skills, and engagement in meaningful and purposeful activities for service users across the community. The occupational therapist will work across services providing specific time limited interventions with clear goals established with the service user and in conjunction with the supporting clinical team.The post holder will work with service users who have complex and substantial needs, often working with persons with dual diagnosis and coexisting conditions including physical health needs. Having a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, 1983 (amended 2007) will be required as the post holder will support service users return to or adjust to new accommodation in the community following admission to hospital and with the aim of preventing hospital admissions. Please see attached JD and person specification for further details relative to this role.

Education and qualifications Essential

• Dip. COT or BSc OT
• Registered with HCPC

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications in related areas e.g. AMPS, CBT, DBT, sensory qualification/training
• Membership of RCOT/specialist networks e.g. RCOTMHSS

Experience /knowledge Essential

• Post graduate experience of working with people with mental health conditions relevant to specialty of post
• Experience of group and individual occupational therapy interventions
• Experience of working in an MDT
• Experience of relating to people form a range of social and ethnic backgrounds

Desirable

• Experience of using standardised assessments, e.g. MOHOST
• Experience of supervising junior staff / students
• Knowledge and Experience of leading, service developments and quality improvement

skills and abilities Essential

• Working knowledge of the occupational therapy process
• Ability to apply and develop core OT skills

Desirable

• Experience of using MOHO assessments i.e. MOHOST, ACIS
• Experience in Recovery principles, e.g. Recovery Star

Personal Qualities Essential

• Empathy for people with mental health problems

Desirable

• Experience with service user involvement
• Experience with external network involvement

Person Specification

Education and qualifications Essential

• Dip. COT or BSc OT
• Registered with HCPC

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications in related areas e.g. AMPS, CBT, DBT, sensory qualification/training
• Membership of RCOT/specialist networks e.g. RCOTMHSS

Experience /knowledge Essential

• Post graduate experience of working with people with mental health conditions relevant to specialty of post
• Experience of group and individual occupational therapy interventions
• Experience of working in an MDT
• Experience of relating to people form a range of social and ethnic backgrounds

Desirable

• Experience of using standardised assessments, e.g. MOHOST
• Experience of supervising junior staff / students
• Knowledge and Experience of leading, service developments and quality improvement

skills and abilities Essential

• Working knowledge of the occupational therapy process
• Ability to apply and develop core OT skills

Desirable

• Experience of using MOHO assessments i.e. MOHOST, ACIS
• Experience in Recovery principles, e.g. Recovery Star

Personal Qualities Essential

• Empathy for people with mental health problems

Desirable

• Experience with service user involvement
• Experience with external network involvement

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 In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.