Occupational Therapist

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; In loco; GBP 36.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

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South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the North East Wandsworth Integrated Recovery Team at Trinity Building, Springfield Hospital, Tooting. We will also consider Band 5s transitioning via Preceptorship Plus.

You will manage an OT caseload for clients with complex needs, use The Model of Human Occupation and other frameworks, supervise junior staff and OT students, and contribute to service planning with partnership teams,

Competenze

• Lead and supervise junior OT staff and students.
• Plan, implement and evaluate community-based OT interventions.
• Develop and evaluate OT services within the Community Team.

Mansioni

• Provide OT services with a maximum one day duty cover every two weeks.
• Manage an OT caseload for clients with complex needs using MOHO and other frameworks.
• Promote involvement with partners, social prescribers and peer support workers.
• Engage in OT referrals process and prioritise needs for OT interventions.
• Lead supervision and appraisal of junior staff and OT students.

Conoscenze

Occupational Therapy

Leadership & supervision

Team collaboration

Communication

Evidence-based practice

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North East Wandsworth Integrated Recovery Team is based at Trinity Building, Springfield Hospital, Tooting. We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team. We will also consider Band 5’s who have completed their Preceptorship and are looking at transition to a Band 6 role through our Preceptorship Plus programme.

This satisfying and rewarding role sits within our Community Service Line, which includes all community based mental health teams, such as our Integrated Recovery Hubs, Recovery and Support Teams and Early Intervention services. Our teams are expanding with new and exciting roles post Transformation, and this is providing an environment in which Occupational Therapists (OTs), can at last, fully use their innovation and creativity to support clients with complex mental health needs to recover and step down from Mental Health Services.

The OT will also promote working with our partners in the Involvement Team, to encourage service users and carers to feel supported and involved in the development with our services and their experiences, as well as developing relationships with wider and external community organisations, such as social prescribers and peer support workers

To provide Occupational Therapy for team clients, with a maximum of one day duty cover for the team once every two weeks.

To manage an OT caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To take responsibility for completing standardised assessments using The Model of Human Occupation and other frameworks as agreed by the Therapy Leads.

To offer manualised interventions, both group and individual for example, GLOW (Graduated Living Outside of the Ward) and IPEL (Increasing Participation in Everyday Life) to help support step down of services for clients and preparation for discharge.

To offer Sensory Profiling/interventions for clients with sensory challenges.

To offer advice to the team and promote access and reasonable adjustments for Service Users with sensory challenges wishing to use our services.

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within the Community Team, holding responsibility for defined projects.

To engage with the OT referrals process, identifying and prioritising the need for OT specific interventions.

To provide leadership to junior staff through supervision and appraisal.

To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement (expected standard is two students per year).

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Cooper Job title: Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07870 375158