Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Bromley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in Bromley is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to join the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The role focuses on specialist OT assessment and recovery-focused interventions, with supervision of support workers and OT students.

HCPC registration and at least two years post-qualification experience are required; you will manage a clinical caseload, deliver individual and group sessions, and collaborate with the MDT to support transitions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration required

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload and act as care co-ordinator for a capped number of service users with complex mental health needs
• Deliver OT assessment and individual and group interventions covering self-care, leisure and work
• Work with service users to set OT goals within the multidisciplinary care plan, using specialist assessment tools and treatment techniques
• Plan and deliver service user led interventions using graded activity
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and outcomes
• Assess for and provide equipment for service users with a physical disability alongside their mental health needs
• Supervise support workers and OT students on fieldwork placement
• Provide specialist OT advice to the MDT and attend relevant clinical meetings
• Contribute to risk assessments and risk management plans
• Manage discharge, sharing relevant information with service users and agencies
• Contribute to service development, audit, research and clinical governance
• Support the duty system on occasions

Skills

Autonomous

Collaborative with MDT

Motivated and organised

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

A part-time Occupational Therapist post in the Bromley Older Adult Community Mental Health Team, run by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on specialist occupational therapy assessment and recovery-focused interventions through individual and group sessions, with a small caseload to manage. The post also carries care co-ordination for a capped number of service users with complex needs, alongside supervising support workers and OT students and working with the acute directorate on transitions. Fit depends on HCPC registration and at least two years' post-qualified experience.

What the job involves

• Manage a clinical caseload and act as care co-ordinator for a capped number of service users with complex mental health needs
• Deliver OT assessment and individual and group interventions covering self-care, leisure and work
• Work with service users to set OT goals within the multidisciplinary care plan, using specialist assessment tools and treatment techniques
• Plan and deliver service user led interventions using graded activity
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and outcomes
• Assess for and provide equipment for service users with a physical disability alongside their mental health needs
• Supervise support workers and OT students on fieldwork placement
• Provide specialist OT advice to the MDT and attend relevant clinical meetings
• Contribute to risk assessments and risk management plans
• Manage discharge, sharing relevant information with service users and agencies
• Contribute to service development, audit, research and clinical governance
• Support the duty system on occasions

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• At least two years post-qualified experience
• Experience working in the community with older adults with mental health needs
• Clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting social inclusion
• Experience of care coordination or care management

Skills & knowledge

• Able to work autonomously
• Able to work collaboratively with the MDT and acute partners
• Motivated and organised

Nice to have

• Access to a vehicle for community work