Occupational Therapist

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join their dedicated team working with patients engaged in inpatient treatment for eating disorders. The successful candidate will provide effective therapy programs while ensuring compliance with quality standards. Experience in mental health and patient engagement is essential. This role offers competitive benefits including 6.6 weeks holiday.

Benefits

6.6 Weeks Holiday

Good induction and training

Qualifications

• Experience in occupational therapy assessment and treatment in a mental health setting.
• Ability to plan and run individual and group interventions.
• Experience working with eating disorders is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a patient needs-led occupational therapy programme.
• Effectively manage a nominated caseload as named Occupational Therapist.
• Ensure compliance with OT Quality Standards.

Skills

Occupational therapy assessment

Team collaboration

Patient engagement

Clinical risk assessment

Education

Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

This is anexciting and unique opportunity to work as member of a cohesive and skilledmultidisciplinary team in the delivery of person focused care and treatment foradults and young people who are engaged in inpatient treatment for an eatingdisorder.

Thesuccessful candidate will provide effective programmes of Occupational Therapyfor a specific patient group and contribute to the overall service development.

The postholder will work in a designated area (Adolescent and Adult unit including thetransition service) within the specialist eating disorder service. They willprovide a variety of individual and group Occupational Therapy interventionsappropriate to the patient population and in line with best practice.

Main duties of the job

The mainduties are as follows. Please refer to the attached Job Description for fulldetails.

Provide a patient needs ledoccupational therapy programme using a range of assessments, treatmentapproaches and evaluation based on best available evidence.

Be actively involved in theclinical risk assessment and development of risk management plans for patientsand adhere to these.

Effectively manage a nominatedcaseload as named Occupational Therapist/key worker.

Adhere to local OT QualityStandards and COT Professional Standards for Occupational Therapy.

Successfully time manage andprioritise areas of responsibility.

Support and guide non-registeredstaff and participate in the education and supervision of students.

Liaise effectively and be anactive member of the relevant multidisciplinary teams, providing clinicalreports as necessary and actively contribute to the Care Programme Approachprocess.

Attend and contribute torelevant meetings as required

Communicate effectively with theMDT.

About us

As anindependent hospital, our 18 inpatient beds, (Adult and Adolescent), arecommissioned by NHS England. As such we work closely with the NHS to provideresponsive and highly specialised, treatment determined by need and based onclinical expertise and best practice.

AtRiverdale we aim to provide the highest possible standards of person focusedcare in which, the needs of the patient come first. We understand and acceptthat when someone is experiencing an eating disorder they can feel ambivalentabout change. Our approach positively promotes recovery and works withindividuals to increase their motivation and confidence in their ability torecover.

6.6 WeeksHoliday (and long service award)

Goodinduction and training

Job responsibilities

WorkingPractice

Provide apatient needs led occupational therapy programme using a range of assessments,treatment approaches and evaluation based on best available evidence.

Be activelyinvolved in the clinical risk assessment and development of risk managementplans for patients and adhere to these.

Effectivelymanage a nominated caseload as named Occupational Therapist/key worker.

Adhere tolocal OT Quality Standards and COT Professional Standards for OccupationalTherapy.

Successfullytime manage and prioritise areas of responsibility.

To supportand guide non-registered staff and participate in the education and supervisionof students.

Liaiseeffectively and be an active member of the relevant multidisciplinary teams,providing clinical reports as necessary and actively contribute to the CareProgramme Approach process.

Attend andcontribute to relevant meetings as required.

Communicateeffectively with the MDT.

Be involvedand assist in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities as required.

Co-workwith Occupational Therapy staff and members of other professions.

Keeptimely, accurate and appropriate records including contemporaneous patientrecords in accordance with information governance framework and policies.

Undertakeadministrative tasks as required by the service.

Lead inassigned specific clinical activities as determined by the line manager.

Whereappropriate to work collaboratively with parents/carers.

Educationand Development

Activelyparticipate in relevant courses, workshops and conferences.

Participatein the hospitals Performance Appraisal and Development process and contributeto that that of non-registered staff.

Continuallyupdate and develop skills and utilise CPD opportunities and maintain portfolioin line with HCPC standards.

Completeall essential training.

Engage inregular clinical and managerial supervision.

Tocontribute in the supervision of non-registered staff and students asappropriate.

Health andSafety

Ensure themaintenance of a safe environment.

Contributeto the General Workplace Risk Assessment process and adhere to specificactivity risk management plans.

Work withinHealth and Safety legislation, hospital policies and procedures.

Policiesand Procedures

Follow theCollege of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Takepersonal responsibility for maintaining up to date knowledge and adhering toall hospital policies and procedures.

Works within the hospitals Equality and Diversityframework.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in occupational therapy assessment, treatment planning, delivery and evaluation in a mental health setting with minimum supervision.
• Experience of planning and running a variety of individual and group interventions.
• Experience of effective team working.
• Experience of liaison with other agencies, services and professional colleagues.
• Experience of working with Eating Disorders Experience of research and/or clinical audit.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to undertake relevant mandatory training and engage in the management of violence and aggression.

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.