Occupational Therapist

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Mental Health and Wellness Team in Redbridge, delivering person-centred OT in a community setting from Mellmead House. You will work in a multidisciplinary pathway to support recovery and independence for adults.

You will lead comprehensive assessments, co-facilitate group therapy, and contribute to care planning, governance, and service development, while supervising junior staff and students in a supportive

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality Occupational Therapy. Undertake comprehensive standardised assessments to co-produce meaningful goals and intervention.
• To develop and co-facilitate group therapy programmes.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Support system flow and service user transitional pathways.
• Act as a Practice Placement Educator for OT students and apprentices.
• Engage in activities related to clinical effectiveness and service improvement eg audit, QI, Research and Development.
• Responsible for clinical supervision and co-ordination of junior staff and students/apprentices.

Job description

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team with the Mental Health and Wellness Team in Redbridge based at Mellmead House. The MHWT is a community mental health service providing assessment, intervention and recovery focused support for adults. As a key member of the team, you will deliver high quality, person centred Occupational Therapy interventions, promoting independence, social inclusion and meaningful engagement in daily life. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary and OT team pathway, contributing to holistic care planning, risk formulations and evidence based interventions. The role offers oportunities to develop specialist skills, support service development, co-production, and contribute towards a recovery orientated service model. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who is passionate about community mental health and committed to improving outcomes for individuals within a supportive and forward thinking team.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality Occupational Therapy. Undertake comprehensive standardised assessments to co-produce meaningful goals and intervention.
• To develop and co-facilitate group therapy programmes.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Support system flow and service user transitional pathways.
• Act as a Practice Placement Educator for OT students and apprentices.
• Engage in activities related to clinical effectiveness and service improvement eg audit, QI, Research and Development.
• Responsible for clinical supervision and co-ordination of junior staff and students/apprentices.

About NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.