Occupational Therapist Band 5 & 6

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development plan

Preceptorship programme

Internal CPD events

Networking opportunities

External training where clinically ap

Job summary

This occupational therapy position sits in the team at St Andrew's secure adult mental health site, housing eight wards for men and women. The successful candidate will manage a clinical caseload and provide OT assessment and treatment to individuals and groups, using meaningful occupation to build daily living skills.

It is a multi-disciplinary post open to band 5 or 6 applicants, with HCPC registration as a requirement.

Qualifications

• Take responsibility for a clinical caseload.
• Provide OT-specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals.
• Contribute to a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
• Apply the OT process to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Deliver treatment through meaningful occupation to build life skills.
• Promote the profession within the clinical team.
• Build professional relationships with clinical and wider teams.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a clinical caseload.
• Provide OT-specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals.
• Contribute to a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
• Apply the OT process to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Deliver treatment through meaningful occupation to build life skills, independence and balance.
• Promote the profession within a clinical team.
• Build professional relationships with clinical and wider professional teams.

Skills

Clinical caseload management

OT assessment

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Resilience

Education

Qualified occupational therapist

Job description

This occupational therapy post sits in the team at St Andrew's secure adult mental health site, which has eight wards for men and women. The role holds a clinical caseload and provides OT assessment and treatment to individuals and groups, using meaningful occupation to build daily living skills. It is a multi-disciplinary post for people with complex mental health and personality disorder diagnoses, open to band 5 or 6 applicants. Fit turns on HCPC registration and evidence of using assessment tools; secure-service experience is beneficial, not required.

What the job involves

• Take responsibility for a clinical caseload
• Provide OT-specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals
• Contribute to a multi-disciplinary clinical team
• Apply the OT process to achieve positive patient outcomes
• Deliver treatment through meaningful occupation to build life skills, independence and balance
• Promote the profession within the clinical team
• Build professional relationships with clinical and wider professional teams

What’s required

Qualifications

• Qualified occupational therapist

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience using occupational assessment tools for clinical reasoning, treatment planning and evaluation
• Experience applying the OT process to achieve positive patient outcomes

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health diagnoses and/or secure services
• Understanding of OT within inpatient services
• Knowledge of theoretical frameworks such as Model of Human Occupation, VdT MoCA, occupational science, occupational diagnosis and sensory approaches
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Resilience and curiosity
• Promoting the profession within a clinical team

Nice to have

• Previous experience in mental health, healthcare, social care or a secure environment

What’s offered

• Personal development plan
• Access to a preceptorship programme
• Internal CPD events
• Networking opportunities with colleagues
• External training where clinically appropriate