Occupational Therapist (Community Transformation)

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; Billingshurst; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Secondment opportunity

Flexible working across sites

NHS pension

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Occupational Therapist to support Community Mental Health transformation in Newham. This 22.5 hour post is a secondment or fixed-term for 9 months, with flexible site-based duties across Newham and travel within the borough.

The role emphasizes innovative, community-focused OT with MDT collaboration and a commitment to service development and community partnerships. Interviews will be in person with a presentation.

Qualifications

• Must hold an Occupational Therapy degree or diploma and HCPC registration.
• Experience in community mental health OT and MDT working is essential.
• Experience supervising staff and contributing to service development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and optimise relationships across CIMHS, primary and secondary care and community partners.
• Support development of OT services within Community Mental Health transformation.
• Provide OT input to CIMHS cases with complex needs and collaborative planning.
• Contribute to case formulations as a dual-trained physical and mental health OT.

Skills

HCPC registration

Occupational therapy skills

MDT teamwork

Community mental health

Interpersonal skills

Caseload management

Education

Occupational Therapy Degree / Diploma

HCPC registration

Practice placement training

Royal College of Occupational Therapy (Desirable)

Tools

CPD documentation

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a creative, adaptable and innovative Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join our service within Community Mental Health transformation in Newham. This role is based in our Community Integrated Mental Health Services (CIMHS). This is offered at 22.5 hours part time on a secondment or fix term contract for 9 months.

The ideal candidate will have a real interest in transforming community mental health services, passionate about exploring new ways of working, beyond traditional models. It is imperative to have a "working alongside" and not a "doing to" mentality. In addition to direct clinical work, you will be committed to working with communities, recognizing strengths and capacities, in partnership with our community leaders, statutory and non-statutory organisations across the diverse population of Newham.

You will also be part of the wider Occupational Therapy service and have support from other Lead Practitioners and have close working with the MDT including Peer Support Workers and Community Connectors.

This role demands flexible working across community sites in Newham and the ability to travel across the borough.

Interviews will be in person and include a presentation and/or discussion.

Recommended reading: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/community-mental-health-framework-for-adults-and-older-adults.pdf

Recommended viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x-WxYcSBo8

Main duties of the job

• To establish, build and optimize working relationships within community mental health transformation including the Community Integrated Mental Health Service (CIMHS), Primary care networks, secondary care, the voluntary sector and community partners.
• To support the ongoing development of the Occupational Therapy (OT) service within Community Mental Health transformation, particularly how to optimize the value of OT, alongside the Directorate Lead for OT.
• To provide Occupational Therapy input to service users accessing the CIMHS teams, especially where needs are complex and where multiple factors impacts on occupational performance.
• To contribute to case formulations within the Mental Health team, incorporating experience and knowledge as a dual-trained professional in both physical and mental health.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for details about the role, expectations and responsibilities.

Please also see additional recommended reading in the advert above.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• Occupational Therapy Degree / Diploma
• HCPC registration (Occupational Therapist)
• Practice placement training
• Relevant CPD and role development activities

Desirable

• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

• Experience of community mental health occupational therapy, or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of staff supervision
• Evidence of Service Development activities

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of applied social, health and medical sciences including psychology, anatomy, physiology and sociology
• Knowledge of how mental health difficulties impact upon occupational functioning and performance.
• Knowledge of current National legislation, policies and guidelines relevant to adult community mental health and their application
• Specialist clinical skills to carry out OT interventions: therapeutic and activity based interventions; remedial training and cognitive-behavioral interventions and psychosocial and psycho-educational interventions
• To have developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs.
• Ability to manage a complex clinical caseload
• Ability to assess and manage verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression in inpatient and community settings, reducing risks to those involved

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).