Occupational Therapists

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health Trust in the UK seeks an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join their Crisis team in Ware. This role focuses on providing specialized occupational therapy in our new Crisis House in Buntingford, emphasizing strong partnerships with staff and developing personalized care approaches. Ideal candidates will have experience in acute mental health settings and possess necessary qualifications in Occupational Therapy, including HCPC registration. Benefits include generous leave and an excellent pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in acute mental health is essential.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in providing individual and group work interventions.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients with complex OT needs.
• Provide leadership for junior staff through supervision.
• Participate in the planning and evaluation of OT services.

Skills

Occupational Therapy interventions

Client-centered principles

Leadership skills

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Education

Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy

State registration with HCPC

Practice Placement qualification

Tools

Model of Human Occupation assessment tools

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapists to join our Crisis team based in Ware to provide occupational therapy in reach into our new Crisis House in Buntingford. This is a new role to support Waythrough staff to ensure occupational needs are met for people who need enhanced level of support when in crisis. The post holder will provide occupational therapy expertise within the multi-disciplinary team, including specialist assessment, individual and group work intervention in a variety of settings and will work closely with the other CRHT O.T.s across the county. They will form part of the CRHTT within the South East working alongside another Occupational Therapist. The post holder will have the opportunity to in reach in the new Crisis House in Buntingford where HPFT is working jointly with Waythrough to provide an enhanced Crisis Service for people who need that enhanced input. The post holder will develop strong relationships with the Waythrough staff and provide training and support around goal focused, personalised occupational based care and input. There is an opportunity to take a lead in the development of the use of sensory integration within the house.

Responsibilities

• To manage a caseload of clients with complex OT needs, using evidence-based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.
• To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriate.
• To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement
• To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention., To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
• To work using a problem-solving approach to reduce risk at home.
• To work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan.
• To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the client's physical and social environment.
• to provide specialist OT skills and education for Waythrough Crisis House staff.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• To review and reflect on personal practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
• To work alongside the exsisting OT to provide a collaborative, joined up OT provision across the crisis service in the SE.
• To demonstrate basic leadership skills through the management of designated projects.
• To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting as appropriate.
• To participate in the supervision of junior staff as appropriate
• To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention and feedback to appropriate forum.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in acute mental health is essential., Diploma / degree in OT
• State registration with HCPC
• Completion of Preceptorship at Band 5 level. Evidence of completed preceptorship
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• To have an understanding of OT interventions used in mental health and have a broad knowledge of mental health conditions., Membership of BAOT and/or specialist section
• First line management training
• Solution Focussed Brief Therapy training
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training
• Practice Placement qualification
• Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
• Broad base of clinical experience, Experience of working with people living with a wide range of mental health conditions.
• Post registration experience in an acute mental health setting
• Experience of providing both individual and group work interventions
• Knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation and associated assessment tools.
• Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. Sensory integration
• Previous experience of having worked at Band 6 level
• Experience in research or audit, Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Flexible working
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities for additional training

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported through a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture.