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NHS Jobs; Waingroves; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health - Community) to provide specialist OT clinical advice on the assessment and intervention of clients’ occupational and functional needs. You will manage a caseload, apply evidence-based, client-centred recovery principles, liaise with colleagues, and supervise junior team members.

The role includes supporting student placements and preceptorship, facilitating recovery-focused group work with partner

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and provide OT interventions based on evidence-based practice.
• Support student placements and preceptorship within the service.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Caseload management

Interprofessional collaboration

Supervision

Job description

Senior Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health - Community)

The provision of specialist OT clinical advice on the assessment and intervention of clients occupational and functional needs. Interventions provided will be within the practitioners sphere of competency and within their major skill set, the practitioner is expected to liaise with colleagues who may be more experienced within a particular field as and when required. Management of a caseload, using OT evidence based, client-centred recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Assessment and prescription of assistive equipment as required. Development of collaborative partnership working with our external partners within the neighbourhood for example CCGs, voluntary sector, social care, education and employment services. You will play a pivotal role in this work alongside our partner agencies and people with lived experience. Design, development and facilitation of recovery focussed group work, both internally and in partnership with partner organisations. Supervision and support of fellow OT members of the team. You will be offered regular management supervision from your service manager and professional / clinical supervision from the Occupational Therapy Lead to support you with this. Support and develop student placements and newly qualified OTs on our preceptorship programme within the service and across the workforce. Provide regular student placements/shadowing opportunities. You will liaise with our AHP Practice Learning Facilitator and AHP Preceptorship Facilitator regularly. Support and promotion of our IPS service Work Your Way whose Employment Specialists are embedded in our CMHTs. Involvement in Trust-wide OT service development and innovation.