Senior Inpatient OT Lead – Mental Health & CPD

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Weston-super-Mare; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust seeks an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the inpatient team at Long Fox Unit in Weston-super-Mare. The post involves managing a complex caseload, supervising students, and delivering person-centred OT assessments to enable safe discharge planning.

You will work across inpatient adults and rehabilitation wards, providing leadership and expert OT input, with strong communication and risk assessment skills.

Competenze

• HCPC registered as a practitioner.
• Experience in mental health settings and rehab.
• Experience supervising staff and students on placement.
• ACLS-6 or equivalent resuscitation experience.
• Sensory assessment or therapy experience a plus.
• Minimum two years post-qualification experience.

Mansioni

• Manages a complex/specialist OT caseload from assessment to discharge.
• Performs comprehensive occupational therapy assessments and develops therapy programmes.
• Reviews risk and work within MDT to plan discharge.
• Lead and supervise students and junior staff on ward.
• Deliver group and individual interventions and monitor progress.
• Provide reports and contribute to clinical decisions within the MDT.
• Offer specialist clinical advice to other teams and participate in governance.
• Occasional home assessments and community visits as part of service.

Conoscenze

HCPC registered

Mental Health Experience

Supervision of staff

ACLs-6 experience

Sensory experience

Two years post qualifying experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust seeks an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the inpatient team at Long Fox Unit in Weston-super-Mare. The post involves managing a complex caseload, supervising students, and delivering person-centred OT assessments to enable safe discharge planning.

You will work across inpatient adults and rehabilitation wards, providing leadership and expert OT input, with strong communication and risk assessment skills.