Senior Occupational Therapist

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health board in Wales is seeking a full-time Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Monmouthshire Assertive Outreach Team. The successful candidate will provide specialist assessments and interventions addressing the needs of adults with severe mental illnesses, focusing on community service delivery with a strong emphasis on collaborative care. This role includes opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Extensive training and development

Paid mandatory training

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC.
• Experience in a community-based mental health setting is desirable.
• Knowledge of MOHO assessment tools will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist assessments within home and community settings.
• Plan and evaluate individual treatment plans autonomously.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing recovery-focused support.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Team Collaboration

Clinical Assessment

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, full time (37.5 hours) Senior Occupational Therapist to join Monmouthshire Assertive Outreach Team (AOT). The assertive outreach team provides a more enhanced service for adults diagnosed with severe mental illness. In addition to mental health problems, the people who use the service are often affected by alcohol/drug misuse, homelessness or have contact with the criminal justice system. The post is community based and the successful applicant will see individuals within their own home.

The post holder will work under the direction of the Professional Lead OccupationalTherapist and supervise Occupational Therapy Support Workers.

The post holder will be required to use occupational therapy assessments and interventions to inform the overall assessment and recovery plan of service users. The occupational focused 'Discovery Through Activity' programme is established across the service. All occupational therapists have use of MOHO assessment tools. The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide assessment and recovery focused support.

The post is part of a wider network and professional structure of occupational therapists across the mental health and learning disabilities division with regular practice forums and workshop opportunities.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable, Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out specialist occupational therapy assessments, including in home and community settings.
• Carry out and interpret MOHO standardised assessments.
• Independently plan, implement, evaluate and review treatment plans on an individual and group basis.
• Actively engage carers/families in the therapeutic process, motivating and supporting them to take responsibility for decision making and goal setting
• Work autonomously to manage and prioritise own caseload.
• Carry out role of supervisor to support staff and educator to practice placement students.
• Collaborate with others to modify and develop the service in line with changing circumstances and needs.
• Function in a multi-disciplinary team identifying unique skills of the occupational therapist.
• Maintain and actively develop close working relationships with colleagues across disciplines and agencies e.g. voluntary, statutory and private.
• Assess and manage risk. Carry out written risk assessments.
• Undertake generic duties to enable the service to function effectively such as mental health assessments.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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