Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to support mental health recovery. The role involves planning and delivering occupational therapy interventions and coordinating therapeutic programs. Candidates should have a passion for working with individuals with mental health needs, relevant experience, and appropriate qualifications, including registration with HCPC. Flexible working options are available.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience working in inpatient rehabilitation and recovery settings.
• Experience of MOHOST as an assessment tool.
• Ability to work alongside junior and new members of staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• Co-ordinate and lead therapeutic programmes, including group and individual sessions.
• Work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent team working skills

Ability to use assessment as part of the OT process

Communication skills

Commitment to confidentiality

Education

BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

MSc Occupational Therapy or a Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registration with HCPC

Food Safety Level 2

Member of RCOT

Job description

Optionsfor Care are recruiting a Senior Occupational Therapist to work at DartmouthHouse, one of our mental health inpatient services in Birmingham. We have two furtherhospitals and a recovery home:

Montague Court: 18-bed male long termcomplex care mental health inpatient unit, Edgbaston

Dartmouth House: 16-bed male long termcomplex care mental health inpatient unit, Handsworth Wood

Stanford Court: 19-bed male mentalhealth high dependency inpatient unit based in Highgate.

Orchard House: 8-bed residentialstep-down recovery service, Erdington

We arelooking for a dynamic OT with a passion for working with people who have severeand enduring mental health diagnoses. The MOHOST is established as the coreoccupational therapy assessment tool, providing evidence of change and focus onoccupation. Additional assessments are completed as led by service-user need.

Thesuccessful candidate will be based at Dartmouth House and will be supported by theHead of Therapies.

Main duties of the job

-To plan and deliver a range of occupational therapyassessments and interventions promoting recovery and well-being forservice-users with severe and enduring mental health needs.

-To co-ordinate and lead on provision of the therapeuticprogramme, including running both group and individual sessions.

-To work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinaryteam, under the supervision of the Head of Therapies, ensuring the occupationalneeds of the service-users are considered and addressed.

- To assist in running the Occupational Therapyteam, providing management supervision to OTAs.

-To understand and implement the mission, vision and valuesof the organisation.

About us

Mission

Vision

We offer best practiceinterventions to enable personal recovery and wellbeing.

Values

The individual is at theheart of everything we do.

Weinspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow throughcompassionate, supportive and protective relationships.

We deliver and continuously evaluatehigh quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity andsupporting the privacy of others.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the mainresponsibilities of the Senior Occupational Therapist role at Dartmouth Houseplease refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Candidates who can work part-time orfull-time will be considered for this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Post registration experience working in inpatient rehabilitation and recovery settings.
• Experience of MOHOST as an assessment tool.
• Sound theoretical knowledge of Occupational Therapy and use of evidence-based practice.
• Awareness of current issues and legislation relevant to mental health.
• Ability to use assessment as part of the OT process.
• Able to demonstrate use of OT interventions relevant to inpatient rehabilitation group and individual work.
• Ability to use reflective practice.
• Experience of being a practice educator.
• 18 months experience working in mental health
• Experience working in a range of mental health settings.

Skills

• Communication/Relationship:
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy to all relevant professionals, patients, relatives and carers.
• Excellent team working skills.
• Willing to participate in the education of others i.e. nursing and OT students.
• Planning & Organisational:
• The ability to prioritise work to meet legal and local deadlines.
• Ability to work alone and be a committed team member.
• Ability to work alongside junior and new members of staff, allocating tasks as appropriate and playing a supportive role in their knowledge/skills development.
• IT:
• Use of computer-based systems and programmes Microsoft Word, email.
• Physical:
• Accurate data entry and high-quality typing and report writing skills.
• Commitment to accuracy must have an eye for detail.
• Mental Effort:
• Ability to be able to concentrate on specific activities.
• Ability to be able to deal with conflicting demands.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Emotional Effort:
• Ability to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances.
• Approach/Values:
• Respect and understand the need for confidentiality.
• Self-motivated, adaptable and flexible with a conscientious approach to work.
• Empathy for people with mental health problems and appreciation of their rights.
• Flexible across hours of work when required.
• Able to identify individuals potential.
• Understanding team dynamics.
• Must be able to work innovatively.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, MSc Occupational Therapy or a Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with HCPC
• Food Safety Level 2.
• Member of RCOT

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.