Senior Occupational Therapist

West London NHS Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a progressive NHS Trust as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist in the Lakeside Mental Health Unit. This role offers the chance to be part of a dynamic team impacting patients’ lives through comprehensive occupational therapy services. Ideal candidates will be motivated, innovative, and committed to professional development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Client-centred occupational therapy service.
• Experience in inpatient mental health settings appreciated.
• Desire to develop clinical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions for service users with complex needs.
• Develop and implement care frameworks.
• Supervise less experienced staff and students.

Skills

Motivation

Innovative thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

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Thank you for taking interest in this exciting new opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist or for an Occupational Therapist looking to develop up into a more senior role, with an interest in inpatient acute Mental Health care.

We are searching for motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist to work within our inpatient services in Lakeside Mental Health Unit. Join us and you will play a central role within committed and dynamic teams that are passionate about making a difference to peoples lives.

This is an incredible opportunity to establish a career with West London NHS Trust, in one of the country’s most exciting and progressive mental health providers. You will be supported with dedicated supervision and encouraged to develop your clinical competencies within a stimulating learning environment.

You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, using your skills and experience to help define and deliver intervention to people on one of our wards that helps them on their road to recovery. We believe that with our help, people can improve their mental health, to recover independence and return to their local community.

We will encourage and help you to learn, develop and grow in this role. This role is also suitable for an experienced Band 5 who is keen to develop up into a Band 6 as we offer developmental opportunities.

To provide a client-centred occupational therapy service to a defined caseload of service users with complex needs, within the local services working with multi-disciplinary team members and the occupational therapy team.

• To actively develop and implement a framework of care, which reflects a holistic approach to service user needs, and the seven pillars of clinical governance.
• To use evidence-based principles to apply clinical skills and reasoning in occupational therapy, assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation which include individual and group orientated approaches.
• To be a resource for the team, providing, occupational therapy professional guidance, and to lead on the evaluation and continued development of the occupational therapy service
• To provide leadership and taking responsibility for the direct supervision for less clinically experienced staff, support staff and students including conducting Performance Development Review (PDR) as appropriate.
  
  

We have no preconceptions about the people we employ. What matters to us is your passion, commitment and determination to succeed and being able to demonstrate you share our Trust values.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gwyneth Ataderie Job title: Head Occupational Therapist Email address: [e-mail]

For more information or an informal discussion please contact Gwyneth Ataderie, Head Occupational Therapist, by [e-mail] or Lisa Eguavoen, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist [e-mail] or by ringing 0208 483 1458.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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