Senior Occupational Therapist IST

The Methodist Church in Britain; South Wellfield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible interview process

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist for the Intensive Support Team within the Community Learning Disabilities Service on the Isle of Wight. You will carry overall responsibility for your personal caseload, interpret complex information about conditions, prognosis and functional ability, and work within an interdisciplinary team.

HCPC registration is required, with experience of working with people who challenge services and the

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered and have experience with people who challenge services
• Post-registration specialist training relevant to the speciality preferred
• CPD and ongoing learning, including short courses such as sensory integration

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for occupational therapy interventions on the personal caseload
• Assess, interpret and act on highly complex information about service users' condition, diagnosis, prognosis and functional ability
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with service users, families and carers
• Support the delivery of care across the Learning Disability Team
• Work as a member of an interdisciplinary specialist team
• Maintain working relationships with voluntary and statutory agencies, using shared processes where they benefit the service user
• Actively participate in the clinical governance agenda
• Provide supervision
• Deputise for the B7 Occupational Therapist when necessary
• Report to the B7 Occupational Therapist and be accountable to the Team Lead

Skills

Interdisciplinary team work

HCPC registration

Clinical reasoning

Assessment

Supervision

Education

Diploma or BSc in Occupational Therapy

Tools

PAL

VQ

MOHOST

Job description

Senior Occupational Therapist post in the Intensive Support Team of the Community Learning Disabilities Team on the Isle of Wight, for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder carries overall responsibility for occupational therapy on their own caseload, interpreting complex information on each person's condition, prognosis and functional ability. It is permanent and full-time, within an interdisciplinary team that also involves supervision and deputising for the B7 Occupational Therapist. HCPC registration and experience of working with people who challenge are required.

What the job involves

• Take overall responsibility for occupational therapy interventions on the personal caseload
• Assess, interpret and act on highly complex information about service users' condition, diagnosis, prognosis and functional ability
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with service users, families and carers
• Support the delivery of care across the Learning Disability Team
• Work as a member of an interdisciplinary specialist team
• Maintain working relationships with voluntary and statutory agencies, using shared processes where they benefit the service user
• Actively participate in the clinical governance agenda
• Provide supervision
• Deputise for the B7 Occupational Therapist when necessary
• Report to the B7 Occupational Therapist and be accountable to the Team Lead

What’s required

Qualifications

• Diploma or BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
• Practice placement qualification
• Evidence of CPD and ongoing learning, including short courses such as sensory integration
• Post-registration specialist training relevant to the speciality

Registration & licences

• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

• Working with people with learning disabilities
• Multidisciplinary team (MDT) working
• Working with people who challenge services
• Using standardised assessments such as PAL, VQ and MOHOST

Nice to have

• Masters level accredited courses
• Sensory integration training
• PRPP training
• Experience of supervising studentsExperience of supervising staff

What’s offered

• Flexible working requests can be discussed as part of the interview process