Assertive Outreach Occupational Therapist

NHS Jobs; Uxbridge (MA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Assertive Outreach Occupational Therapist to deliver specialist OT assessment and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs within a high-intensity, outreach setting.

The role involves proactive engagement, risk management, small caseloads, applying MOHO, using outcome measures, and working within a multidisciplinary team to place service users at the centre of goal setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Provide assertive outreach interventions, including intensive and time-limited support during risk or disengagement.
• Use proactive engagement approaches to maintain contact with hard-to-engage individuals.
• Plan and deliver interventions with clear goals and outcome measures.
• Contribute to risk assessment and management with safety and positive risk-taking.
• Manage referrals and hold a small, high-intensity caseload within the MDT.
• Apply MOHO to inform clinical reasoning and interventions.
• Place service users at the centre of goal setting and involve carers where appropriate.
• Deliver culturally responsive and inclusive care and prescribed equipment per policy.

Job description

Assertive Outreach Occupational Therapist

See attached Job description and Person Specification for further information on the job role requirements. Key ResponsibilitiesClinical deliver specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs provide assertive outreach interventions, including intensive and time-limited support during periods of risk or disengagement use proactive and persistent engagement approaches to maintain contact with individuals who are difficult to engage plan and deliver interventions with clear goals, outcome measures and structured transition planning contribute to risk assessment and management, balancing positive risk-taking with safety manage referrals and hold a small, high-intensity caseload within the multidisciplinary team prioritise work load and delegate appropriately to support staff apply occupational therapy models (e.g. MOHO) to inform clinical reasoning and interventions use outcome measures to evaluate effectiveness and inform care planning place service users at the centre of goal setting and involve carers where appropriate deliver culturally responsive and inclusive care prescribe equipment to support occupational performance in line with Trust policy

£41,957 - £50,387 per annum (incl. of HCAS)

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust