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    Specialist Occupational Therapist - York, United Kingdom - Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    As a Specialist Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex occupational therapy caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation

    Main duties of the job

    To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.

    To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.

    To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision

    To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working

    To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives

    To use the Trust electronic patient record system

    To abide by all Trust policies and procedures

    To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

    About us

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the North York community mental health team, based at Huntington House, York.

    The multi-disciplinary team works with adults with complex mental health needs and their families/carers to deliver assessment and treatment of complex mental health needs.

    You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in TEWV, to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan.

    Date posted

    08 May 2024

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 6

    Salary

    £35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    346-NYA-069-24

    Job locations

    Huntington House

    Jockey Lane

    York

    YO32 9XW

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

    The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway linked to dementia, delirium and functional mental health, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in acute and community hospital settings and their own homes.

    All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.

    The ability to engage and communicate with people with a wide range of complex mental health presentations including dementia, delirium and depression as well as their family/ carers and system around them is essential.

    Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the relevant Lead OT. The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.

    You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings.

    There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.

    Additional contact details :- Richard Carroll - Team Manager -

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
  • Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale).
  • Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
  • Desirable

  • Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)
  • Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs.
  • Experience of supervising students on placement
  • Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
  • Experience of participation in clinical governance activities
  • Experience of developing and delivering training
  • Desirable

  • Day to day supervision of staff


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