Occupational Therapist - Bexhill, United Kingdom - Bramley Health

    Bramley Health
    Bramley Health Bexhill, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    As an Occupational Therapist, you will carry out specialist assessments with each service user at the Langford Centre, a 76 bedded mental health hospital in bexhill on sea.

    Using the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) as a framework, you will develop and implement occupational therapy interventions, focusing on daily living and vocational skills, in consultation/conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and particularly the Lead Occupational Therapist within the hospital.

    Your key responsibilities will include:

    • To manage a caseload of in-patients with mental illness who have a forensic history and/or behaviours that challenge
    • To carry out assessments of activities of daily living to determine a patients level of functioning
    • Carrying out Occupational Therapy intervention with patients. Planning individual treatment programmes specific to their needs.
    • To take responsibility for the planning, facilitation and evaluation of the group OT programme within the service
    • To provide a consultative role in the planning and delivering of a ward-based activity programme
    • To provide OT interventions which are ward-based and community-based, promoting social inclusion and recovery
    • To evaluate OT treatment and ensure outcome measures are recorded
    • To take on the role of vocational lead within the hospital
    • To provide clinical and management supervision to the wider OT team and Technical Instructors
    • To participate in stock taking/ordering of required items within OT department
    • To develop a knowledge of the local community and resources provided for people with a severe mental illness

    You Will Need To:

    • Be a registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC
    • Have previous experience of working as an OT in mental health / forensic / hospital setting.

    If you are interested in finding out more about the Occupational Therapist role, then please apply today