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    Specialist Occupational Therapist - London, United Kingdom - Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust

    Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
    Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust London, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    We are the Islington Community Mental Health Team, a high-quality health and social care service in the London Borough of Islington provided by the Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust, who are passionate about supporting older adults with mental illness and/or people affected by dementia.


    We are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist who shares our passion to strive towards excellence in older people's mental health and dementia care and who affiliates with our Trust's culture pillars where staff and service users feel safe, valued and are empowered.

    We're keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us deliver our Trust priorities:

    Early and effective intervention - we offer a range of evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
    Helping people to live well - we use the DIALOGUE+ approach for holistic care planning
    Keeping our service users, carers and staff safe - we have several QI projects in the service to develop safe and effective ways of working

    As an occupational therapist you will be responsible for a caseload of older adults who require health and/or social care interventions.

    We are a busy service and caseloads are reflective of this.

    You'll be able to demonstrate experience in working with older people and/or dementia care and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

    Being computer literate is a must and you have to be able to use Word, Excel and other relevant IT systems.


    If you have the right values for the Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development.

    The position offers opportunities to get involved in Quality Improvement projects and to become champion/lead in specific area relevant to the role.

    At Camden and Islington NHS foundation trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.

    Early and Effective Intervention
    Helping People to Live Well
    Research and Innovation

    The cultural pillars that help us achieve our key priorities are:


    By coming to work at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust you will be joining a Trust with a national reputation for research, where services recognise that research underpins its commitment to providing high quality and innovative clinical care.


    To provide specialist occupational therapy in the service users home or relevant community setting, to service users with complex needs (mental health and/or dementia, physical health and age-related frailty) by assessing, planning and evaluating all stages of the occupational therapy process considering the needs of a diverse community.

    To carry out comprehensive functional assessments to determine the impact of mental and physical health conditions including cognitive and/or sensory impairment on a service users abilities and deliver evidence-based intervention to maintain or improve service users occupational performance, restore occupational identity and promote independence.

    To provide the occupational therapy perspective to MDT meetings and case discussions including discharge and or transfer/ placement of service users.

    To assess and manage risk on a continuous basis, in line with Trust policy.

    At all times to act in accordance with Trust policies in relation to risk assessment contributing to comprehensive assessments of risk and monitoring as appropriate.

    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 within the team.

    To participate on the team's duty rota.

    Diploma/ Degree Qualification in Occupational Therapy
    Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice e.g. sensory integration / frailty / cognitive rehabilitation / assessment and management of falls

    Masters' Degree or equivalent specialist knowledge in relevant professional field


    Demonstrable experience in a specialist capacity caring for older people with mental health problems and/or dementia in a community care or inpatient setting.

    Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the needs of older people with mental illness and/or dementia and the opportunities and challenges of caring for them.

    Demonstrate a sound knowledge and experience in relation to functional mental health and dementia treatment, impact and evidence-based care.

    Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation, its application and use in practice.

    Demonstrate an understanding of risk together with an ability to evaluate and contain risk with reference to the individual, staff and carers.

    Competent using computers and keyboards for entering personally generated data, generating and responding to emails, conducting web searches, storing data and retrieving data, producing reports etc.

    Highly motivated and committed to improving quality and services for older people and people living with dementia.

    Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
    Unit 9 Blenheim Court
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