- NHS Discounts (show your ID at various Food, Drink, Health & Beaut & Shopping outlets)
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Car Lease Schemes
- 2 days Additional Leave (if no sickness absence)
- Learning and Development opportunities - CPD
- To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of own professional activities
- To adhere apply the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Occupational Therapists (College of Occupational Therapists 2010)
- To independently manage a caseload of complex cases providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to clients with complex physical, cognitive and psychosocial needs arising from their medical conditions. To provide this service in clients' homes working closely with the client, their family/carer or other professionals
- To establish a therapeutic relationship with the client and his/her family/carers to gain their participation in the therapeutic process
- To assess for and diagnose any functional, physical, cognitive, perceptual and sensory deficits using specialised standardised and non-standardised assessment batteries
- Based on the analysis of the assessment and a risk analysis, to determine occupational therapy aims and treatment goals, in collaboration with the client/family/carers
- To develop highly specialised occupational therapy treatment programmes in collaboration with clients, carers and other involved professionals ( physiotherapists, nurses, home care agencies)
- To plan, coordinate and deliver client-centred interventions using the principles of graded activity and a range of treatment techniques functional and remedial activities, splinting, equipment provision, education and health promotion
- Diploma or degree in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses/training relevant to clinical specialty.
- Previous experience of functioning as a team member
- Previous experience of Management and Clinical Supervision, including annual appraisal
- Previous experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice
- Knowledge of applied social, health and medical sciences including psychology, anatomy, physiology and sociology
- Knowledge of how mental health difficulties impact upon occupational functioning and performance.
- Working knowledge of Clinical Governance and its application in novel settings
- Specialist clinical skills to carry out OT interventions therapeutic and activity based interventions; remedial training and cognitive behavioural interventions and psychosocial and psycho -educational interventions.
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of OT interventions including knowledge of outcome measures
Occupational Therapist - Luton, United Kingdom - East London NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
Are you ready to join an organisation, which values its staff, patients and community? Visit our Recruitment Fair at Charter House in Luton:
Role : Luton CMHT - 2xB6 posts & 2xB5 posts
Date : 20/05/2024
Time : 09:00am - 1:00pm (Come prepared to be interviewed on the day)
Address : Charter House, Alma St, Luton, LU1 2PJ
Role : Occupational Therapist (Bank Opportunities also available)
As a Trust, we value our staff and offer a wide range of benefits;
Occupational Therapist - Band 5 opportunities available:
Excellent Team Work skills and a thorough understanding of integrated, shared care approach is expected from the successful applicant. As part of the Neighbourhood Team, you are expected to deliver improvements aligned to the implementation of the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults.
Clinical Supervision and Professional Development plans will be provided to the successful applicant. The successful applicant will also be offered the opportunity to complete the Improvement Leaders Programme as part of Quality Improvement ELFT.
Main duties of the job
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the attached job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile for further information.
Person SpecificationEducation/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
Experience
Essential
Knowledge and Skills
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