- Regular 1:1 clinical and management supervision.
- A preceptorship programme.
- Access to a CPD fund to complete additional training courses, such as sensory integration and DBT skills.
- Regular peer supervision.
- Access to an established resource base to use as part of individual and group interventions.
- Being part of a multi-disciplinary AHP team including Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Psychology.
- A supportive and cohesive team working environment, with a shared ethos of working to the Model of Human Occupation and recovery principles.
- Opportunities to explore external training in relation to desired interests with a commitment to enhancing your professional development, including leadership opportunities.
- Commitment to support in the development of your clinical skills including knowledge/skills within mental health specific interventions and group work.
- The successful candidate will implement evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist interventions in addition to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services.
- Participate in therapy hub group program utilizing a range of psychoeducational interventions, such as anxiety management, distress tolerance and recovery focused groups that will feed into recovery focused care planning as well as be assigned to an adult ward on site to provide assessment and intervention.
- The successful applicant will need to be an enthusiastic and committed individual who will be part of a wider team, including other Occupational Therapists and members of an Multi-Disciplinary Team within the Inpatient Therapy Hub.
- The candidate will need to be flexible in service provision/cross site cover on different wards when required and support the team pan trust.
- The post holder will have responsibility for a caseload of clients including those with complex needs and will need to provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions to adults within a hospital setting.
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate robust OT clinical skills and knowledge of working mental health settings.
- To work within the AHP Team which includes the Inpatient Therapy Hub to deliver Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to patients residing on all acute wards based primarily in Dorothy Pattison Hospital, however at times of clinical need you may be asked to support pan trust in one of our other sites (Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton).
- To develop and deliver a varied programme of OT, psychotherapeutic, psychosocial therapeutic groups and individual activities designed to meet the identified needs of service according to the principles of Recovery; and to assist in skills teaching and programming to empower patients to self-manage their own illnesses.
- To support and contribute to the development of a therapeutic day in the context of the Therapy Hub, and into your assigned adult acute ward.
- To contribute to discharge planning for individuals by undertaking home visits, phased discharge, visits and producing reports which indicate the need for the level of community care package provision. Person Specification
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- mental health experience
- experience of group work
- knowledge and application of MOHO
- support and supervision of junior staff
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient Mental Health Service for a B and 5 Occupational Therapist to join the AHP Adult Acute Inpatient team in Walsall within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an ideal post for a newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapist. This post will be based in the Dorothy Pattison Therapy Hub. You will work closely with the two inpatient wards, but you will not be part of the numbers on the wards.
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We are an energetic and hardworking team, working with adults with mental health needs. We regularly come together exploring ways we can ensure a quality service as well as enabling shared learning. We work alongside Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Clinical Psychologists, Support Workers and other partners, both internal and external. As a Trust we are committed to increasing the quality and range of services we provide which are safe and supportive to services users, their carers and relatives. Having been reviewed by the CQC as 'Good' we are working towards further improving over time - Come and join us on this journey as we work to provide even better care for our staff and patients.
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