We are recruiting a Band 6 occupational therapist for Wisteria Ward at Springfield Hospital. If you are a forward-thinking band 5/6 occupational therapist looking to become an expert within a leading CAMHS inpatient eating disorder service, this is an exciting opportunity! We will consider Band 5-6 preceptorship plus role for the right candidate. This is an exciting time to join the team, we have recently had a very successful CQC inspection, and we are preparing to move into a newly refurbished inpatient ward co-designed with our CYP.

The post will develop your skills in providing specialist assessment and treatment of mental and physical health needs, therapeutic engagement, and joint working with multiple agencies / services.

You will work alongside an experienced activity worker providing occupational therapy to clients with complex needs, using evidence based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. The Model of Human Occupation is the basis for the Occupational Therapy work in the team. Intervention will be through a mixture of individual work, group work and consultation to the wider team.

Experience of working with people with eating disorders and / or young people is not essential as training and intense supervision will be provided as required.

You will be expected to eat with clients for appropriate interventions including community-based work.

Main duties of the job

• To manage a caseload of clients with complex psychological and physical needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To provide outcome-oriented group and individual occupation-focused interventions including community work.
• To provide safe, effective, quality OT interventions that ensure positive client experience.
• To provide generic keywork or hold a link worker role for a specified number of clients.
• To provide carer interventions.
• To work within other parts of the service as required.
• To supervise junior staff
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within the eating disorders service, leading on delegated projects.
• To act as the designated 'Disability Champion' leading the multi-disciplinary team in Disability Equality matters within your area and other areas as required.
• To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT Service
• To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement.
• To promote recovery and social inclusion.
• To take responsibility for managing clinical risk and single-handedly implementing OT treatment

About us

We offer a number of excellent staff benefits and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, we support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, compressed hours and working from home.
• Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Subsidised car parking - You can park at any of our sites at a reduced rate of £20/month.
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Eye examinations
• Looking after your health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car lease scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Staff restaurants

Job description Job responsibilities

• To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of disability on occupational performance and provide training and advice on lifestyles changes and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment.
• To promote equality of outcome for service users that reflect their mental health needs and those of ethnicity, gender, culture physical health and age.
• To promote social inclusion and physical and mental well-being using evidence-based practice. This is underpinned by the principles of hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention.
• To independently manage a clinical caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of keyworker and/or vocational lead where relevant.
• To identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall care plan, using specialist mental health and occupational therapy assessments, including Model of Human Occupation tools.
• To exercise clinical professional judgement in complex clinical cases and difficult clinical situation, referring to senior staff when necessary.
• To consider both physical and mental health needs as part of the occupational therapy assessment.
• To plan and implement specialist individual and/or group interventions collaboratively, to enable service users to achieve valued goals and satisfactory occupational performance outcome. To use psychological interventions in conjunctions to occupation-focussed interventions (e.g. CBT, DBT, MBT etc)
• To identify any significant risk factors in line with local policies, with support from senior staff.
• To contribute to and work within clinical pathways and protocols.
• To evaluate effectiveness of therapy interventions and quality of clinical decisions in conjunction with service users/carers, other professionals etc.
• To fully adhere to defined OT care pathways or protocols
• To establish and maintain effective communication networks with users and carers, team members, occupational therapy colleagues and other agencies.
• To communicate with people in a manner consistent with their culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.

Person Specification Training & Qualification Essential

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration to practice in the UK
• Evidence of post registration training relevant to mental health practice

Desirable

• Practice placement educators course within one year of appointment
• Training in the theory and application of the model of human occupation

Experience Essential

• Experience of carrying a caseload in a mental health setting
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrable post qualification experience in mental health
• Experience of individual and groupwork

Desirable

• Experience of group work
• Experience of using mental health services as a service user, or carer, relative, friend of a service user.
• Experience of writing specialist occupational therapy reports

knowledge & Skills Essential

• Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed & maintained with service users who have multiple & complex needs
• Ability to promote & maintain the profile of OT within an MDT & the wider organisation
• Ability to deliver presentations
• Ability to work in a way that minimises risks to health, safety & security of self, service user & members of the public
• Good personal management skills in order to manage a clinical caseload & varied workload

Desirable

• Audit skills
• Working knowledge of model of human occupation tools
• Specialist clinical skills relevant to client group

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