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Prif leoliad
Adult learning disabilities
Gradd
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Parhaol
Oriau
Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd
346-DDL-024-24
Cyflogwr
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Math o gyflogwr
NHS
Gwefan
Chester Le Street Health Centre
Tref
County Durham
Cyflog
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
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17/07/2024 23:59

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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic part time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy team working in the integrated adult learning disabilities team in County Durham. This post is based with the North Durham team within Chester le street health centre, Durham. 

As a Specialist occupational therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

  • To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.
  • to use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
  • To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision
  • To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working
  • To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives
  • To use the Trust/ local authority electronic patient record system
  • To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
  • To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy with adults with learning disabilities people and their families.

You will access wider support from the TEWV occupational therapy network in ALD Durham and Darlington , to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan in place

Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway linked to learning disabilities, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in  community settings and their own homes.

All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.

The ability to engage and communicate with people with learning disabilities and a wide range of complex presentations including challenging behaviours , as well as their family/ carers and system around them is essential.

Clinical/Professional supervision is provided  by the relevant Lead OT. The post holder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.

You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings. 

There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.

 

Manyleb y person

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
  • Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)
  • Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs
  • Experience of supervising students on placement
  • Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
  • Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
  • Experience of developing and delivering training
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Day to day supervision of staff

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • National guidance and key standards in own specialist area
  • Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice
  • Legal aspects of Moving and Handling
  • Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice
  • Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
  • Clinical Governance and its application in practice
  • Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
  • Safeguarding and its application in practice
  • Significant knowledge to post-graduate level of the needs and difficulties of service users in designated specialist area
  • Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
  • Research and development methodology
  • Knowledge of the Trust’s Quality Improvement System (or willingness to learn in agreed timescale)

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Fiona Plummer
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Lead Occupational Therapist
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