Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 6 months (Secondment: 6 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 306-BEH-1657-C
- Employer
- Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Oaks Ward, Chase Farm Hospital
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 per annum including Outer London Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist - Band 5
Band 5
We have been working together in a Partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust for some time, with a single Chair and Chief Executive since 2021 and single Executive Team since 2022. We launched our North London Mental Health Partnership Strategy in May 2023 and in July 2023 our Boards agreed that coming together to create one new Trust is best for our service users, our staff and our local communities. Subject to final approvals, we will be formally established as one new Trust on 1 October 2024.
Our new trust website is: Home | North London Mental Health Partnership
Job overview
The Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Inpatient Therapies team has a fantastic 6 month secondment opportunity for a full time Band 5 OT
We are a well-established, friendly and supportive inpatient therapies team covering 3 older adult wards at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield including acute, rehabilitation and dementia.
Our OT staff are committed to supporting the band 5 preceptorship process and will offer support to newly qualified candidates. You will also receive regular supervision from a senior member of staff
We have also pledged to invest in more team training / CPD development opportunities in 2024
Main duties of the job
The Inpatient Therapies team provides assessment, intervention, and a varied therapeutic group/1:1 programme across the wards for patients over the age of 65 with an organic, functional or dual diagnosis. The wards cover inpatients who are residents of Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey. The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Technical Instructors, Music Therapists, and an Art therapist. We also work closely with our physiotherapy colleagues across the 3 wards. We are a dynamic team and provide opportunities for professional development and the ability to work creatively.
Working for our organisation
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
- We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
- Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
- Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
- Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
- We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
- Generous Annual Leave Allowance
- NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
- We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
- We are kind
- We are respectful
- We work together
- We keep things simple
- We empower
- We are proudly diverse
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To actively participate in reviews of the treatment timetable, advising about clinical needs particularly of clients on own caseload and providing evaluations of the effectiveness of treatment sessions.
To complete both home assessments and functional assessments of patients in their own homes and on the ward.
Have effective time management skills, able to manage varied caseload demands around regular duties such as case reviews and group work, and to balance the roles of a clinician.
To be actively involved in service developments for the Inpatient Therapies Team and the older adult wards. This will include:
- Actively contributing own ideas
- Being involved in carrying out and evaluating pilots
- Assisting in implementing developments
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered OT
- Dip/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of other relevant postgraduate education
- Membership of BAOT
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Experience of mental health inpatient older adults and/or community areas, including individual and group interventions.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments
Desirable criteria
- Some experience in physical OT settings either from placement or working as a TI.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Clear concept of OT and models of practice
- Able to communicate effectively within a multi-professional team.
- Confidence to work autonomously and use own initiative
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie Brown
- Job title
- Inpatient Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087026823
- Additional information
We are very keen on hearing from applicants who are passionate about helping older adults. If you are interested in applying for this position and would like more information or would like to visit then please contact Sophie Brown on 0208 702 6823 or email [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
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