Job summary
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 5
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward thinking occupational therapist to join West London NHS Trust’s Mental Health Community Rehabilitation Team.
The role is a combination of occupational therapy and care co-ordination (Lead Professional). Your occupational therapy specific work will include assessment, individual interventions and delivering the service innovative group programme.
West London NHS Trust has a commitment to enable staff to access tailored personal development, including executive and career coaching. Unlike other NHS organisations we have not reduced our training budgets, and as a result you will have access to several continued professional development opportunities including:
· PGDip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis
· Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
· Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
· Sensory Integration
· Open Dialogue
· Motivational Interviewing
· Quality Service, Improvement and Redesign
· Practise Educator Training
· Leadership and Management
· And other personal requests, which can be discussed at interview
Also, we are keen to progress people in these posts to more senior positions in the service where there are existing vacancies. The post holder will receive line management supervision from the team manager and profession specific supervision from the clinical lead.
Main duties of the job
The community rehabilitation teams will provide support for people with complex care needs related to psychosis and (where relevant) co-existing substance use and physical health problems. With a multidisciplinary and whole-team approach, these services will have an emphasis on delivering individualised and recovery-focussed care for people.
Importantly, our care will be provided close to their communities, social networks and homes, enabling people to transition away from restrictive settings. Therefore, the teams will be key partners in supporting the flow of patients from inpatient to supported and independent accommodations.
With the team expansion, this will be a perfect opportunity for the successful applicant to contribute, make a difference and shape community occupational therapy in the rehabilitation service, to make it more flexible, responsive and accessible. This role will offer you a chance not only develop your clinical skills but also give you opportunity to contribute to service development
Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification
- HCPC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-qualified experience as an OT
- Achieved Band 5 sub-set KSF outline (usually through preceptorship programme)
- Application of core OT skills and OT process
- MOHO/ MOHO ExpLOR theory and assessments
- Multidisciplinary team working
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in mental health community setting
- Experience of supervision of students and staff
- Involvement in research and clinical audit
- General case load management (care coordination)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Mental health diagnoses/presentations
- Research methodology
- Core skills of OT process
- Models of practice
- Clinical and environmental risk
- Equality and diversity
- Awareness of the need to work within appropriate boundaries
- Group work theory and practice
Desirable criteria
- Practice placement education training
- Clinical/case supervision training
- Relevant current legislation, including NICE guidelines, CPA, risk assessment and risk management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational ability
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build rapport with service users, carers and colleagues
- Evidence of ability in OT assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation
- Use of standardised assessment tools and outcome measures
- Ability to work independently and under supervision as part of a team
- Groupwork skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to prepare and present papers at study days and conferences
- Ability to apply (research) evidence-based practice
- Contribution to service development and the training of others
- Supervisory skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Understand the need for and actively participates in own supervision and constructive use of feedback
- High levels of initiative, innovation and self-motivation
- Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate a strong professional identity
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
- Linda Mabrouk
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information, please do contact me on Linda Mabrouk (Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist): 07907 574215 or [email protected]
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