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Band 7 Occupational Therapist

Atlantis MedicalCambridge, Cambridgeshire

30+ days ago

Job type

Temporary

Job description

We are currently looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the team at one of the trusts in East England, to provide an innovative and forward-thinking service and continue to develop and improve the unique Personality Disorder Service.

The trust aims to provide a therapeutic environment offering planned care and treatment focusing on Psychosocial Interventions, DBT skills, and individual Recovery Plans.

The Trust only works on Direct Engagement Mode of payment.

Description :

As an Occupational Therapist, you will deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions including supporting access to vocational rehabilitation, occupation focused group work, sensory strategies, re-ablement work, functional assessments, and vocation focused intervention.

To provide operational management for in-reach occupational therapy service.
To provide specialist advice and operational support (including recruitment) around the ward-based occupational therapy role development.
To apply an expert level of understanding of occupation to the development of the ward based occupational therapy roles.
To promote meaningful occupation within all aspects of ward routine and service delivery to support recovery, resilience & self-management.
To be active in developing a refreshed occupational therapy pathway within in-patient areas, harnessing new ways of working for occupational therapists.
To provide professional leadership for the in-reach & ward based occupational therapy services, ensuring that high quality practice is delivered that produces meaningful and demonstrable outcomes, based on best evidence.
To contribute to setting quality standards and delivering an evaluation of the ward-based occupational therapy roles.
To provide leadership for occupational therapy staff within in-patient areas, and a positive role model around new ways of working and professional relationships.
To recognize the value in the full range of professional perspectives, and to be able to integrate these perspectives into own and others practice (this may include psychological & nursing approaches to strengthen the multi-disciplinary ethos within in-patient areas).
To work in partnership with nursing leadership, based on the principles of collective & collaborative leadership, to strengthen the multi-disciplinary ethos within in-patient areas
To highly provide specialist occupational therapy assessments, advice and interventions using advanced, clinical reasoning skills.
To work as an autonomous practitioner.
To keep the person receiving services at the Centre of care, using shared decision-making principles.
To provide specialist advice to professionals and managers, including in relation to professional governance.
To provide leadership to ward based occupational therapy staff to support the development of their generic and specialist skills, in keeping with professional & regulatory standards.
To provide support and education to non-registered staff and students.
To provide a high standard of occupational therapy within in-patient services.
To promote the expansion of occupational therapy roles and perspectives and raise awareness of the relationship between occupation and health, demonstrating value for money and the avoidance / reduction of in-patient care (based on recovery principles) where possible.

Requirements :

HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.

Relevant post graduate clinical experience in relevant settings.

Experience of working with adults with a personality disorder.

Experience of occupational therapy assessment and intervention relevant to adults with personality disorders.

Experience and commitment to the principles of multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working.

Experience of facilitating a range of groups and 1 : 1 intervention to the client group's needs.

Experience of managing / dealing with conflict and distressing situations.

Experience in providing clinical and operational supervision

Knowledge of contemporary Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment, and relevant models (E.g., MOHO).

A proficient level of computer and information technology skills.

Clear communication skills both written and verbal

To apply to this role please reply with your updated CV and job reference number - BS / / OT1

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Occupational Therapist • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire