Advanced OT Practitioner

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior leadership of the Cambridge Locality Team as  an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist.

You will be joining a service supporting working-age adults who have  severe affective and psychotic disorders. The team offers care-coordination, a daily duty service, psychiatric assessments, medication reviews, ongoing risk management, care planning, support around benefits and housing, family work & a wide variety of therapeutic interventions.

Recovery principles are embedded at the core of the locality teams & we aim to support people to reach their potential by facilitating hope, empowering autonomy and developing meaning and purpose in life.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist , you will play a pivotal role in delivering coordinated care to a defined caseload. You will provide clinical leadership within the small OT team  as well as across the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings, ensuring effective risk management, care planning, and clinical decision-making. You will work alongside the Service manager to complete investigations, manage complaints and subject access requests.

You will support clinicians in managing complex cases, guide discharge planning, and promote smooth clinical throughput. A key part of your role will be fostering strong interfaces with other teams

In this role, you will demonstrate confident and effective leadership by chairing large, multi-agency meetings . You will lead on audits and quality improvement initiatives. A core part of your responsibilities will include delivering clinical supervision, conducting staff appraisals, and fostering professional development within the team.

You will also be involved in  ensuring that the service is a positive learning environment for students from various disciplines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To provide clinical leadership to the OT pathway within the service. Including oversight of OT functional assessment, sensory integration, reablement and vocational pathway.
• To offer OT training and development to OT workforce, students and the wider team.
• To manage a small caseload of clients with OT needs and undertake case management/lead professional as needed.
• To provide clinical leadership within a designated multidisciplinary meeting to support effective caseload management.
• To chair the multi disciplinary meetings as needed to ensure optimal clinical decision making.
• To provide comprehensive OT assessments for service users.
• To receive operational supervision from the Service Manager or equivalent.
• To establish professional links with other care groups and professionals supporting the recovery of patients.
• To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person-centred outcome for the individual.

10 .To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and individual client.