Occupational Therapist - Band 6
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
Occupational Therapist - Band 6
Full time
Be a part of our team at Coventry CMHT, we have vacancies for Band 6 Occupational therapists to join our team. We are going through transformational changes within our community teams which has been an exiting time for the development of our team.
The mental health occupational therapist is a core part of the community mental health team who aim to improve health and wellbeing through enabling participation in occupation (the activities, roles and routines of everyday life).
Occupational therapists recognise that engagement in meaningful occupation can promote good mental health, assist recovery and help people achieve personalised outcomes such as being able to care for themselves, engage in work and leisure activities, and participate within the community.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work within the community mental health service.
The post holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of the service to individual clients and their families and carers via a range of evidence-based interventions. They will be expected to provide cover for peers across the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, planned or unplanned as required.
The post holder will ensure that all organisational systems and processes are adhered to. The post holder will manage and organise competing and conflicting priorities and manage change in complex situations. The post holder will be a resource of clinical knowledge and competence in the service area contributing to staff and service development.
The post holder will be required to undertake assessments, and to provide evidence-based clinical interventions to maximise recovery and independence as required by service needs or complex presentations.
The post holder will be required to be part of our duty team on a rota basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To ensure Occupational Therapy makes a significant and specialist contribution in the community mental health service.
- Assess service users using a variety of assessment tools, specialised observational and communication skills.
- To provide a learning environment for staff and students.