Occupational Therapist - in-Patients Mental Health

Job overview

Are you looking to grow into a senior Occupational Therapy role? Or have a change of scene within your clinical work?

We are seeking a motivated, skilled Occupational Therapist to work on Sapphire Ward, a male acute mental health ward in Aylesbury. You will join a close, occupational and recovery focused service that works as integral and valued members of our multidisciplinary teams.

To be successful you should be confident in your assessment and clinical reasoning skills, be able to manage your time effectively and be a proactive member of the multi-disciplinary team.

If you're interested or have questions about this role get in touch and speak to us via the contact details below!

Main duties of the job

• Conduct initial screening and assessment of all service users, providing intensive short-term treatment as needed.
• Manage a caseload of clients with complex Occupational Therapy needs, using evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
• Assess and prescribe appropriate equipment and aids to ensure patient safety and independence with advising staff, families, and carers as required.
• Monitor and evaluate treatment plans, collaborating with other teams within the Trust and third sector organisations when appropriate.
• Supervise and develop junior team members, including appraisal, caseload management, reviewing interventions, and delegating responsibilities.
• Role will include some cross covering of the female acute ward.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Job Description subject to evaluation.