Occupational Therapist - Intensive Support Team LD

Job overview

The post holder will provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions to adults with a learning disability and additional intensive support needs including mental health and /or challenging behaviour, within specified inpatient and/or community settings.  The post holder will use evidence based, client centred practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate one to one, and group based interventions within the setting.

The post holder will manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

The post holder will work as a senior member of a multidisciplinary team, providing advice to the multidisciplinary team as required.

The role will support leadership and provide clinical supervision to junior staff and undertake a practice placement educator role, the post holder will be expected to allocate work to Assistant Practitioners and ongoing support on a daily basis, as well as supervision and appraisal.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• To manage a clinical caseload for adults with Learning Disabilities requiring occupational assessment and treatment interventions within community settings. This will also include people who have behaviours that challenge and /or mental health needs.

• The post holder will be a key member of the Multi-Disciplinary and Occupational Therapy Team and will contribute under supervision to the overall management and development of occupational therapy services. He/she will liaise with other disciplines and services to ensure service delivery is seamless and person centred. · ·

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• To manage a clinical caseload for adults with Learning Disabilities requiring occupational assessment and treatment interventions within community settings. This will also include people who have behaviours that challenge and /or mental health needs.

• The post holder will be a key member of the Multi-Disciplinary and Occupational Therapy Team and will contribute under supervision to the overall management and development of occupational therapy services. He/she will liaise with other disciplines and services to ensure service delivery is seamless and person centred.
• The Occupational Therapist will be an integrated member of the multi-professional Learning Disability Team and support the provision of and access to Learning Disability and/or other services.
• The Occupational Therapist will be able to conduct comprehensive assessment with patients and families/carers, including the use of specific occupational focussed assessments and case formulation
• To support the leadership of a needs led service developing and delivering evidenced based and outcome focussed therapeutic interventions in response to service user need.
• To contribute to meeting professional, service and Trust wide and national standards.
• Ensures timely response according to service standards to referrals to the Inpatient service.
• Participates in planned out of hours work as required by the service and clinical priorities.
• Autonomous responsibility for maintaining accurate and contemporaneous client records, in order to ensure compliance with departmental, professional and legal requirements.
• To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities, ensuring that practice is evidence based.
• Contributes to the wider OT service development, including audit, research and evaluation.
• To adhere to the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, HCPC standards and all trust relevant policies and procedures.
• To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality Intensive Support Team for Adults with learning Disabilities.