Occupational Therapist

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist who is passionate about working with older adults. A part time position has become available in Bromley Older Adult Community Mental Health Team and we warmly welcome your applications. You will deliver specialist occupational therapy assessment and recovery-focused interventions to a small caseload through individual and group work. You will promote active engagement in meaningful occupations and facilitate the skills development and independence of service users.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work in collaboration with other Occupational Therapists in the CMHT in contributing to the development and delivery of the OT pathway, while also holding care co-ordination responsibility for a small, defined number of service users. You will promote occupational therapy, supervise support staff and students, and contribute to service development and quality improvement across the service. We are seeking someone that is motivated, organised, able to work autonomously and work collaboratively with the MDT, as well as our partners in the acute directorate to promote recovery and ensure a smooth transition for patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

Clinical

• To manage a clinical caseload
• To work as a member of the MDT
• To support the development of evidence-based OT practice
• To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to self-care, leisure and work.
• To contribute to service development
• To participate in research/audit activities
• To supervise the work of Support Workers and OT students on fieldwork placement
• To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT
• To work independently without direct supervision
• To follow an agreed job plan
• To manage a capped caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of Care Co-ordinator

- On occasions, you may be required to support the duty system

• To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques
• To work with service users in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment & interventions
• To plan & implement service user led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
• To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times
• To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for service users with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and identify outcomes
• To plan and deliver services in line with the CPA framework, Community Mental Health Framework and NHS Long Term Plan
• To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability
• To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions
• To identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload
• To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information
• To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
• To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings
• To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT
• To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust
• To contribute and maintain CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities
• To contribute to the team’s clinical governance and quality agenda
• To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to mental health & social care provision
• To apply risk management procedures at all times
• To promote and facilitate service user involvement in own clinical area

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.