Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of B5 Occupational Therapist in the Occupational Therapy Hub with the Middlesbrough Community Hub team.  The service is based at Parkside Mental Health Resource Centre in Middlesbrough.  The service is open between 9am and 5pm  Monday - Friday.

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality patient focused care in a community setting.

The role will involve improving the lives of people with severe and enduring mental health conditions as well as introducing they to our local community transformation partners to continue their journey to recovery.

As an occupational therapist in TEWV you will be professionally and clinically accountable for own caseload, assessing occupational performance and delivering occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust values at all times and operating as a member of the team, service and organisation.

Main duties of the job

Occupationally focused assessments and interventions will be delivered as part of a dynamic service delivery model that has a strong commitment to collaborative working at its core whilst recognising the unique skills of all professional groups represented in the team. Additional focus is on delivering high quality evidence based services that support recovery, occupational formulation and occupational engagement. The delivery occupational therapy 1:1 and in groups is required. To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure. To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively. To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working To contribute to service improvement and quality initiatives To use the Trust electronic patient record system To abide by all Trust policies and procedures To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.