Rotational Occupational Therapist

Job overview

East London NHS Foundation Trust is excited to expand their static inpatient mental health posts and also their mix rotation with the Homerton University Trust. We are looking for newly qualified and also experience Occupational Therapists who are keen to gain clinical experience as a Band 5 within forward thinking and supportive therapy Services. You will be part of well led, dynamic and friendly teams consisting of multidisciplinary practitioners, who constantly strive for integrated working optimising patient care and team morale.

Main duties of the job

To carry out OT process, assessing individuals from the point of admission, identifying appropriate and relevant intervention.

To work closely with the ward and community team and Occupational Therapy department.  Clinical work includes 1:1 and group work, with responsibility for the ward based OT group provision.

To actively participate in B5 preceptorship

All wards/teams work together to achieve both positive patient experience and outcomes. In all areas you will be able to access senior Occupational Therapists for professional supervision and opportunities for clinical and professional training and development.

Working as an autonomous clinician under supervision, and as an integral part of the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) you will be responsible for assessing patients, discussing patient agreed goals and expectations, deliver skilled treatments and provide education for patients and carers. You will also be responsible for ensuring safe and timely discharges for patients in each of the clinical areas.

Our ideal candidate will be qualified (or about to be) and applied/applying for state registered as an Occupational Therapist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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