Senior Community Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Job overview

• To work as a member of FOLS in providing Occupational Therapy (OT) in a variety of community settings, including the service user’s own home, and offer in-reach support to Clifton House Forensic wards pre-discharge to the community.
• To establish and work within a clear OT pathway; facilitating screening assessment, needs analysis/prioritisation, treatment planning and facilitating interventions.
• To be responsible for the assessment and planning of occupational and vocational interventions across the FOLS caseload; assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of interventions/care.
• To work compassionately and collaboratively with service users to achieve identified goals, promoting social inclusion, independence and well-being.
• To promote OT values and interventions in the MDT and with service users.
• To take a professional lead for the overall provision and development of high-quality OT provision within FOLS.
• To promote a positive image of OT and the wider Trust.
• To establish and maintain good working relationships with other community teams/agencies.
• To carry continuing responsibility for the setting and monitoring of standards of care in line with Clinical Governance requirements.
• To actively participate in clinical supervision.

Main duties of the job

Communication & Relationships

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), communicating effectively with service users, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies.
• Attend and contribute to team, clinical and MDT meetings.
• Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication to engage service users with varying cognitive and communication needs.

Clinical Practice

• Manage workload and prioritise competing demands effectively.
• To participate in the initial assessment of service users referred to the team

Decision Making & Team working

• Use professional judgement and clinical reasoning to inform assessment, intervention and treatment decisions.
• Work autonomously within professional competence and agreed risk management plans.

Physical & Practical Requirements

• Use electronic patient record systems and other IT systems effectively.
• Travel between Trust sites, service users' homes and community settings.

Service Development, Quality & Research

• Contribute and commit to service development, evaluation, audit and quality improvement activities.
• Support the development of OT offer and pathway within the team.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain HCPC registration and comply with the Code of Professional Conduct.
• Participate in supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development (CPD).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

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.