Senior Occupational Therapist - Enhanced Discharge Team

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an occupational therapist in the Enhanced Discharge Team (EDT).  The role offers the opportunity to develop the Occupational Therapy role within the team, as part of the EDT, with the support of the inpatient occupational therapy team. The post holder will provide specialist clinical interventions and assessments as appropriate.

You will provide close liaison with other agencies, teams and carers to coordinate discharges from the Inpatient wards.

You will provide short term support to service users in relation to their discharge planning and recovery.

You will offer Occupational Therapy support, advice and input to people and staff across the acute inpatient wards in Hertfordshire.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the newly established Enhanced Discharge Team to ensure safe and effective discharges from our inpatient mental health services.

To assess and provide appropriate occupational interventions on discharge, and to provide a seamless service in continuing the OT work initiated on the inpatient setting to ensure supported discharges.

To work in partnership with the Inpatient Housing and accommodation worker providing solutions using the Support Time and Recovery Model

To work across the Adult Acute Inpatient wards in Hertfordshire.

To work closely with the inpatient occupational therapists and other staff, CRHT team, bed management team, the housing worker, Health and Social Care Teams, Bed Placement, Care Coordinators and carers to enable barriers to discharge are identified and resolved in a time frame that meets the patient's needs.

A sound working knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and it's application to practice is essential. There are regular opportunities to network with other OT's in the Trust to share ideas and good practice. We also provide a monthly CPD training event and there are opportunities to apply for external courses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
• To work using a problem-solving approach to reduce risk at home.
• To work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan.
• To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the client’s physical and social environment.
• to provide specialist OT skills and education for Waythrough Crisis House staff.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• To review and reflect on personal practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
• To work alongside the exsisting OT to provide a collaborative, joined up OT provision across the crisis service in the SE.
• To demonstrate basic leadership skills through the management of designated projects.
• To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting as appropriate.
• To participate in the supervision of junior staff as appropriate
• To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention and feedback to appropriate forum.

For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.