Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The key duties and responsibilities within the Band 6 Occupational Therapy role include,

Completing assessments to establish baselines and understanding of Occupational needs, Supporting engagement in meaningful activities. Completing individualized and group risk assessment to manage risk and promote positive risk taking. Providing collaborative tailored interventions based on mental health, sensory, and specific communication needs, that promote access to occupation, based on clear clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice. Including Practical skill development, Therapeutic skills programs, and restorative interventions. Providing regular repeat assessments and discussions in key development areas to demonstrate recovery. Regular involvement in wider internal meetings including management meeting, referrals, patient flow, and team meetings. Developing a range of group or individual Well-being workshops to promote development of life and self-management skills. Completion of monthly lead OT audit report to reflect service achievements, engagement, and access to occupational therapy services. Completion of 3-monthly About OT surveys, and completing structured comparative reports to identify trends, development areas, create clear action plans, and implement service development. Working in collaboration with the wider Occupational Therapy Team to develop the service across sites.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.