Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist with a passion for work within an inpatient mental health setting.

Then we want to hear from you!

We are seeking a proactive, compassionate, caring and recovery focused HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with excellent communication skills to join our existing multidisciplinary teams to be involved in holistic assessments and interventions to support the planning and delivery of patient care.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Band 6 Occupational  Therapist you will be expected to manage a clinical caseload as well as provide group and individual interventions.  To effectively plan, implement and lead a high-quality Occupational Therapy Service with service users on the acute wards at Sherwood Oaks Hospital.

The post holder will clinically supervise Occupational Therapy staff within the team and other support staff as required providing guidance and focus to their work, ensuring safe working practices.

You will receive managerial supervision from the Ward Manager. You  will undertake the role of Practice Placement Educator for Occupational Therapy students providing student placements in accordance with local agreements and standards and will support students from other disciplines. You will liaise with a range of agencies and services across Nottingham.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day safe and effective running and the provision of Occupational Therapy on the wards. The post holder will co-ordinate the Occupational Therapy Service and will clinically supervise Occupational Therapy staff within the team and other support staff as required providing guidance and focus to their work, ensuring safe working practices.

This role requires the individual to be able to assess service users’ needs, identify effective OT plans and implement these effectively. To do this, you will need an understanding of the acute and complex needs and treatment approaches relevant to this client group.  You will need to communicate effectively with a wide range of multi - disciplinary colleagues and agencies and be able to take the complex needs of individuals and the varying requirements of the post into account in order to prioritise work undertaken and provide effective guidance for other staff.

You will lead the staff in the Occupational Therapy team to provide therapy services to the acute wards. The team includes: a physiotherapist, a dietician, speech and language therapists, sports instructor, peer support workers, carer peer support workers and activity coordinators.

You will actively work to continually develop the Occupational Therapy Service in client centered, recovery focused, evidence-based context and influence wider teams’ development.

To represent and promote the specialist role of occupational therapy including service planning and development and supporting practice placements for occupational therapy students and support students from other disciplines.