Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Thank you for taking interest in this exciting new opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist or for an Occupational Therapist looking to develop up into a more senior role, with an interest in inpatient acute Mental Health care.

We are searching for motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist to work within our inpatient services in Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health Unit. Join us and you will play a central role within committed and dynamic teams that are passionate about making a difference to peoples lives.

This is an incredible opportunity to establish a career with West London NHS Trust, in one of the country’s most exciting and progressive mental health providers. You will be supported with dedicated supervision and encouraged to develop your clinical competencies within a stimulating learning environment.

You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, using your skills and experience to help define and deliver intervention to people on one of our wards that helps them on their road to recovery. We believe that with our help, people can improve their mental health, to recover independence and return to their local community.

We will encourage and help you to learn, develop and grow in this role. This role is also suitable for an experienced Band 5 who is keen to develop up into a Band 6 as we offer developmental opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To provide a client-centred occupational therapy service to a defined caseload of service users with complex needs, within the local services working with multi-disciplinary team members and the occupational therapy team.

• -        To actively develop and implement a framework of care, which reflects a holistic approach to service user needs, and the seven pillars of clinical governance. -        To use evidence-based principles to apply clinical skills and reasoning in occupational therapy, assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation which include individual and group orientated approaches. -        To be a resource for the team, providing, occupational therapy professional guidance, and to lead on the evaluation and continued development of the occupational therapy service -        To provide leadership and taking responsibility for the direct supervision for less clinically experienced staff, support staff and students including conducting Performance Development Review (PDR) as appropriate.

We have no preconceptions about the people we employ. What matters to us is your passion, commitment and determination to succeed and being able to demonstrate you share our Trust values.

You will be able to demonstrate how you have worked effectively in a multi-disciplinary team setting. You will need to demonstrate your commitment to personal development and if experienced how you have supported a team to succeed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.