Senior Psychiatric Intensive care Occupational Therapist

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and client centred Occupational Therapist to provide therapeutic interventions in the male psychiatric intensive care ward

The successful candidate will be based on johnson  ward and will join an experienced and supportive  team of Occupational Therapists working within Ladywell unit and the wider Directorate.

If you are looking for a dedicated OT role within an experienced Multi Disciplinary Team, and have a passion for supporting the recovery and service experience of patients through a time of acute  mental health crisis, then please apply for this role!

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be an innovative and  forward thinking and hard-working occupational therapist with solid mental health experience. They will be able to carry out occupationally focused assessments and interventions and will be integrated into the MDT to promote a safe collaborative approach to the use of therapeutic activity in stabilisation and recovery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main responsibilities include:

• To be an integrated team member within the ward team, and Lewisham OT team to address occupational and recovery goals for patients.
• To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, assessing health and well-being from an occupational perspective.
• In collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and service users, to plan and implement individual or group therapeutic interventions using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals which support recovery.
• To utilise outcome measures that give clear evidence that occupational therapy has supported individual recovery and social inclusion.
• To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service user’s social and physical environment.  Where applicable, to assess and prescribe small aids and equipment and recommend adaptations to maximise independence for service users in home and community environments.
• Being active in discharge planning, providing occupationally focussed recommendations and working closely with discharge coordinators, care coordinators, wider involved agencies and families/carers to ensure transition into community is done in the most effective and person centred way.

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.