Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6 or 5/6 Development

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Hertfordshire Specialist Learning Disability Service for an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapist. The successful applicant will have the chance to work as part of a dedicated, specialist and innovative Muti Disciplinary Team, where you will help to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability.

This specialist post will enable you to use your core OT skills by promoting participation and independence in Activities of Daily living, whilst having the opportunity to strengthen and develop these in specialist areas such as Sensory Integration, Positive Behaviour Support, Trauma Informed approaches and Equipment needs.

You will be joining a highly dedicated and creative Occupational Therapy service and will be encouraged and supported to undertake learning and development opportunities both in clinical and leadership fields

We are a supportive and forward-thinking team, with great peer networks; we actively promote learning and professional development with opportunities in both clinical and leadership fields of work.

Due to this being a community post access to a vehicle is essential.

We invite and welcome further discussions from anyone keen to apply.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for specified service user group with complex need
• To work in an interdisciplinary way to assess service user’s needs, devise care plans and evaluate outcomes and to carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide clinical advice and support for service users that present with behaviour that challenges and require support with their mental health.
• Work directly with service users, carers, colleagues and other service providers.
• Deliver training and education to other professionals/carers/family.
• To continue to develop Occupational Therapy provision within the service and drive innovation with support from the Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist and Professional Lead Occupational Therapis

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a high quality Occupational Therapy Service and consultation to people within the Hertfordshire Specialist Learning Disability Services.
• To manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings .
• To provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a client’s formulation, diagnosis and case management plan.
• To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions using selected and graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• To ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care.
• To maintain clinical records.
• To develop skills and knowledge.
• To provide an effective supervision framework for Occupational Therapy staff, and provide regular supervision to allocated OT staff as per Trust policy.