Specialist Occupational Therapist - Intensive Support Team

Job overview

Are you an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wants to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability? Then we could be the team for you!

This specialist Occupational Therapist 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, Falls prevention, Epilepsy and Equipment needs.

The role sits within the Intensive Support Function of the Community Learning Disability and Health Team in Buckinghamshire. 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

The Intensive Support Team (IST) work intensively with adults (18+) with learning disabilities who are experiencing significant mental health difficulties or whose behaviours pose a challenge.

The Occupational Therapist will provide high quality, comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for specified service user group with complex needs

They will 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 Therapist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will lead on:

Providing a high-quality Occupational Therapy Service and consultation to people within the Buckinghamshire Learning Disabilities team intensive Support team.

Undertaking assessments and interventions where intense and/or frequent contact is required

Providing advice and modelling on the implementation of Occupational Therapy interventions in the person's current setting

Offering hands-on support to staff teams to improve their confidence and skill base.

Contribute to risk assessment and management plans

Input into positive Behaviour Support Plans for those displaying challenging behaviour and Staying Well Plans for those with mental health needs

Scaffold and support colleagues who offer flexible out-of-hours support to reduce the need for hospital admission

Manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate Occupational Therapy interventions in clinic and community settings .

Providing specialist Occupational Therapy advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a client’s formulation, diagnosis and case management plan.

Planning and implement individual and/or group interventions using selected and graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

Helping to evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

Ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care.

Maintain clinical records.

Develop skills and knowledge.

Providing an effective supervision framework for Occupational Therapy staff and provide regular supervision to allocated OT staff as per Trust policy.