Senior Occupational TherapistNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has opened up for a senior Occupational Therapist to join our Mental Health Inpatient Service in our male PICU (psychiatric intensive care unit) Ward.

We will provide you with the opportunities to develop your skills, depending on your needs and goals. We are keen for people to develop in their area of interest tomotivate and enrich our team. There is also the support of a broad and experienced senior MDT.

We are looking for people who are passionate about occupational therapy and want the opportunity to focus on their clinical OT skills, and who have ideas to grow and develop the occupational therapy provision within inpatient services. Once in post you will be afforded the time and space to engage in specialised training and development opportunities to help you become a more enhanced practitioner.

We adhere to the belief that it is better to grow and develop our own staff; this is demonstrated in the fact that many of our senior colleagues were supported and promoted in-house.

The team serves the diverse and vibrant population of Brent, named London Borough of Culture 2020 and 'Council of the Year' at the LGC Awards 2020. The team works flexibly/compressed hours to allow for OT provision to meet the needs of the service users throughout their day and find it also maintains staff wellbeing by providing more time to focus on their own interests and needs outside of work.

Hours are: 3 days working : 8-6.30, 1 day working 8-4, 1 day non working day.

Main duties of the job

Occupational therapists hold a key role within the Inpatient Team providing occupational therapy service and expertise; which will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.

You will be using MOHO and other evidence-based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on-going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.

The role requires integrated evidence-based practice and skilful use of assessments & interventions with personal recovery principles, in order to improve the service users' quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.

You would need to be committed to working within recovery principles. The successful applicant will be self-motivated with a desire to work in mental health, and willing to learn and grow within the team.

This post receives supervision from the Acute Lead OT (Band 7) and in addition there is a great support network working alongside other OTs in the borough and across the trust. Opportunities for training, reflective practice, case formulation using Trauma Informed Approaches, skill sharing and several other projects are available ongoingly.

Job description

OT in CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes an AHP director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs.

Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R&D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and EBP is made possible by our strong links with local universities.

We actively support the next generation of OTs through apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce but have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our BAME OT group.

Have a look at this video which was developed from the BAME OT Network and provides further information with what to expect when working as an OT with CNWL, and the support which is offered:

https://vimeo.com/471449677/8b5ca18b37

About us

• Specialised OT & Mental health training comprehensive offer of OT to OT training sessions, as well as specialised training depending on area of interest such as sensory integration and trauma informed care.
• Shadow and develop skills in our neighbouring services including HTT, EIS, the memory clinic and community services allowing you to see the full circle of treatment for our patients.
• Mentoring and coachingsessions supporting you with your development and growth into the role, including a bespoke 1:1 induction by Head OT tailored to your specific needs.
• Monthly supervision from the lead OT for Brent Inpatient Services
• You will be supported in developing your management and leadership skills through supervising others, supporting students and developing new initiatives for the service.
• Opportunities to get involved in the established Research and Development structures in Occupational Therapy, including specialist forums and valuable networks.
• A truly inclusive and diverse workspace
• Nationally leading trust wide staff networks
• Staff health and wellbeing schemes
• QI training and support to bring your strengths and skills to service development
• Flexible working