Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Community/Perinatal team
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 274-11024-AC
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Base to be discussed at interview
- Town
- Boston/Grantham
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Occupational therapist to join the Perinatal Team.
We would welcome applications from B6 or Occupational therapists who are wishing to develop, we would be happy to consider this post for a development role of B5 to B6.
The post would be covering the Boston & Grantham area, base will be discussed at interview.
The post would ideally suit someone who has experience of working within the community.
Experience of working with women who have moderate to severe mental health problems would be desirable.
Experience of Perinatal is not essential as training would be given to the successful Candidate. All new staff have a robust and comprehensive 6 week induction within the team which includes shadowing opportunities to the whole team and support from existing B6 Occupational Therapist within the team.
You will be working with a full MDT, working collaboratively in developing and expanding the OT pathway and providing both 1:1 and group programme for women under the service.
You will be providing OT assessments, advice and consultation to patients, MDT and other services.
Your role will be OT specific alongside assessments on behalf of the team of all patients.
The service is delivered through a full MDT approach providing comprehensive assessment, treatment for women who are from 13 weeks pregnant and up to 24 months post-natal.
For Further information please contact Wendy Summerton Perinatal Clinical Manager, Sara Brewin
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide comprehensive assessment and treatment to women referred to the Perinatal Mental Health Team, and will be required to deliver interventions/treatment to patients whilst under care of the Team. The post holder will provide specific occupational therapy interventions and professional advice and support to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. This will include a balance of both generic and specific OT work.
To work Monday-Friday 9-5pm
To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients’ mental health care, where appropriate.
To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of occupational therapists in the team is of the highest standard of clinical care.
To manage referrals and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
To communicate and liaise with others to ensure appropriate assessments, interventions and reviews are in place.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them and/or their care givers to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour to facilitate discharge.
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people’s identified needs and manage their inherent risk to facilitate discharge.
To assess carers’ and family’s needs and signpost or refer them to the relevant support.
Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop independent living skills to facilitate discharge to their residence of choice.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making within the
To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team.
To adhere to HCPC code of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
To develop clinical practice having due regard to guidelines (for example N.I.C.E.)
To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the team and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.
Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff to create networks that improve the pathway of care as patients are discharged acute services
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Currently Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.
Desirable criteria
- Training in Cognitive disability model
- Training in AMPS
- Management training
- APPLE accreditation
- Mentorship Module (degree level)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that is transferable.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with women who have become unwell during the ante/postnatal period.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of national agenda for perinatal mental health.
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills
- Highly developed skills in occupational therapy assessment and treatment
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.
- Highly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to travel to different locations to undertake role effectively
Desirable criteria
- Current Driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wendy Summerton
- Job title
- Perinatal Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 309540
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