Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 306-BEH-2387-A
- Employer
- 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chase Farm Hospital
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- Dependent on experience
- Closing
- 27/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Thank you for your interest for the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT), it is an exciting time to join us and being part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:
- Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
- Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
- Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
- Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
- Ensure that research, Quality Improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
- Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.
The North London Way to deliver, Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.
Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Are you a band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge or an experienced band 5 seeking your first band 6 role? Look no further!
We have an exciting 6 month secondment opportunity within the Enfield Mental Health division for Older People’s, Inpatient Therapies Team – with potential to move onto our incredible Band 6 OT Mental health rotation programme.
If you are passionate about the delivery of the NHS vision; "providing patients care at the right time in the right place?" this is the role for you! This role will offer you an excellent new challenge, and an opportunity to develop new clinical and managerial skills. We have established a mix of therapies to support our provision of care including OT's, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, technical instructors, an activity coordinator and close working relationships with our physiotherapy colleagues. . You will be supported by the therapy team lead OT and AHP Lead in the division with regular supervision, appraisal and peer support.
We have fantastic development opportunities including Advanced preceptorship, Aspiring Leaders and Developing Leaders programmes. We also have opportunities to be part of various staff networks - Better Together Network, Women's Network, LGBTQ+ Network, BAME AHP network and the Wellbeing Network to name a few.
If you are interested and think you have got what it takes, why not arrange a visit, or give us a call.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Main duties of the job
- Carrying out home visits and functional assessments to support safe discharge from hospital
- Prescribing adaptive equipment for patients homes in the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey soon to be expanded through the North London Mental Health Partnership
- Delivery and oversight of the therapeutic programme on the ward
- Attending ward rounds and CPA meetings
- Liaising closely with the MDT on the ward
- Liaising with other colleagues and external agencies such as care coordinators and local authorities
- Supervision, appraisal and preceptorship for junior OTs and technical instructors
- Deputising for therapy lead in periods of absence
- To be involved in QI projects and work closely with carers
Working for our organisation
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Carrying out home visits and functional assessments to support safe discharge from hospital
- Prescribing adaptive equipment for patients homes in the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey soon to be expanded through the North London Mental Health Partnership
- Delivery and oversight of the therapeutic programme on the ward
- Attending ward rounds and CPA meetings
- Liaising closely with the MDT on the ward
- Liaising with other colleagues and external agencies such as care coordinators and local authorities
- Supervision, appraisal and preceptorship for junior OTs and technical instructors
- Deputising for therapy lead in periods of absence
- To be involved in QI projects and work closely with carers
Person specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered
- OT Dip/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of other relevant postgraduate education
- Membership of BAOT
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Clear concept of OT and models of practice
- Leadership Skills
- Organisational skills
- Able to communicate effectively within a multi-professional team
- Decision making skills
- Confidence to work autonomously and use own initiative
- Team building
- Good assessment skills
- Experience of risk assessment
- Ability to work well in a team setting
- Understanding of legislation as related to mental health
- Experience of having had clinical Supervision, understanding of Supervision.
- Good IT Skills
- Sensitive to cultural, dynamic and diverse needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising staff at lower banding.
- Experience of supervision of students
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- At least 2 years post-registration experience
- Extensive experience of mental health inpatient older adults and/or community areas, including individual and group interventions
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments
Desirable criteria
- Some experience in physical OT settings
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Service user/carer centred approach
- Receptive to changing environments and an ability to promote positive approaches to implementing changes according to service and client need.
- Ability to remain calm in difficult situations.
- Positive approach to work
- Attention to detail
- Ability to think creatively
- Willingness to be flexible in working hours
- Physically fit to undertake duties as specified in the job description
Desirable criteria
- Car Driver
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- A non-judgmental approach with a sense of respect for others irrespective of social class, race or sexual orientation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Sophie Brown
- Job title
- Inpatient Therapy Lead (Occupational Therapist)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087026823
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