Job vacancy: Occupational Therapist, South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust, Mitcham

Job summary

Main area: Recovery & Support Team
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 294-COMM-6411210-JB-A

Employer: South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wilson Hospital
Town: Mitcham
Salary: £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/07/2024 23:59

Occupational Therapist

Band 6

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide Occupational Therapy four days a week with a maximum of one day duty cover in the team.
To manage an OT caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To take responsibility for completing standardised assessments using The Model of Human Occupation and other frameworks as agreed by the Therapy Leads.
To offer manualised interventions, both group and individual for example, GLOW (Graduated Living Outside of the Ward) and IPEL (Increasing Participation in Everyday Life)
To offer Sensory Profiling to clients with sensory challenges
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within the Community Team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
To engage with the OT referrals process, identifying and prioritising the need for OT specific interventions.
To provide leadership to junior staff through supervision and appraisal.
To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement (expected standard is two students per year).
To provide professional leadership to the Recovery Support Workers and engage in co-working pathways.
To promote recovery and social inclusion.
To work alongside the Involvement Team to actively promote service-user engagement and co-production.
To work collaboratively with the Employment Specialist in the team, to enhance a positive vocational outcome for clients.
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT Service
To contribute to streamline working from admission to discharge in keeping with the principles in the Adult Services Recovery Care pathway.
To advocate for and promote the contribution of occupational therapy as a valuable resource with helping people to manage the impact of their symptoms on their ability to cope with daily occupations.
To act as the designated ‘Disability Champion’ leading the multi-disciplinary team in Disability Equality matters within the service and other areas as required.

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
Registration to practice in the UK
Evidence of post registration training relevant to mental health practice
Training in the theory and application of the model of human occupation within the first 4 months of appointment

Desirable criteria

Practice placement educators course within one year of appointment
Apple registration

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of carrying a caseload in a mental health setting
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of maintaining a written record of continual professional development
Experience of individual and groupwork
Experience of writing specialist occupational therapy reports
Experience of participating in a service development project

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a range of mental health settings
Experience of supervising junior staff
Successful completion of preceptorship
Experience of being a practice placement educator
Experience of using mental health services as a service user, or carer, relative, friend of a service user.

Knowledge and Skills - Communication

Essential criteria

Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed & maintained with service users who have multiple & complex needs
Basic word processing and IT skills
Proficient standard of written communication skills
Ability to promote & maintain the profile of OT within an MDT & the wider organisation

Knowledge and Skills - Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
Ability to reflect upon and critically appraise own performance
Ability to role model positive professional behaviour

Desirable criteria

Ability to deliver presentations

Knowledge and Skills - Health, Safety & Security

Essential criteria

Ability to work in a way that minimises risks to health, safety & security of self, service user & members of the public
Ability to monitor work areas & practices to maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment.

Knowledge and Skills - Service Improvement

Essential criteria

Ability to adapt own practice & style of working
Ability to express constructive views & ideas in relation to improving service effectiveness

Desirable criteria

Audit skills

Knowledge and Skills - Quality

Essential criteria

Applied knowledge of confidentiality & consent issues
Applied knowledge of current national legislation, policies & guidelines relevant to clinical area
Good personal management skills in order to manage a clinical caseload & varied workload
Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
Ability to work effectively within a team and understanding of the importance of collaborative working in the delivery of good quality services

Knowledge and Skills - Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria

Ability to apply equal opportunities & anti-discriminatory interventions that respect the service users’ customs, values & spiritual beliefs
Ability to recognise & report behaviour that undermines equality & diversity
Ability to promote a culture of recovery & social inclusion

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

BME (Evolve) Staff Network
Christian Staff Network
DiverseAbility
Deaf Staff Network
Mental Health Staff Forum
Women's Staff Network
LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
That we are a smoke-free Trust

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Jo Stagg
Job title: Lead Occupational Therapist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07971 685 864
Additional information: Carole Hylton - Wimbledon RST Team Manager on [email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Occupational Therapist

Band 6

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and Skills - Communication

Essential criteria

Knowledge and Skills - Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and Skills - Health, Safety & Security

Essential criteria

Knowledge and Skills - Service Improvement

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and Skills - Quality

Essential criteria

Knowledge and Skills - Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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