HealthJobsUK

Job overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward thinking occupational therapist to join West London NHS Trust’s Mental Health Community Rehabilitation Team.

 The role is a combination of occupational therapy and care co-ordination (Lead Professional). Your occupational therapy specific work will include assessment, individual interventions and delivering the service innovative group programme.

West London NHS Trust has a commitment to enable staff to access tailored personal development, including executive and career coaching. Unlike other NHS organisations we have not reduced our training budgets, and as a result you will have access to several continued professional development opportunities including: 

·       PGDip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis

·       Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

·       Assessment of Motor and Process Skills

·       Sensory Integration

·       Open Dialogue

·       Motivational Interviewing

·       Quality Service, Improvement and Redesign

·       Practise Educator Training

·       Leadership and Management

·       And other personal requests, which can be discussed at interview

Also, we are keen to progress people in these posts to more senior positions in the service where there are existing vacancies. The post holder will receive line management supervision from the team manager and profession specific supervision from the clinical lead.

Main duties of the job

The community rehabilitation teams will provide support for people with complex care needs related to psychosis and (where relevant) co-existing substance use and physical health problems. With a multidisciplinary and whole-team approach, these services will have an emphasis on delivering individualised and recovery-focussed care for people.

Importantly, our care will be provided close to their communities, social networks and homes, enabling people to transition away from restrictive settings. Therefore, the teams will be key partners in supporting the flow of patients from inpatient to supported and independent accommodations. 

With the team expansion, this will be a perfect opportunity for the successful applicant to contribute, make a difference and shape community occupational therapy in the rehabilitation service, to make it more flexible, responsive and accessible. This role will offer you a chance not only develop your clinical skills but also give you opportunity to contribute to service development

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.