Job summary
- Main area
- Mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 395-RR047-24-E
- Employer
- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mellmead House,
- Town
- Wanstead, London
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (plus HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Calling all Mental Health Occupational Therapists
This is an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Redbridge Integrated Care Directorate invites applications for the post of Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist/Care coordinator within the Redbridge Mental Health and Wellness Team (MHWT) - South
Our integrated teams provide assessment, brief intervention, and
recovery services to clients in Redbridge.
The team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, IPS worker, Peer support workers, STR workers, and
Psychologists.
The post holder will join a team of Occupational Therapists to provide specialist functional assessments. This will include assessments of daily
living skills using the Model of Human Occupational assessment tools to ascertain level of functional ability, related risk factors, level of support,
and accommodation needs in order to implement community care plans, provide adaptive equipment and maintain a high standard of service user
care.
Main duties of the job
> You will have the opportunity to jointly lead and support in the facilitation and delivery of group programmes alongside other OT staff, Support Time Recovery Workers, and Peer Support Workers.
> You would also have the opportunity to collaboratively work with the IPS employment workers to support service users with their employment
goals.
> The service offers the opportunity to undertake mental health assessments, keywork and, to care coordinate clients in accordance with Care programme Approach (CPA) policy.
> Undertake comprehensive assessment of health and social needs together with the service users implement a plan of care and intervention to meet these needs, ensuring regular reviews are in place for evaluation of the care plan.
> To ensure carers and family are included and supported and in care planning.
> To facilitate and implement the Trust and Local Authority requirements in relation to safeguarding children and guidance legislation within the
Care Act 2014. To adhere to the requirements of the Safeguarding Adults policy.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part time staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Come and join Redbridge MHWT - South if you want to:
• Accept a role with protected OT work.
• Undertake comprehensive OT assessments and intervention.
• Promote recovery, social inclusion, relapse prevention, holistic health, and wellbeing.
• Facilitate and provide group interventions.
• Want to make personalised care a reality.
• Promote and actively enable co-production in service delivery.
• Work as part of an integrated team ensuring regular evaluation of individual care and recovery plans.
• Undertake generic mental health assessments.
• Further develop your leadership skills.
In line with our aim to promote recovery, the successful Occupational Therapist will receive protected OT specific work; with half the
caseload consisting of dedicated OT specific work and half caseload as an OT care coordinator.
Occupational Therapy has a key role to play within the team, taking the lead on promoting a recovery focused culture and maintaining a strong
network with other statutory and non-statutory services to enable improved social inclusion outcomes for service users.
The teams operational working hours is Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm although some flexibility may be needed, and a car driver would be
desirable but not essential for the role.
The post is full time, offering excellent opportunities to develop individual professional interests.
We are a supportive team, and the post holder would have support from the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, Team manager, Redbridge
Lead Occupational Therapist, and would be invited to attend the Occupational Therapy mental health network in the borough that meets regularly to provide peer support.
Quality Improvement is promoted and there are opportunities for participating and leading on service development projects.
Please refer to the attached job description for further details on this vacancy.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified /registered Occupational therapist
- Evidence of post-registration Training /qualification and continued CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- To have proven and significant experience of working with people with complex, acute mental health needs
- To have experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating aspects of care.
- To have significant experience as a caseworker and CPA Care Co-ordinator.
- Experience of using MOHO and OT ADL assessments and Groups work
- To have significant experience working with families and carers
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing staff supervision and appraisal
- Experience of working within integrated services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of government legislation and policy guidance pertaining to Mental Health e.g. Mental health act, care act, mental capacity
- To demonstrate knowledge and competency of the Mental Health Act 1983 related legislation and is applications
- To have a working knowledge of the requirements of specific OT assessment
- Knowledge and understanding of Adult Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Be knowledgeable, demonstrate competency and work within the safeguarding children framework on best practice with particular regard to the voice of the child and the London Child protection procedures
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Redbridge locality area and ability to navigate self around the area
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, plan and implement programmes of care with Service User and Carers involvement
- Clinical risk assessment and management skills
- Ability to make complex decisions under pressure and demonstrate stress and crisis management skills
- Effective and well-developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change.
- Ability to resolve difficulties which affect working relationships and to offer support to staff, service users and carers on an ongoing daily basis
- Ability to set up and run groups for people experiencing mental ill health
- Basic IT Skill
Desirable criteria
- Able to use Rio
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
- Nuru Makambo
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03003001706
- Additional information
Please call to find out more about the role or to organise a visit.
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