About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic full time Band 6 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Therapy Team based at Highgate West Mental Health Centre.
The post holder will be required to deliver a comprehensive Occupational Therapy Service for service users primarily on one designated ward. They will also work closely with Clinical Lead OT, OT Assistant, Activity workers and Art Psychotherapist to provide specialist Occupational Therapy Service to both male and female service users on the 2 PICU wards at Highgate and additionally contribute as required to the Central Therapy Group Programme.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the multidisciplinary team the post-holder will be required to meet the identified occupational and functional needs of service users on their caseload. This includes providing a variety of person-centred assessments and interventions, promoting a recovery approach and social inclusion, to maximise activity of daily living skills and lifestyle management.
The post-holder will ensure that their practice meets the requirements of this clinical group and assess the needs of service users with complex mental and physical health needs. This includes falls risk minimisation work and the issuing and provision of equipment, aids and minor adaptations.
The post holder will have supervisory responsibility for junior staff and student practitioners working in the unit. They work will receive supervision and mentoring from the PICU OT Clinical Lead.
Although staff are allocated initially to work in one specific ward, all appointments are made to the Therapy Department
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust 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, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing expert care in OT, in accordance with the HCPC codes of professional conduct
To provide expert, autonomous and highly specialist OT clinical practice within a multi-disciplinary Team to include:
Initial assessment and formulation using a range of mental health or other specialist tools
When required to do so making appropriate judgements about own caseload
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse community
Undertaking OT specific assessment and interventions
Apply a range of therapeutic modalities, using evidence-based interventions in accordance with the requirements of care pathways
Contributing to multidisciplinary team decisions at the point of discharge and or transfer of the service user
To participate in and provide a specialist OT perspective to multi-disciplinary team meetings/case discussions
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
essential Essential
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy or Sports science HCPC registration
Desirable
Completed specialist training such as KUF, care certificate or similar
Clinical Skills Essential
Experience of working in mental health Experience of using IT and digital tool Demonstrating ability to work flexibly Experience of undertaking specialist clinical assessment in the acute mental health field Experience of running groups and individual session
Desirable
Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and support junior staff in effective time management
Communication Essential
Demonstrates ability to communicate in written form Experience of MDT working
Desirable
Bilingual
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Highgate West Mental Health Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)