About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Occupational Therapist to work in a busy Recovery team in South Gloucestershire. The role entails providing meaningful occupation interventions, running groups, being a key worker, carrying out assessments and some job retention work.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to planning, delivery and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Interventions as a member of a Multi- Disciplinary Team. To provide post discharge follow up for patients where an OT has already been doing specific work whilst in hospital e.g. to continue the assessment of function or specific interventions such aspractical coping strategies, confidence building in re-establishing roles and routines liaising with other occupational therapists to ensure a smooth transition. To undertake specialist occupational therapy functional assessments in the home and community environment. Promoting engagement in local community, with supervision and advice from more senior OT's were necessary. To identify support mechanisms required for the service user to practically manage safely at home. To undertake specialist assessments of executive functioning i.e. cognitive ability to organise and manage occupational activities at home. To plan interventions that facilitate the service user's ability to meet their individual aspirations in self-care, leisure and productivity working collaboratively with them. To explore within a collaborative framework the therapeutic of use of time in relation to building on existing capacity and strengths. To provide psycho educational interventions for service users and carers (anxiety management, anger management etc) individually or in groups.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description Job responsibilities
See attached job description for full details.
The role includes:
Personalised Care and Support Planning in line with the "Your Team your Conversation-Your Plan. To contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of defined, non-profession specific specialist therapeutic interventions.
This might include:
Individual or group therapeutic intervention. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches, family interventions. Psychosocial interventions. Motivational and coping enhancement strategies.
Person Specification
Application form and interview Essential
Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification Experience of working in mental health setting
Desirable
Experience of running groups Experience of employment related support
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address Kingswood Civic Centre
High Street
Kingswood, Bristol
BS15 9AG
Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)