About this role
Job summary
This isn't your average clinical role. Are you up for it?
We're a specialist Eating Disorder Day Programme in North London -- a tight-knit team doing complex, high-impact work with a diverse patient population. We're looking for a driven Occupational Therapist who want more: more challenge, more growth, more purpose.
About the RoleYou'll be working at the heart of our clinical team, delivering intensive, recovery-focused treatment to patients with eating disorders. That means running therapeutic groups, providing individual interventions, monitoring physical health, and contributing to the operational backbone that allows our service to function -- and expand. This is a role for someone who takes high-risk care seriously and thrives in a specialist environment.
What We Offero Specialist clinical work with a real sense of purposeo Development for both Band 5 & 6 candidateso Genuine support from day one -- manager, OT leads, and experienced peerso A support structure that's real, not just on papero Onsite canteen with discount and accessible, hands-on managemento A culture where people look out for each other -- just as they do for patients
Sound like your kind of challenge? Don't just scroll past -- get in touch or apply today.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for managing their own caseload, facilitating therapeutic groups (including community-based groups such as Social Snack and Shop and Cook), conducting physical health assessments and blood result interpretation, providing self-harm management, and working with patients across the complexity spectrum including those with severe physical compromise and autistic people. The role requires adaptation of therapeutic approaches to meet diverse communication and sensory needs.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider Eating Disorders service including inpatient ward and outpatient teams. The post holder will deputise for the Day Programme Manager in their absence, supervise junior staff and students, and provide operational support including patient escort duties and supervision during activities. This operational support is critical to enabling the Day Programme Manager to attend meetings, training, supervision, and complete managerial responsibilities.
This role is instrumental in enabling planned service development to collaborate with the Day Programme Manager.
About us Working for North London NHS Foundation Trust
Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust? We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Our Five-Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT? o Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
o We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
o We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
o NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme.
o We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars.
Job description Job responsibilities Main Respoinsibilities
To carry a caseload for which you have clinical responsibility.
Using an evidenced based approach assess clients needs, establish aims and objectives, and plan Occupational Therapy treatment programme in consultation with members of the multi-disciplinary teams, involving the client in decisions regarding appropriate interventions.
To carry out a range of standardised/non-standardised assessments, e.g. MOHOST in accordance with OT Pathway to provide a baseline for OT with clear treatment objectives.
To provide both specific individual assessment and treatment when indicated, involving motivating, and adapting sessions and approach to allow full occupational participation.
To adapt activities and assessment to facilitate persons with Cognitive difficulties, Language difficulties, social skills deficits and Challenging behaviour, to work with interpreters where required.
Please see attached JD for more information.
Before submitting your application, please ensure you have the correct right to work. Guidance on if this post will be eligible for a sponsorship can be found here Skilled Worker visa: If you work in healthcare or education - GOV.UK
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential
Diploma/degree in occupational therapy. HCPC registered occupational therapist.
Desirable
Additional study.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Essential
Post qualification experience in mental health, with some experience of working with adults. Establishing own professional role within a multidisciplinary team. Managing a caseload. Utilising a range of assessments, as applied to individuals, carers/families and groups. Knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice and their application to mental health of older people. Knowledge of a range of assessment tools and approaches suitable to mental health practice with older people. oDemonstrates knowledge of Mental Health conditions including developmental disorders, neurological disorders, personality disorders, mood disorders and psychosis.
Desirable
Working with other agencies statutory and voluntary. Supervising student and/or staff.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES Essential
Excellent written and oral communication skills in individual and group situations. Well organised and computer literate.
Desirable
Experience working with computer databases and spreadsheets.
PERSONAL QUALITIES Essential
Work autonomously as well as effectively within a team. Be willing to seek advice and supervision from colleagues.
Desirable
oExperience with service user involvement oAbility to promote positive image of OT
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 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Ann's Hospital
St Anns Road
Tottenham
N15 3TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)