About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Enablement and Recovery Team (CERT) within the Black country. CERT work with people with a severe and enduring mental illness who require community rehabilitation support.
As an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner [OTAP], you will be supporting the CERT OT provision in providing tailored community OT rehabilitation in the persons home and within their local community. You will be working in collaboration with service users, family/carer and other professionals,providing holistic,person-centred, evidence-based,andtrauma-informedcarewith a proactive approach and ability to providehighintensive interventions.
We aim to providerecovery orientated rehabilitation serviceswith the aim tocollaborate with andempower individuals withmental healthrehabilitation needsacross the Black Country to achievean optimumquality of life.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner will work within defined competencies and without direct supervision to provide a flexible range of therapeutic activities for adults within their own homes and local community.
Under supervision and guidance of the OT, the post holder will take responsibility for supporting a pre directed care plan for the service user, contributing to the implementation of clinical care. The post holder will also support the use of MOHO based assessment tools during their practice and be able to feedback to the OT to inform formulation.
Undertaking individual therapeutic activities with clients to promote independence and wellbeing. Assessing client's responses to activities and amending programmes of activity where necessary, making judgements on when to escalate clinical issues to the OT.
To work collaboratively with MDT members/service providers in the provision of supporting the service user. To effectively communicate and highlight any clinical risks and report this to the MDT in a proficient and timely fashion and if necessary, contribute to ongoing risk reduction and management.
To gather information from the service user/carer as part of the care plan process and activities identified within it, communicating effectively with clients where there are barriers to understanding and where clients are highly emotive or distresses and often presenting challenging behaviour.
About us
At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we're building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.
The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country. We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.
This ambitious model is multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, opening the door for you to work in a collaborative and flexible way with partners, service users, carers and their families
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will be able operate flexibly Pan trust
Some travel will be required to visit out of area placements to support assessing service users.
The service will operate Monday to Friday 9-5 hours but is expected to advise service users and carers of access to services outside of these hours and liaise and refer on to other mental health care providers in cases where support outside of these hours is required.
Contribute to the development and implementation of the Community Enablement and Recovery Team
Working within an MDT to work holistically and improve our service users recovery journey
For further details please see Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
Relevant Level 4 or above qualifications - i.e.: Foundation Degree, NVQ level 4 or equivalent
Desirable
Evidence of training and development within OT Has evidence of completing the care certificate or willing to work towards.
Knowledge and experience Essential
Previous knowledge and experience working with people experiencing mental health difficulties Knowledge and understanding of the role of OTAP within mental health
Desirable
Knowledge and experience in the application of psychosocial interventions Knowledge of MOHO and associated assessments
Skills Essential
Demonstrates ability and understanding of how to support service users with severe mental health needs to promote their own recovery Demonstrates that they have effective communication skills Demonstrates ability to work independently and use own initiative
Trust behaviours Essential
Has demonstrated knowledge of trust behaviours: Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Empowered
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.
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Employer details Employer name Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Dorethy Pattison Hospital
Alumwell Close
Walsall
WS2 9XH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)