Occupational Therapist

Key Task and Responsibilities Clinical To manage a clinical caseload To work as a member of the MDT To support the development of evidence-based OT practice To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to self-care, leisure and work. To contribute to service development To participate in research/audit activities To supervise the work of Support Workers and OT students on fieldwork placement To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT To work independently without direct supervision To follow an agreed job plan To manage a capped caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of Care Co-ordinator - On occasions, you may be required to support the duty system To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques To work with service users in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment & interventions To plan & implement service user led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for service users with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and identify outcomes To plan and deliver services in line with the CPA framework, Community Mental Health Framework and NHS Long Term Plan To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions To identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust To contribute and maintain CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities To contribute to the teams clinical governance and quality agenda To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to mental health & social care provision To apply risk management procedures at all times To promote and facilitate service user involvement in own clinical area