Senior Occupational Therapist

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Full time
With our expanding acute services we are pleased to offer a Senior Occupational Therapist position to work integrally within the multidisciplinary team. As a member of the team, the post holder will be expected to adopt the policies and philosophy of the service, including trauma-based care and the recovery model. They will provide occupational assessment and treatment including a range of standardised assessments and appropriate practically orientated interventions, commonly incorporating a sensory informed approach. The patients at Audrey House will have enhanced care needs, including severe mental health, physical health, trauma-based, neurodiversity and sensory needs. The Occupational Therapist will draw on a range of occupationally based assessments and interventions as appropriate. They will foster a learning culture and promote social inclusion, enabling independence, and enhancing the autonomy of the service user. The post holder will be proactive in initiating and sustaining a respectful, consistent and reliable therapeutic relationship with patients that enhances their ability to build social networks and work in partnership with other agencies.

Main duties of the job

Have a high clinical profile that includes the provision of individual treatment, as well as having a global overview of therapeutic interventions and clinical activities in the ECU, alongside other members of the team, including psychology, physiotherapy and nursing.

Actively engage in the promotion and implementation of sensory informed strategies throughout the environment. This includes devising individualised sensory based care plans, supporting team awareness and implementation of sensory modalities.

Demonstrate expert knowledge in the acute setting, ensuring this is disseminated in a constructive and effective way in the context of the recovery philosophy and the social inclusion agenda.

Actively manage own workload, effectively and efficiently prioritising competing demands.

Assess the needs of service users in complex situations using professional knowledge, judgements and skills to account for decisions made.

Ensure all patients have their occupational therapy needs included within their up-to-date care plan, which where possible has been negotiated with the patient to meet their individual occupational needs.

Demonstrate an understanding of leadership theory and how strategies can be adapted according to need.

Actively participate in clinical practice development through mentoring and coaching, in particular facilitating student education and fieldwork placements.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training Generous NHS pension scheme Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits Health service discounts and online benefits Incremental pay progression Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7 Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network Health and wellbeing opportunities Structured learning and development opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Degree or Diploma In Occupational Therapy Education / evidence of ongoing: CPD, Reflection, Team Leadership skills and EBP

Desirable

Field work educators qualification

Skills and Experience

Essential

Demonstrate post registration experience and expertise of mental health Evidence of specialised Occupational Therapy Assessments Evidence of facilitating a wide range of evidence based therapeutic interventions Demonstrates an awareness / understanding of using a range of sensory modalities Supervision of Junior staff Evidence of application of theoretical models of practice. Evidence of working in an adult acute mental health setting Knowledge of research techniques and experience of clinical audit

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Audery House

Kingsway Hospital

Derby

DE22 3LZ

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