Would you like to work in community Mental Health? Would you like to work with Older People? Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust are looking for Occupational Therapists to join Mental Health Services for Older People.
Our Specialist Mental Health Team in Watford is looking for a band 6 Occupational Therapist.
This OT post is so varied and no two days are the same - from home assessments, group work, MDTs, community integration, service development, training sessions.
This is a great opportunity for a band 6 or experienced band 5 Occupational Therapist, to develop their career working in an adult community mental health team.
Main duties of the job
As the Occupational therapist you would be required to: Build a working relationship with service users to ensure it is client centred. Enable service users to improve their occupations and function. Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for a specified service user group. Carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Develop the Occupational Therapy service provision within the setting.
What we offer: Development opportunities - We provide regular training opportunities - through CPD and reflective practice. Be part of an amazing supportive OT team - supervision from your band 7. Be part of MDTs that value and respect OTs. Our OTs are valued - there will be minimal generic work and you will be supervised by experienced Specialist/Head/Lead Occupational Therapists. Paid opportunities for OTs Returning to Practice. We welcome flexible and hybrid working.
Our trust is dedicated in creating the best work life balance for our employees and our Mental Health Community team for older people welcome flexible and hybrid working. We have a number of full time and part time positions available and this will not include shift or weekend work.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the
Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities Manage a caseload of service users with OT needs. Provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal. Be involved in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services in your area. Regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educators course. Apply in depth knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting. Run OT groups with service users e.g., Lifestyle Matters, Memory Interventions.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy HCPC registration Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OTs. Evidence of relevant post grad training.
Desirable Membership of RCOT, including specialist section First line management training Solution Focused Brief Therapy training Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training Practice Placement qualification/APPLE accreditation AMPS/ESI/SI training Broad base of clinical experience
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions. Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area. Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g., AMPS, Pool Activity Levels Documented evidence of continuing professional development Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
Desirable Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings Previous experience of having worked at Band 6 level Experience in research or audit
Employer details
Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colne House, 21 Upton Road, Watford WD18 0JP
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
367-SS-9090
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Our Specialist Mental Health Team in Watford is looking for a band 6 Occupational Therapist.
This OT post is so varied and no two days are the same - from home assessments, group work, MDTs, community integration, service development, training sessions.
This is a great opportunity for a band 6 or experienced band 5 Occupational Therapist, to develop their career working in an adult community mental health team.
Main duties of the job
As the Occupational therapist you would be required to: Build a working relationship with service users to ensure it is client centred. Enable service users to improve their occupations and function. Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for a specified service user group. Carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Develop the Occupational Therapy service provision within the setting.
What we offer: Development opportunities - We provide regular training opportunities - through CPD and reflective practice. Be part of an amazing supportive OT team - supervision from your band 7. Be part of MDTs that value and respect OTs. Our OTs are valued - there will be minimal generic work and you will be supervised by experienced Specialist/Head/Lead Occupational Therapists. Paid opportunities for OTs Returning to Practice. We welcome flexible and hybrid working.
Our trust is dedicated in creating the best work life balance for our employees and our Mental Health Community team for older people welcome flexible and hybrid working. We have a number of full time and part time positions available and this will not include shift or weekend work.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the
Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities Manage a caseload of service users with OT needs. Provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal. Be involved in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services in your area. Regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educators course. Apply in depth knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting. Run OT groups with service users e.g., Lifestyle Matters, Memory Interventions.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy HCPC registration Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OTs. Evidence of relevant post grad training.
Desirable Membership of RCOT, including specialist section First line management training Solution Focused Brief Therapy training Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training Practice Placement qualification/APPLE accreditation AMPS/ESI/SI training Broad base of clinical experience
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions. Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area. Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g., AMPS, Pool Activity Levels Documented evidence of continuing professional development Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
Desirable Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings Previous experience of having worked at Band 6 level Experience in research or audit
Employer details
Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colne House, 21 Upton Road, Watford WD18 0JP
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
367-SS-9090
#J-18808-Ljbffr
