Job summary
Job
Title: Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Herefordshire
and Worcestershire Health Care NHS Trust
Location:
Bromsgrove Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1PG
Hours: Monday
to Friday 09.00 17.00
Main duties of the job
Provide services for people of all
ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental
health conditions across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. They are the
main providers of mental health and learning disability services in both
counties, and also delivercommunity hospitals, neighbourhood teams and
community nursing services across Worcestershire.
The Trust work closely with the
above organisations on something called the Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership. Essentially this is about local organisations coming together to
ensure local health and care services remain safe, effective, and sustainable
and that collectively we can meet our challenges. The partnership is also about
delivering the priorities outlines in the NHS Long Term Plan locally across
Herefordshire and Worcestershire
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Health and Care NHS Trust (HWHCT) our Research Team explores a wide array of
mental health conditions including depression, psychosis, and bipolar disorder.
We also undertake research in other fields including dementia, complex
neurology, dietetics, and musculoskeletal conditions and want to expand into
all areas of health & care within HWHCT.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a high quality, community based
service to the children and families within a multi-disciplinary team providing
a community based child and adolescent mental health service. This is a
developing service and there may be opportunities to work in different teams as
the service transforms.
Ensure that each referred patient and where
necessary their family receives an individual specialist assessment, risk
assessment and care plan and is the subject of regular evaluation which,
wherever practicable is formulated in conjunction with the patient and/or their
family.
Provide a range of services and approaches as
part of the Senior Practitioner role ie consultation, specialist advice,
clinical supervision and support to those working with children i.e. those in
primary care, health visitors, school nurses, teaching staff, residential
staff, social workers, , youth service,
Establish and maintain supportive and
therapeutic relationships with children and their families referred to the
local Team.
Operate in any appropriate setting including
hospital, primary care facilities, residential homes, schools, and units and if
appropriate the childs own home.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in Occupational therapy or equivalent
Desirable
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in a mental health care setting
- Use of therapeutic interventions within a mental health setting ie 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
- Good knowledge and of recognised disorders and illnesses in the field of mental health.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Kidderminster Health Centre Practice
Bromsgrove Street
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY10 1PG