Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Bristol

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

The Occupational Therapy Service at Callington Road Hospital is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled Band 6 Occupational Therapist with significant experience of working with people with mental health problems. We are looking for someone who is innovative, versatile, forward-thinking and confident in assessments and interventions. The wards served by the team include PICU, Acute, Rehabilitation and Later Life, and the post holder will work with the Team Lead and other Band 6’s to support and develop the service as a whole, so having the opportunity to develop leadership skills.
We offer CPD opportunities including VdT MoCA, Sensory work, ACLSs, leadership skills, peer & professional supervision. Students regularly join us for practice placements and we have apprentice Occupational Therapists as part of the staff team.
Callington Road Hospital is an inpatient facility for adults experiencing mental health problems and the Occupational Therapy team share office facilities with the other specialist therapies teams. The post-holder will be expected to be a reflective practitioner, committed to lifelong learning and also to team development, keeping abreast of and implementing current evidence-based interventions. Regular supervision and appraisal are an integral part of our practice.
For further information and to arrange a visit please contact Pam Dove, Occupational Therapy Team Lead, on 0117 9195776.
Providing high quality Occupational Therapy Service for adults with acute mental health difficulties, be professionally accountable for a designated caseload delivering assessments & interventions.
Working as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, attending ward reviews, CPA meetings , discharge meetings & providing timely feedback & OT Reports
Working with the OT team, band 7 OT & other registered OT’s , supporting & supervising band 5 , band 3 support workers, apprentices & students to coordinate the day to day running of the service.
To provide standardised & non standardised specialist assessments & interventions , 1:1 & in groups, to inform care needs assessments, social care assessments, promote independence & recovery
To support the service with the prioritisation , planning , development & delivery of a high quality occupational therapy service to trust & OT goals.
Working on the ward & therapy area but also carrying out home & community assessments . Person focussed care being central to helping our service users improve their mental health , recover independence & return to their community . Our staff are pivotal to everything we do & we are committed to involving them fully in the development of our service.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

• Professionally accountable for own caseload, working autonomously to deliver occupational therapy in a variety of inpatient and community settings including the service user’s own home.
• To develop and implement occupational therapy treatment plans and provide advice to service users with diverse presentations and complex needs to enable them to maintain, restore or create a balance between their abilities and the demands of their occupation and environment in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. Service users have a range of mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
• To work compassionately with service users and carers to achieve identified occupational therapy goals and to promote social inclusion, independence and well- being.
• To provide the best possible experience for service users, carers and families
• Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice by all staff for whom the post holder has designated responsibility.
• To facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing clinical leadership and specialist clinical advice on more complex cases.
• To provide clinical supervision to occupational therapy staff and students.
• To be committed to and take a lead role in activities integral to Quality Improvement.
• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
• To promote at all times a positive image of the Occupational Therapy Service and the wider Trust.

Please refer the Job description for details