Occupational Therapist

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Acute Adult Mental Health team at the Riverside Centre in Hillingdon. The role provides an excellent opportunity for both newly qualified and experienced OTs aspiring to develop into band 6.
You tell us what opportunities and experiences you would like and we will work with you to achieve this. Flexible options are available.
We have experienced senior staff in each area who would supervise and support you and a robust preceptorship programme. Internal training is also offered. We have a great record of retaining staff and supporting our Band 5’s into Band 6 posts (which is why we have many of these vacancies).
The role comes with exciting opportunities and training to enhance your skills and knowledge including:
A variety of internal and external training opportunities.
Access to the Oxleas AHP Preceptorship programme;
Sensory Integration training;
Opportunities to participate in Trauma Informed team formulations;
Reflective practice sessions to support you in addressing challenges and help improve your practice and service delivery.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
To provide the multidisciplinary team (MDT) with an occupational therapy service; this will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention, and evaluation in accordance with the College of OT Code of Ethics.
To manage a caseload of service users; using evidence-based practice, and recovery principles and to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment.
To integrate evidence-based practice and skillful use of assessment interventions with personal recovery principles in order to improve the service users’ quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead. This will include the completion of functional assessments from which recommendations can determine further ongoing care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.
To apply a level of understanding of the effects of mental and/or physical health conditions; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service user’s social and physical environment. This will include undertaking assessments and making recommendations with regard to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations.
To undertake the Preceptorship process as outlined by RCOT guidelines and CNWL Trust policy where applicable.
To contribute to service development of local OT services
Come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 1500 Therapists / AHP’s in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills.
CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes a Head of Therapies, an AHP associate director, Trust wide Professional Leads for all professional groups and borough and specialist professional leadership. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession and therapies as a whole at all levels - both strategically and operationally.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession this enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our therapists / AHP’s reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and evidence-based practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities and our CNWL AHP Research Network.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are a priority for us in CNWL we expect staff to be culturally competent, reflective and open to culturally diverse CPD opportunities. We are working hard support the recruitment and development of staff from all protected characteristics and welcome applications from any interested applicants.
Hillingdon is a London borough easily assessible from inner London and surrounding boroughs and counties.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

Maximum score 2

• Placement experience as a student.

Desirable criteria

Maximum score 4

• Experience of working in a multicultural environment
• Previous health, social care or voluntary experience

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Maximum score 24

• Can demonstrate an application of OT process
• Is able to undertake caseload management.
• Clear understanding of risk assessment and management.
• Clear understanding of the assessment process and use of assessment tools
• Demonstrates reflective practice
• Demonstrates service user centred practice
• Interest in a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques: practical/creative/psycho-educational and psychodynamic
• Ability to work creatively to engage service users/patients.
• Ability to prioritise workload/use own initiative.
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
• Ability to build constructive working relationships (colleagues and service users).
• Demonstrates effective communication skills both written and verbal.

Desirable criteria

Maximum score 6

• Use of standardised assessment tools
• Presentation skills
• Car driver or use of motorised transport

SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Maximum score 12

• Has knowledge of OT theory related to practice.
• Can demonstrate clear clinical reasoning skills.
• Knowledge of mental and physical health conditions.
• Awareness of local and national issues and relevant legislation.
• Has a clear concept of clinical models of practice.
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

Please refer the Job description for details