Occupational Therapist

at  East London NHS Foundation Trust

The Newham Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Older People has an opportunity for an Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to come and join the team on a full time basis. This is a rewarding role, working with older adults who have mental health conditions and/or dementia in the diverse London borough of Newham.
This role could be a great opportunity to further develop your skills and to apply experience gained in other mental of physical health settings. We would therefore also consider an internal secondment from within ELFT if you would like to join us for a fixed period of time.
The role is based at the First Avenue resource centre in Plaistow, Newham. It is conveniently located next to the “Greenway” (especially popular with cyclists and walkers!), with public transport options nearby.
Occupational Therapists are valued members of the multi-disciplinary CMHT. The emphasis for Occupational Therapy in our team is to support individuals to focus on what matters most to them- often this is to remain living at home. Occupational Therapy is provided both in individual sessions as well as groups. These take place in community settings, service users’ homes and at First Avenue.
By joining us, you will not only have the support of the CMHT, but also be linked with the co-located memory services and the wider Mental Health Occupational Therapy service in Newham. This includes a group of dynamic Occupational Therapists in both the Older Adult and Adult services. Professional supervision will be provided and you will have access to in-service training and profession specific development.
To assess and treat older people with mental health/dementia support needs, enabling individuals to remain within their home environment/ community whilst taking into account their wishes
The Occupational Therapy (OT) role will undertake initial assessment and OT specific assessment/intervention including advice and basic environmental adaptation and provide a range of individual and/or group treatments.
To develop and maintain links with MHCOP OT service, relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies throughout Newham
To provide clinical supervision and support practice education when required
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
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