Occupational Therapist

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

• Providing OT service and representation in Memory Assessment Services (MAS). To hold an OT caseload and to manage a caseload of service users with complex needs.
• To use evidence based/service user centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To provide Leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal.
• To participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of OT services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
• To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT services.
• To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement.
  NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
  NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
• Provide functional assessments to aid diagnostic processes and care needs.
• Plan and implement service user individual or group interventions.
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for service users with complex needs.
• Provide screening of cognitive functioning in relation to driving ability.
• Provide training and advice on lifestyles changes and adaptations to the service users, social and
  physical environment.
• Undertake other service responsibilities for example, duty work as expected.
• Provide effective guidance, supervision, and appraisal for junior staff.
• Establish robust communication networks with service users, carers and other professionals and
  agencies.
• Ensure up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance
  with professional and trust standards
• Maintain registration and comply with standards set by Health Care Professionals HCPC, and
  Trust policies and procedures.
• Respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of service users.
• In line with local guidelines review and reflect on own practice and performance through
  effective use of supervision and appraisals.
• Facilitate and provide education and training to staff, professionals, service users and carers.
• To be responsible for the supervision and assessment of OT students.
• Participate in the operational planning, evaluation and implementation of policy and service
  development within the team, leading on delegated projects
• Demonstrate ongoing personal development through participation in internal and external
  development opportunities.
• Exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.
• To undertake research or audits projects relevant to OT or service area, disseminating findings at
  local level.
  For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document

Please refer the Job description for details