Senior Occupational Therapist

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Are you looking to further your Occupational Therapy career in a recovery oriented, occupation-focused, supportive multidisciplinary service?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist (OT) to lead the OT team at The Chichester Centre, providing mental health care and treatment for men and women, in conditions of low security. The service is dynamic, forward-thinking, and always looking for ways to improve. We are a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services and actively engage in the Peer Review cycle as well as other quality assurance visits.
We offer a commitment to staff support, regular supervision and CPD; an opportunity to gain specialist experience in forensic practice; encouragement and support to undertake training and professional development and opportunities to be involved with research.
Informal discussions and/ or visits are welcome.
To manage a caseload of clients with the regular support and supervision of a professional supervisor, using occupation focused, evidence based and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To provide Occupational Therapy interventions as part of a multidisciplinary approach to meeting the health and social care needs of people who use our services.
To contribute to and facilitate Occupational Therapy interventions including individual and group work within the centre and accessing community resources.
The Chichester Centre has 49 beds across 3 wards; two wards for men, and one for women. Each ward has a full multidisciplinary team comprising nursing, medical, social work and psychology colleagues in addition to OT. There is also a drama therapist who works across the unit, and we have volunteers who come in to facilitate specific activities. Interventions are offered on an individual and group basis, both within the centre and through accessing the community. This may include community leisure facilities, as well as education/ learning, activity-specific groups, and volunteering.
Clinical
Operate as a senior occupational therapy practitioner and manage an appropriate complex clinical caseload.
Promote evidence based practice in occupational therapy and the relevant mental health service/ learning disability service.
Provide a specialised range of clinical interventions and demonstrate knowledge of models of practice.
Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions.
Provide clinical assessment, formulation, intervention, review and where appropriate CPA including care co-ordination for service users, their families and carers.
Contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary best practice clinical guidelines and protocols.
Communication
Ensure effective communication with all parts of the service, other agencies and people who use services and their carers.
Ensure representation in strategic meetings and raise awareness of the contribution of occupational therapy.
Leadership
To fully participate in the Trust’s performance review and personal development planning process on an annual basis.
To provide effective guidance, supervision and appraisals for junior staff.
Represent the clinical specialist occupational therapist when appropriate at relevant meetings.
Staff and Training
Supervise occupational therapy staff and ensure all staff receive a performance review and personal development plan on an annual basis in conjunction with operational managers.
To participate in the annual training analysis for occupational therapy staff in the locality care group
Research and Development
Contribute and participate in occupational therapy research and development, working with clinical specialist therapist and education providers and in line with Trust and service area research priorities

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