Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a part-time Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated Perinatal Mental Health Community Service.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team. The post holder will have experience working within mental health, and if possible, experience of perinatal mental health and/or infant/child development.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is committed to the development and clinical leadership of the MBU.

• The post holder will be registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please note, we are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

• To provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to those patients open to the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service.
• To support the continued development and provision of a meaningful group programme with the service.
• To support the Occupational Therapy Assistants in the team with their involvement in patient care.
• To be involved in multi-disciplinary decisions regarding patient care.
• The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Take a look at our Occupational Therapist Video

Job responsibilities

• To identify, develop and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
• To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
• To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

Person specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Registered member of the relevant professional body; Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and / or special interest group

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working in mental health occupational therapy
• Experience of delivering clinical supervision
• Experience of developing learners and staff in the work place

Desirable

• Clinical experience of working in perinatal mental health
• Experience of being involved in service developments or audits

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group.
• Ability to make decisions and work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team
• Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement.
• An ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing oComputer literate. Able to use e-mail, Word, Excel and access Internet resources

Desirable

• An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare policy and an appreciation of the implications of this on clinical practice
• Knowledge of infant/child development