Adults In-Patient Occupational Therapy Lead

Job overview

The Acute Occupational Therapy Inpatient Team provides assessment and treatment programmes to clients on the three Adults inpatient wards (Sunflower, Tulip and Daisy). The Team provides both Specialist Therapy assessments to clients and offers a needs led, client centred individual and group-based Activity and Therapy Programme on the wards and in the therapy department which is located a few yards off the wards.

Clients on the inpatient wards present with acute or enduring mental health symptoms, and often have other co-existing diagnoses which may include a range of physical diagnoses. Some clients have been detained under the Mental Health Act and may need skilled support in integrating back in the community following admission to hospital.

The therapy role within the team often involves functional assessments and providing professional advice which actively informs the teams risk assessments and discharge plans. The team works collaboratively with the wards’ Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

The Team Leader provides a professional leadership role to members of the Occupational Therapy Inpatient Team to ensure that the team works in partnership with other disciplines to provide an integrated Occupational Therapy service to the inpatients on the 3 adult wards.

Main duties of the job

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

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