Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Rehab Ward Band 6

Job overview

The role is based on a mental health ward and provides individual assessment, intervention and evaluation of treatment, delivered within the framework of NICE guidelines, evidence based best practice to maximise service user’s recovery and rehabilitation

The OT is responsible for a defined caseload and will formulate appropriate specific, highly specialist care and treatment plans; providing highly skilled and specialist interventions and care to service users with complex mental health problems.  This will include 1:1 and groupwork

They will work closely with staff on the ward, other services within the pathway and relevant outside organisations in the provision of a comprehensive OT service

The post holder will supervise the ward’s Activity Worker and other junior staff as agreed

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for providing expert care in OT, in accordance with the HCPC codes of professional conduct

To provide expert,  autonomous and highly specialist OT clinical practice       within a multi disciplinary Team such as initial assessment and formulation using a range of mental health or other  specialist  tools.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse community. Undertaking OT specific assessment and interventions Apply a range of therapeutic modalities, using evidence based interventions in accordance with the requirements of care pathways

Contributing to multidisciplinary team decisions at the point of discharge and or transfer of the service user. To participate in and provide a specialist OT perspective to multi-disciplinary team meetings/case discussions. Assessing and managing risk on a continuous basis, in line with trust policies. To be able to demonstrate and explain clinical reasoning in relation to professional input to a service users’ care plan when required to members of the team, trainees or others external to the organisation. To have up to date and detailed knowledge, understanding and experience of Mental Health legislation as required

To follow trust policy in promptly reporting all accidents and incidents.  Undertaking investigations when called upon to do so or nominating / supervising relevant others in this role

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be responsible for providing expert care in OT, in accordance with the HCPC codes of professional conduct

To provide expert, autonomous and highly specialist OT clinical practice within a multi disciplinary Team to include:-

Initial assessment and formulation using a range of mental health or other  specialist  tools

When required to do so making appropriate judgements about own caseload

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse community

Undertaking OT specific assessment and interventions

Apply a range of therapeutic modalities, using evidence based interventions in accordance with the requirements of care pathways

Contributing to multidisciplinary team decisions at the point of discharge and or transfer of the service user

To participate in and provide a specialist OT perspective to multi-disciplinary team meetings/case discussions

Maintaining contemporaneous records to the standard required by the trust and the relevant professional body

Assessing and managing risk on a continuous basis, in line with trust policy

Encouraging service users to accept an optimum level of responsibility for their programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seek the co-operation of friends, relatives, carers.

Support other members of staff in their assessment and management of service user care needs through reviewing initial data collection; monitoring of their progress; feedback; discussion and reports at care reviews or CPA reviews with the team.

To identify carers and to offer carers assessments and review carers care plans as appropriate

To be able to demonstrate and explain clinical reasoning in relation to professional input to a service users’ care plan when required to members of the team, trainees or others external to the organisation.

*Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.*