Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has come available to join the Occupational Therapy team at the Trevor Gibbens Unit at Maidstone within the Forensic directorate.

Main duties of the job

To assist in identifying, developing and providing 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To adhere to and apply the current Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of Occupational Therapists and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency for Occupational Therapists.

• To adhere to KMPTs policies, procedures and guidelines.
• To ensure that the Trust’s values are upheld in Occupational Therapy practice.

• To ensure service users are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.

• To be responsible for maintaining professional registration.
• To support the implementation of the current and future Allied Health Professions (AHP) strategy
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.
• To take into account the individuality of the views, wishes, values and beliefs of service users, and relatives, respecting equality and diversity and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
• To effectively liaise with service users, family, carers, advocates and health and social care professionals regarding service user’s assessment, treatment and care to ensure continuity of care and delivery of a coordinated service as a member of the MDT
• To ensure all communication adheres to Trust policy and Caldicott / data protection principles.
• To assess capacity and obtain informed consent from service users and work within a legal framework with those service users who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• In conjunction with colleagues to undertake, record, review and work within individual risk assessment and management plans in line with service and Trust policy.
• In conjunction with others to identify service user’s needs for additional care provision / housing/specialist placement/further assessment /referral on to other agencies as required.