Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

The post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Allied Health Professional to build upon and advance their clinical as well as learn leadership skills.

The focus of the service is to ensure that patients receive timely assessment and therapeutic intervention to maximise their independence, safety and wellbeing. The interventions will include education, individual work and group work and will involve working closely with patients, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies, within a multi-disciplinary team. They will hold their own caseload of patients and work autonomously.

This post is a community-based Senior Occupational Therapist.  They will work under the supervision of a B7 Specialist Occupational Therapist and they will be responsible in supervising Therapy Assistant, OT apprentice and/ or OT students.

We would love you to apply if you are an experienced Allied Health Professional  with a passion to drive forward excellent care for older people with mental and physical health problems.

Main duties of the job

The Older People’s Mental Health Service (OPMHS) is a supportive, caring, integrated service where staff work together closely to support our patients and their families.  We have strong links with medical teams, Allied Health Professionals, Carers and the local community. We value diversity and are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability and sexuality.  We are immensely proud of our staff and their passion, professionalism and dedication to changing people’s lives. If you share that passion and want to make a difference, then come and join us.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

OPMHS OT team is a large and diverse team, which includes team members who have trained overseas. We have a robust induction and training programme to integrate new team members in the Trust and the service line. We are passionate about our team members’ health & well-being and career progression.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.