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Clinical Occupational Therapist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Occupational Therapist

£44618

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Sheerness, Kent

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 776340b2df3d4302bd2b75963166c763

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Full Job Description

The post holder will work across the two prisons and other multi-disciplinary
professionals to develop and revise the therapeutic programme and activity
plans as necessary to meet the needs of different offender groups., Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Provide one to one/ group interventions and therapeutic programmes in: Inpatient Department

In-call activity as required.

Contribute to the development and delivery of holistic care plans.

Participate in the service wide health promotion, education programme

Work to support pre-release and continuing care plans.

To manage a clinical caseload.

To support the development of evidence-based OT practice.

To contribute to service development.

To participate in research/audit activities.

To supervise the work of junior staff and students.

Contribute to and carry out risk assessment and management plans.

To provide specialist OT advice.

To work independently without direct supervision., Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited, In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Own clinical caseload

Supervision and appraisal of junior staff

Supervision of Occupational Therapy students

Personal Continuing Professional Development

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent

To undertake effective support, guidance, supervision, and appraisal of junior staff.

To contribute to the induction, training, and education of students [both OT & other professions] and other staff in clinical areas.

To regularly be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of OT students on fieldwork placement within the Trust.

To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented.

To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF.

To manage a caseload of offenders with complex mental health needs.

To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques.

To work with offenders in a variety of settings to provide the most effective assessment & interventions.

To plan and implement offenders led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

To ensure offenders health, social, cultural, and spiritual needs are always

To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for offenders with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs.

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and identify outcomes.

To plan and deliver services within the Care Programme Approach framework.

To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability.

To assess the occupational needs of offenders and establish and evaluate

To identify appropriate and inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload.

To manage effective discharge ensuring service users and all relevant agencies are given relevant information.

To contribute to and carry out risk assessment and risk management plans.

To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings.

To ensure that up to date electronic and written records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.

To actively contribute to service & policy review and implementation and to participate in the operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area.

To raise awareness of the OT service within own clinical area.

To participate in the development of the OT service within own clinical area.

To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT.

To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust.

To contribute to CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities.

To maintain and update a CPD portfolio.

To contribute to the team's clinical governance and quality agenda.

To ensure practice is evidence based.

To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines and

Observe and apply Health and Safety regulations.

To always apply risk management procedures.

To promote and facilitate offender involvement in own clinical area.

To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply them to practice.

To broaden research and development skills through participation in local

To communicate appropriately with offenders, carers, and team members, OT colleagues and other agencies.

To demonstrate effective communication skills with those who have difficulty with communication for any reason.

To communicate effectively as required within job role using appropriate

To ensure that up to date electronic and written records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.

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