Advanced MH Occupational Therapist - ILS Shropshire

We are offering an opportunity for a Band 7 Advanced Occupational Therapist, that has training and experience as a sensory integration practitioner, to work with individuals with complex emotional needs across Telford & Shropshire area. You will be working within the Intensive Life Skills (ILS) Shropshire team, to provide assessment and evidenced based treatment interventions for adults who may present with high levels of emotional distress and often have histories of complex trauma, neurodiversity and/or adverse experiences. We are a specialist community mental health team providing assessment, formulation & interventions within a Structured Clinical Management (SCM) Framework. The service focus is on treatment, recovery and enablement to increase peoples emotional, social and practical functioning, through a combination of group skill-based learning and individual therapy. Within the service there is an emphasis on team based multi-disciplinary care and decision making. Training and supervision are prioritised within the service with a strong focus on clinical, professional and service development. You will support the service as a Registered Occupational Therapist, with an interest working within this area and will hold a small caseload working as a SCM Therapist, delivering both individual and group interventions, alongside completing Occupational Therapy & sensory integration assessments and interventions, to provide personalised care and treatment plans., The role will involve:

• You will be working in a specialist adult community mental health services, providing evidenced based interventions for an identified caseload of service users.
• You will be responsible for undertaking assessments in accordance with the clinical pathway, to establish the person's needs, goals, risks, and strengths, to inform and generate a formulation-based care plan.
• As a mental health community practitioner, you will be expected to undertake holistic comprehensive assessments and formulation of complex clinical presentations, including risk formulations and risk management plans.
• Responsibility for delivering evidenced based therapeutic interventions on a 1:1 and group basis, in accordance with an agreed care plan.
• The post holder will be responsible for specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention coordination, in accordance with an agreed MDT care plan, for adults with identified sensory integration and processing differences, their families and carers.
• The postholder will provide Clinical Leadership for Occupational Therapists (OT) and be responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
• You will also have the opportunity to assist with consultations, support and supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Service and other areas of the Trust, where identified as appropriate and contributing to the development of complex emotional needs services.
  
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We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.