Occupational Therapist - Early intervention in psychosis team | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

To provide an integrated recovery centred clinical service to people aged 14-65 living in the Borough of Redbridge, who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis, in accordance with the new waiting time guidelines NICE Standard 80.

To assess and act as care coordinator to clients referred to the service, in accordance with Care programme Approach (CPA) policy. Undertake comprehensive assessment of health and social needs together with the service users implement a plan of care and intervention to meet these needs, ensuring regular reviews are in place for evaluation of the care plan.

To support Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for a service users with REIP as well as developing and overseeing the Team groups programme, working closely with our STR and Peer support workers.

To ensure carers and family are included and supported and in care planning. To participate in carer focused education, family intervention approaches, support programmes and carers groups providing information about relevant legislation and carer's rights.

To facilitate and implement the Trust and Local Authority requirements in relation to safeguarding children and guidance legislation within the Care Act 2014. To adhere to the requirements of the Safeguarding Adults policy.

COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).

Main responsibilities

• Foster recovery through empowerment of service users and carers by involving the service user and carer in the planning of their care establishing and maintaining consistent supportive relationships, which encourage increased self-determination and responsibility for service users and their care.


• Offer a range of evidence based interventions and risk management approaches enabling the service user and carers to reduce and manage symptoms and high-risk behaviour.


• Be proactive, innovative and creative in delivering care, enabling the facilitation of service user's recovery.


• Engage service users and carers in relapse prevention and crisis plans, providing intervention that maximizes the service user's ability to resolve crisis and prevent hospitalization.


• Facilitate early discharge from both inpatient and Home Treatment Team by providing regular, formal reviews.


• Deliver a flexible and responsive service through practice that is dictated by service users/carers needs.


• Work collaboratively and effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other agencies.


• Deliver high quality care and provide solutions to service users with severe and enduring mental health problems.
  
  We are looking to recruit an EIP Community Occupational Therapist who is a motivated and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner with proven abilities to work positively with service user, carers and family.
  
  Redbridge EIP is a multi-disciplinary service, well resourced to ensure that we provide NICE guidelines for intervention for psychosis with a good psychology team, IPS worker, Peer support worker, STR worker and physical health assistant. We provide a range of specialist interventions within an integrated person centred approach to people aged 14-65 resident in the Borough of Redbridge experiencing or suspected of experiencing a first episode of psychosis. We are currently at Level 3 on the National Audit for psychosis (NCAP), looking to achieve level 4 in this coming year.


Redbridge council is situated in the eastern edge of London and provides services to over 300,000 residents. Redbridge is very diverse with over 50 nationalities. 84% of residents are either white or Asian but over 100 languages are spoken throughout the area. Redbridge is one of London's greenest Boroughs with more than 35 parks, playgrounds and other open spaces to enjoy.