Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy

The postholder, as a current Occupational therapy Apprentice, with guidance from a work based Occupational Therapist supervisor, will be responsible for delivery of Occupationally based therapeutic activity interventions to aid in the Recovery and rehabilitation of Male Learning Disability service users within the co-located low secure Services alongside colleagues in the OT lead Recovery Team and wider Multi-Disciplinary Team. Interventions may be offered as part of a group or individual basis. The postholder will be expected to utilise their apprenticeship learning in practice including attendance and team intervention feedback at Multi-disciplinary and Service user Care Review meetings. All interventions offered will be under the supervision of the Qualified Occupational Therapists within the team.,

• To plan and facilitate occupationally based groups in line with Apprenticeship learning and guided by an Occupational Therapist.
• To work individually with service users on specific tasks and therapeutic activity in line with Apprenticeship Learning and guided by an Occupational Therapist.
• To carry our specific Occupational Therapy assessments in line with Apprenticeship Learning as guided by an Occupational Therapist.
• To promote a culture of engagement in meaningful occupation within the service in order to enhance quality of life., · To work effectively as a member of a team in providing therapeutic activities using a person centred and occupationally based approach.
· To provide core Occupational Therapy advice, intervention and support given to service users and their carers in line with Apprenticeship Learning under guidance of the Occupational Therapist. · To provide timely feedback to the MDT information regarding the service users wellbeing and occupational performance. · To use technical / creative skills to engage service users in meaningful and appropriate activities to promote independence, recovery and well-being. · Under guidance of an Occupational Therapist and in line with Apprenticeship Learning, facilitate and deliver planned group-work and individual activities. · Under the guidance of the Occupational Therapist in line with Apprenticeship learning provide ongoing assessment and adjustment of clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users.


• BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration (or applied for)
Desirable criteria
• Membership of ROCT
• Experience of working with people with personality disorder and mental health problems.
• Training in the use of the Model of Human Occupation in practice areas, Application of the OT process and use of functional assessment and activity analysis
• Working knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
• Working knowledge of standardised assessment and outcome measures appropriate to area of practice
• Experience of the application of an OT model in practice
• Experience of working with people with complex mental health problems.
Desirable criteria
• Experience of working with people with personality disorder and mental health problems in forensic settings.
• Experience of leading a range of groups and 1:1 interventions in a health or social care setting
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout