Senior Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two competent, confident, and enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team on a permanent basis, 1 x full time, 1 x part time (22.5 hours).

As a Specialist Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.

We are looking for an occupational therapist who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy with adultsin a secure inpatient setting., The successful postholder will complete occupational performance assessments and occupational formulations, to support team understanding of a persons' occupational needs and occupational risks.

You will use client-centred approaches to co-produce negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these in line with clinical outcome measures and service objectives.

You will offer clinical advice and support relating to occupational needs with multi-disciplinary professionals and multi-agency partners.

In addition to this, the postholder will contribute to multi-disciplinary team working in line with the service operational policy and Ridgeways Clinical Model.

You will use relevant electronic record systems appropriately,abide by all Trust policies and procedures andbe able to respond flexibly, creatively and safely to challenges that arise within the context of a forensic setting.

You will contribute to own clinical supervision provided by an experienced Occupational Therapist, line management from the Team Manager, and professional leadership from the Occupational Therapy Lead. You will also clinically supervise others.

You will contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care - our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.