Occupational Therapist - Primary Mental Health

Overview

Exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Primary care integrated mental health hub as a fixed term - 6 month Band 5 Occupational Therapist. This post offers an excellent opportunity for an occupational therapist wishing to further develop their knowledge and skills and provide evidence based occupational therapy assessment and intervention for people with a variety of mental health needs. Based in Rotherham, you will work with patients out in the community, assessing and visiting them in their own homes. You will be an autonomous practitioner with your own caseload of clients and will assess the occupational and vocational needs of service users enabling them to develop independent living skills and work towards individual recovery goals.

Responsibilities

Use effective professional interpersonal skills when discussing assessment and intervention with patients and carers with different levels of comprehension.

Refer individuals to other professionals and agencies as appropriate (e.g. Social Services).

Act as an advocate for service users and provide support and advice to their family and carers as appropriate.

Liaise closely with other professionals involved in service user care across the RDaSH footprint regarding clinical issues.

Follow all Trust policies and protocols.

Work without direct supervision and take responsibility for managing own time and caseload and prioritising work within it.

Deliver clinical work within a variety of settings (e.g. ward-based, service user’s home, community settings) and abide by rules and regulations pertinent to those settings.

Manage clinical information in line with service and Trust information requirements.

Contribute to departmental meetings and routines.

Document all interventions in patient records in accordance with professional standards and local guidelines.

Qualifications / Requirements

Broad knowledge of current theory and best practice in occupational therapy.

Knowledge of principles of a holistic, person-centred approach to care; confident and effective communicator with service users, carers and staff of all professional groups as well as with external partner ..... full job details .....