Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Fixed Term Contract- 12 months

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individuals abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.

2. Apply knowledge of bio-psychosocial science, pathology and occupation in its widest sense in order to make basic decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.

3. To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.

4. To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.

5. To work in collaboration with others (usually Social Services) to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.

6. To liaise with external agencies as appropriate to client need.

7. To apply a basic range of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual and group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.

8. To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to Assistants, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.

9. To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment accordingly, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.

10. To ensure treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.

11. To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies.

12. To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process in line with Occupational Therapy clinical governance standards.

13. To establish positive and mutually supportive relationships with unqualified Occupational Therapy staff.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• HCPC Registration
• Degree or Diploma in O.T.

Desirable

• Previous relevant experience, e.g. voluntary work, summer jobs, work experience placements

Knowledge

Essential

• Appropriate assessment techniques
• Basic knowledge of group work.
• The principles of Health and Safety legislation.
• Occupational Therapy models and approaches
• Apply a basic range of treatment modalities in group and one to one format.

Desirable

• To show an increasing ability to work and manage self independently

Skills

Essential

• Ability to recognise own professional boundaries.
• Good communications skills written and verbal

Desirable

• Full UK Drivers Licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rochford Hospital

Union Lane

Rochford

SS4 1RB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/