Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Little Bromwich Centre
- NHS
- Full Time
- Birmingham
- 37338.00 - 44962.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in The Rare Dementia Service for a Senior Occupational Therapist who is passionate and highly motivated to work with people with a rare dementia in a community setting.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, creative and imaginative individual to be able to adapt and deliver high quality Occupational therapy within a well-established and supportive multidisciplinary team and to make significant difference to the lives of people with a diagnosis of a rare dementia and their carers and families.
Main duties of the job
To manage a defined caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a range of settings.To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy services within a designated service/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.To regularly supervise occupational therapy students on placement.To provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal.To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust occupational therapy service
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job responsibilities
To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of unit/domiciliary/community based interventions. To select and apply occupational therapy assessments for a defined caseload of service users with complex needs, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure. To contribute specialist occupational therapy assessment to service users referred to the Rare Dementia Service. To plan and implement individual and/or group occupational therapy interventions, in collaboration with the service users to achieve their occupational goals. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for service users with multiple needs in order to measure outcomes and ensure effectiveness of interventions. To be responsible for implementation, evaluation and modification of occupational therapy /team interventions. To demonstrate and apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service users physical and social environment. To assess for clinical risk and apply this in practice. To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to/be responsible for the safe and smooth running of the Occupational Therapy service. To provide care co-ordination to designated service users with occupational needs.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- BSc in Occupational Therapy
- Experience of working in mental health
Desirable
- Experience in working in Dementia Care
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Little Bromwich Centre
150 Hob Moor Road
Birmingham
B10 9JH
