Band 7 - Occupational Therapist
One of the largest health Boards in South Wales is looking for a dedicated and experienced Occupational Therapist. The hospital provides a wide range of services, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, pediatrics, surgery, and outpatient services. It is known for its comprehensive care in specialties such as cardiology, oncology, and orthopedics.
Role Overview:
- Position: Band 7 OT Practitioner
- Location: South Wales
- Shift Type: Ad hoc 37.5hrs
- Pay Rate: £ to £ per hour
Job Description:
The Advanced Occupational Therapist is a clinical specialist in adult mental health and is knowledgeable and skilled in working with groups and teams. The post holder will promote an effective ethos across the service and work closely with the leadership team to support and implement changes to practice and contribute to ongoing service development.
The post holder will liaise with other organisations and professionals, promoting communication and good practice, contributing to outcome measures and auditing, and provide supervision to other staff in the team.
Responsibilities:
- To ensure that a therapeutic milieu is maintained by supporting the clinical team and the therapeutic structure
- To take a lead role in ensuring that a high standard of multi-disciplinary care planning is in place and to be accountable for the clinical contribution to the process. To ensure that the clinical team provide accurate and high-quality patient records
- To maintain personal and professional development by providing direct clinical work to individuals and their families with appropriate evidence-based intervention e.g. CBT, DBT, Motivational interviewing, solution focused therapy, providing groups and activities in line with the recovery model
- To participate in research and audit in the clinical field
- To encourage and develop service user and carer involvement
- To support the Directorate with the investigation process and learning lessons from serious incidents and complaints
- To undertake any other duties which may reasonably be required by the Service manager
Experience:
- Experience of working alongside people with complex eating disorders
- Experience of supervising staff, clinically
- Extensive experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care pathway
- Extensive experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Extensive experience of working within the CPA process
- Extensive understanding of clinical governance
Requirements:
- An Occupational Therapy profession qualification
- Completion of Mentorship/Coaching Course or intention to complete.
- Evidence of postgraduate training relevant to the ongoing development of an experienced clinician
- Leadership qualification