Job Description

Are you a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a leadership role within acute mental health services? Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated team at Oxleas House , Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, providing specialist support to adults experiencing acute mental health crises. As a Band 7 OT , you will play a key role in both clinical and leadership capacities , helping to shape and enhance the occupational therapy provision across our Working Age Adult acute mental health wards .



? Providing specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions to service users experiencing acute mental health crises.

? Acting as a key member of the acute and crisis services management team , leading and contributing to strategic service developments and quality improvement initiatives .

? Offering expert advice and guidance to management teams on the role and function of occupational therapy within acute mental health care.

? Supporting service development activities within the wider directorate and contributing to strategic planning for occupational therapy.

? Deputising for the Borough Lead for Occupational Therapy , ensuring high-quality service delivery and professional leadership.

? Facilitating access to employment, vocational training, education, and volunteering opportunities to support service users' recovery and rehabilitation.



To manage a complex clinical caseload To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team To lead on the development of evidence based OT practice To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work To lead on service development within team / service area for OT To lead/participate in research/audit activities within own area of clinical expertise To supervise the work of OT support staff and OT students on fieldwork placement Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT To work independently without direct supervision To be an OT specialist and have in-depth knowledge of OT assessment & interventions for the patient group To provide leadership for junior staff To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust wide OT service To undertake identified generic responsibilities for an agreed percentage of time [if required] which reflect professional competencies To work within the social inclusion agenda as relevant to area of practice To develop and establish standards of OT practice within specialist clinical area To actively contribute and participate in multi-disciplinary development across the Trust linked to clinical specialism

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.



We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.



Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:



We're Kind



We're Fair



We Listen



We Care



To take responsibility for the professional leadership and management including the effective support, guidance, supervision and appraisal of OT staff in the designated clinical area To be part of the multi-disciplinary leadership team within Oxleas House, strategically leading service and quality improvement To act as Fieldwork Educator for OT students and develop placements within the service. To provide support and development opportunities to staff and students across the acute mental health services. To be responsible for the recruitment, retention and professional management of OT staff across clinical area To provide professional supervision to and line management of OT staff within the acute services To be responsible for the planning and delivery of occupational therapy services across clinical area, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective service To plan & implement service user led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions To identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information To contribute to and carry out mental health assessments collaborating closely with colleagues To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans * To lead on and promote best evidence based practice in OT and mental health services.