Occupational Therapist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool

We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist seeking to develop their clinical experience and knowledge within an acute mental health setting. The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patients who have co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based/patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions of the patient group.

The post holder will participate in planning, development and evaluation of therapy services within a designated area/team. The post holder takes a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users/patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high-quality care to a defined caseload which may be of a complex nature, using the appropriate model of care and evidence-based practice.

Work in partnership with other professionals to enable patients/clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment. To work within Trust clinical guidelines, HCPC and Registrant Body guidelines and to have a working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own practice against these.

To undertake a comprehensive holistic Occupational Therapy assessment, devise treatment plans individualised to patient needs, reviewing and adapting during patient journey from initial assessment through to discharge. To gain consent through engaging patients/clients through their therapy journey, enabling them to experience choice and as part of their recovery.

To plan and implement patient-centred individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals within ward setting. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

To monitor and offer professional advice to all team members with regards to their caseloads and working practices. To liaise with family members, carers and other professionals as necessary when completing the assessment and carrying interventions.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. To support the delivery of high quality specialist assessment and intervention in the development of effective clinical services within acute mental health. To meet the complex needs of people with consideration with the management and mitigation of risk, and to reducing restrictive practice.

See Job Description and Person Specification for further information.