This occupational therapist post sits in the Runnymede Neighbourhood mental health team at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on individual and group occupational therapy, including comprehensive assessments, guided by the Model of Human Occupation. Distinct features are structured group pathways, an OT-led discharge route from secondary services and a group for people with mild dementia. Applicants need HCPC registration and the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for community work.
What the job involves
- Deliver evidence-based OT assessments and individual and group interventions to people who use services and their carers, in line with OT pathways
- Run the team's group programmes: Occupation Matters, Recovery through Occupation, New Horizons and Memory Matters
- Use the Model of Human Occupation to guide assessment and intervention
- Communicate with people who use services, carers, the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies where appropriate
- Contribute to the general functioning of the team
- Supervise and mentor junior occupational therapists, OT apprentices, support workers and activities coordinators, as appropriate
- Provide occupational therapy student placements
- Contribute to service development and audits
- Take on the lead professional role where appropriate
What’s required
Qualifications
- Occupational therapy professional qualification
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Relevant post-qualification clinical experience
- Experience of relevant OT assessment and implementing interventions
- Applying knowledge of how health and disability affect occupational performance, participation and identity
- Evidence of an interest and skills in a specialist area
Skills & knowledge
- Evidence of clinical reasoning skills
Checks & eligibility
- Valid driving licence and unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work, including community work (subject to reasonable adjustments)
Nice to have
- Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course
- Experience of contributing to service development or project work
- Experience as a supervisor
- Experience of group facilitation
- Experience of supporting students on placement
What’s offered
- 5% fringe high cost area supplement (HCAS)
- Structured CPD programme
- Robust clinical supervision structure
- Care group meetings
- Trust-wide and core competence training
- Annual OT conference
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
