Applicants should possess HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist, significant experience working with individuals facing mental health challenges, and a strong understanding of service user involvement. The position requires excellent organisational skills, the ability to work autonomously, a commitment to ongoing professional development, and an openness to diverse perspectives. The organisation celebrates diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds, including those with lived experience and local community ties.
A great team to work with based in the centre of Streatham with great transport links. No need to use a car to get around. A supportive CMHT and OT colleagues co-located on site. You will be providing occupational therapy leadership to the wider Living Well Centre and the occupational therapist within the focused support team. You will be managing a limited caseload of service users to assess, plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy interventions. You will be providing occupational therapy leadership for students and/or junior staff, through supervision and appraisal. You will be participating in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy and multi-disciplinary team (MDT) services, holding responsibility for defined projects.
You will be selecting and applying occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity (particularly paid employment) and leisure.
You will be working collaboratively with service users to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall care plan working within the care programme approach process.
You will plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user, their family and friends and supporters and colleagues from across the Lambeth Alliance as well as the wider health networks.
About us
You need to have an understanding / working knowledge of the importance of service user involvement.
You need to understand the occupational therapy professional code of conduct.
You need to be currently registered with the HCPC as an Occupational Therapist.
You need to have experience of working with people with mental health issues.
We welcome applications from people with lived experience.
We welcome applications from people with links to the local area.
We advocate strongly for a culture which values, respects and celebrates diversity. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and disabled applicants and value the positive impact and difference this will have on our teams and the organisation as a whole.
You need to have specialist knowledge to apply OT assessments and interventions and outcome measures, relevant to the people we serve.
You need to have the ability to manage own workload / to work autonomously and determine priorities.
You need to have a willingness and ability to work flexibly.
You should have a commitment to student and staff supervision.
You should have a commitment to lifelong learning.
You need to be open to new ideas and have awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users involvement.
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