Qualified / Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist inNorthampton inNorthampton PUBLISHED
THU 9 JAN 2025
St Andrew’s Healthcare r14SYxar
Candidates should possess experience in secure settings, a solid understanding of mental health and associated diagnoses, and familiarity with theoretical frameworks that inform practice. Excellent communication skills are essential for building professional relationships within the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies. The role emphasises a proactive attitude, risk assessment capabilities, and a dedication to enhancing the field of occupational therapy.
The Specialist Recovery Division
The Specialist Recovery Division comprises of 6 inpatient units, 3 rehabilitation houses and a small community service spanning across low security, specialist rehabilitation, acute services and community facing services.This role will be focused on supporting our low secure service on Spencer House. We have 2 wards within this building, both wards are 14 bedded wards for males aged 18-65. Patients admitted to the ward experience a range of mental health issues.
You will be working across both wards with the current Occupational Therapy and will have direct support and mentorship from the Specialist OTs within in the team and you will support the Technical Instructors currently working on the wards. Within the Occupational Therapy team we offer comprehensive treatment through the medium of meaningful occupation. Our aim is to equip patients with the life skills required to live a life worth living through improved health and wellbeing, independence, purpose and balance within their daily living.
As a registered Occupational Therapist, you would be joining a highly motivated, knowledgeable and innovative OT team. You will have the opportunity to be innovative and create new therapy ideas. Experience will be gained as part of a multi-disciplinary team, taking responsibility for a clinical caseload, and offering OT specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals within your care. As an employee of St Andrews you will adopt an inclusive and can do attitude in approaching your work.
You will demonstrate good understanding of OT within secure services, including an application of risk assessment skills. In sharing your experience of applying the OT process, you should also emphasise how you promote our specialism as a profession.
Continued professional development is supported, with access to a range of in-house CPD events, as well as an expectation to be involved in the development and training of OT students. Further opportunities include networking opportunities with colleagues of the same and different grades within the service and The Charity.
About us
You should have:
- Experience working within a secure setting.
- Sound knowledge and experience of working with individuals who have a diagnosis of ASD, LD and mental health conditions.
- An interest, knowledge and understanding of a range of theoretical frameworks and approaches which guide practice and clinical reasoning. For example Model of Human Occupation, occupational science, occupational diagnosis and sensory approaches.
- Knowledge and experience in using occupational assessment tools to support clinical reasoning, treatment planning and evaluation of interventions.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to develop good professional relationships with members of the MDT and patient group, and the ability to liaise with a variety of outside agencies (within and outside of the hospital).
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