We are looking for an occupational therapist to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs using evidence based and patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Reporting to the Senior Occupational Therapist, the post-holder will provide group and individual interventions for a designated caseload.

Duties:

• Working collaboratively with patients to identify and select an appropriate specialist intervention plan (group and individual treatments) which aim to achieve therapeutic goals, maximising functional ability and wellbeing and balancing the complex mental health needs.
• Providing occupational therapy interventions as part of inpatient care in the General Psychiatry inpatient service.
• Applying a high level of understanding of the effects of complex mental health conditions and provide psychoeducation.
• Assuming professional accountability and responsibility for specific aspects of service delivery.
• Providing information, advice, support to carers/families/others as appropriate.
• Working in close cooperation with other staff on the therapy department, and with the wider hospital, providing advice and support to other therapists, ward staff and consultant psychiatrists as appropriate.
• Providing occupational therapy in settings most appropriate to the patient/activity e.g., ward, therapy area, community (working flexible hours if required).
• Being aware of and making use of specialist occupational therapy assessment tools to assess and help to formulate a treatment plan.

For more information, contact Ronak Jain on +44(0) 203 411 5531 or email on ronak@permanenthire.co.uk