Swydd wag: Occupational Therapist – Mental Health Care for Older People (MHCOP), East London NHS Foundation Trust, London

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Prif leoliad: Occupational Therapy
Gradd: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Parhaol: Full time
Oriau: Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd: 363-NEW7396208

Cyflogwr: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Math o gyflogwr: NHS
Gwefan: First Avenue Resource Centre
Tref: London
Cyflog: £35,763 - £43,466 per annum Inc HCA
Cyfnod cyflog: Yn flynyddol
Yn cau: 22/08/2025 23:59

Occupational Therapist – Mental Health Care for Older People (MHCOP)

NHS AfC: Band 5

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

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To liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies to ensure an integrated, high quality service

To assess service-users’ mental state and identify any significant risk factors pertaining to management within the setting.

To plan interventions in conjunction with those involved in the service-user’s care, ensuring regular evaluation of care plans

To evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions in conjunction with service-users/carers’, other professionals, to include joint working to ensure successful transfer of care plans developed

To promote and apply evidenced-based practice to service delivery

To be aware of service-users’ and carers’ cultural and ethnic needs when developing interventions

To provide support and advice on the integration of activity into the day-to-day care and management of older people with mental illnesses to other staff and agencies as appropriate

To promote and apply equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory interventions that respect a service-user’s customs, values and spiritual beliefs at all times

To apply clinical knowledge and skills to develop a range of interventions, for use on both a one-to-one and group basis, for service-users with complex needs.

Opportunities to develop clinical reasoning skills through case discussions and informal peer support during two weekly OT meeting

To use clinical reasoning to assess how the service-user’s mental health difficulties impact on their function in the occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure, as well as their performance in the cognitive, inter/ intrapersonal and physical areas

To manage difficult clinical situations arising from working with service-users with emotional and behavioural needs

To produce clinical reports on a regular basis and disseminate to other involved professionals, agencies and the client as appropriate (to include, for example, Personal Profiles)

To attend clinical meetings/ward rounds/CPA meetings and contribute clinical information on progress to other MDT professionals

To ensure that own documentation and service-user records are recorded and stored in line with Trust and Royal College of Occupational Therapy guidelines

To ensure compliance with confidentiality is maintained

To collect Occupational Therapy & other statistics submitting them as per service requirement, including the use of electronic systems in line with the Trust’s clinical governance and performance management standards, ensuring that information is complete and timely

To carry out administration tasks as required for smooth running of the service

To provide service-users and carers with accurate information on the service provided

Exercise clinical professional judgement in complex clinical cases and refers to supervisor or others when necessary

To prioritise caseload in response to service-user needs and the changing demands of the service under guidance of the Head OT in MHCOP

To make decisions independently in terms of day-to-day management of own caseload or in collaboration with the Senior and Head Occupational Therapist’s

To develop supervisory skills opportunities to work towards supervising an OTA and practice educator role with support from Senior Occupational Therapists

To contribute to the training and development of OT’s and other disciplines, which may include from time to time assisting with the development of staff groups in external agencies in order that service-users receive the best possible care

To provide treatment plans to the OT assistants and support workers

To deal with conflict and resolve difficulties on a clinical level with support from the Senior and Head Occupational Therapist’s in Older People’s Mental Health Services

To be involved with student Occupational Therapist’s practice education placements

To register with and adhere to the Health Care Professionals Council standards of conduct, performance, ethics, proficiency, education and training, continuing professional development.

Adhere to the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct and Professional Standards for Occupational Therapy Practice and ensure that supervisees comply with these requirements

To follow the Trust and Occupational Therapy service policies and procedures and the Royal College of Occupational Therapy professional standards in clinical practice

Together with the MDT, to continue to actively implement initiatives that aim to promote the value of activity for service-users and the role of Occupational Therapy

In collaboration with the Occupational Therapy team, plan new developments in the Occupational Therapy service to enhance the quality of the service received, actively involving service-users and carers in the developments and getting feedback

To contribute to audits of service, review and evaluation and opportunity to be involved with QI projects

To developing organisational skills by sharing the role of chairing and minuting the weekly OT referrals and business meetings

To implement policies and procedures for the safe use of therapeutic stock and equipment in line with health and safety requirements.

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Education

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration

Meini prawf dymunol

• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs
• Analytical & clinical reasoning skills to assess clients’ complex needs (including risk assessment) & complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions with significant support & supervision
• Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations
• Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with client’s and their carers
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to liaise with other services around clinical issues

Other

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• Physical skills required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required
• Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration required for clinical consultations and interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis
• Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for holistic formulations, report writing, etc.

Making Things Better

Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Aiming High

We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.

Staff and Service Users United

We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.

We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.

Diversity

ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.

Other reasons to apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

What Next?

If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!

As part of our recruitment process we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS. We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same..

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

Find us online at www.elft.nhs.uk | Find us on Facebook | Follow us on @NHS_ELFT

Committed to being an Inclusive Employer

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Gofynion ymgeisio

Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.

Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.

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Enw: Lorraine Kazembe
Teitl y swydd: Older Adults OT Lead
Cyfeiriad ebost: [email protected]
Rhif ffôn: 07974768054
Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais: Diana Herrera

Older adults OT Lead Newham

07918445521

Rhestr swyddi gyda East London NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau Perthynol i Iechyd neu bob sector

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Occupational Therapist – Mental Health Care for Older People (MHCOP)

NHS AfC: Band 5

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