Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.
Location: Kensington
Contract Type: Locum ongoing contract
Pay Rate: £28.52 per hour (assignment rate)
Benefits of working with us:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a friend and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many friends you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Duties of the Occupational Therapist:
- To undertake holistic assessments of service users utilising risk assessment tools and mental state examination in order to provide a high standard of care to service users in the community.
- To clinically manage a defined caseload of service users with complex mental health problems in a community setting including service users subject to the Care Programme Approach.
- To deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions to service users utilising a range of evidence-based therapies e.g. bereavement counselling, medicine management, anxiety management, relaxation techniques and problem solving techniques.
- To respond to urgent and unplanned clinical events involving service users known to the CMHT and on own clinical caseload, utilising analytical and problem solving skills to ensure the situation is managed effectively.
- To have an in-depth understanding of mental health pathology to manage service users with complex mental health problems.
- To formulate individualised Recovery Care Plans with service users and their carers that aims to address their psychological, physical, spiritual & social needs.
- To act as Care Co-ordinator to service users on the Care Programme Approach to ensure the appropriate delivery of care is received by this vulnerable client group, whom has complex needs.
- To monitor service users and advise both them and their carers on psychotropic medications, observing efficacy and monitoring any adverse reactions. To report and act on any adverse reaction observed in conjunction with the General Practitioner or Consultant Psychiatrist, as appropriate.
- To regularly attend and participate in CMHT clinical reviews.
- To utilise clinical supervision and reflective practice in the management of own clinical caseload.
- To participate and contribute to regular reviews of own performance through Appraisal and Development Review Process in conjunction with the Mental Health Team Leader. To agree and implement a service and personal development plan.
- To have a sound understanding and knowledge of current legislation and its application to service users with mental health problems e.g. Mental Health Act, Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act.
Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Recent UK experience working as an Occupational Therapist
- Recent NHS experience
- Registered with the HCPC
Contact:
This Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Reece Golding; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Band 5 Occupational Therapists aswell as Band 6 & 7 as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS experience is very desirable for many of our jobs.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Occupational Therapy role as we need to meet our clients requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
