About the role
Salary: £20.44 an hour
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
to join the
Community Rehabilitation Team in Elizabeth Quarter
. You will
be responsible for assessing service users with complex mental health needs,
designing and implementing person-centred occupational therapy interventions to
support their recovery, and evaluating their progress. You will manage and
deliver individual and group-based interventions, including designing and
facilitating both face-to-face and online groups, while supporting service
users with their occupational and vocational needs. You will also work closely
with partnership agencies and community services to ensure effective
coordination of care and promote meaningful engagement, independence and
recovery within the community.
As an Advanced Occupational Therapist, you will be
responsible for providing specialist clinical practice within a defined
clinical area or pathway, applying enhanced clinical reasoning and professional
expertise. You will be managing and supervising junior staff, support workers
and Occupational Therapy Assistants, providing regular guidance and
professional development to enhance their skills and practice. You will be
supporting the establishment and maintenance of effective links with statutory
and voluntary sector organisations to strengthen local service pathways and
facilitate safe transitions. You will contribute to the evaluation and
development of practice within the specialism, ensuring compliance with
national and local policies, guidelines and professional frameworks. You will
also be responsible for contributing to audit, clinical effectiveness and
research activity, applying findings to improve professional practice. In
addition, you will be supporting clinical specialist OTs, operational managers
and professional leads with the improvement, development and modernisation of
services
TO use the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) framework and
relevant standardised assessments to structure clinical practice, support
formulation and measure outcomes before and after therapy.