Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 6 Paediatric Mental Health Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.
Location: Amersham
Contract Type: Ongoing contract
Pay Rate: £26 per hour (assignment rate)
Shift Pattern: Part time/full time
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 Occupational Therapist 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 an Occupational Therapist 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 Occupational Therapists you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum Occupational Therapist 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:
- Work within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) providing a high-quality service across all areas of the Community Mental Health Service
- Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
- Work within your professional scope of practice
- Work independently as part of an interdisciplinary team to diagnose, assess, plan and implement patient specific programmes of care/interventions, contributing to the continuous assessment of patients
- Undertake more complex assessments, using your profession specific clinical knowledge and skills
- Function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. ward, department, patients’ homes etc.) involving changing and demanding conditions
- Use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients, and their families/carers, the diagnosis and treatment plan, that may be complex and sensitive, to help progress rehabilitation
- Evaluate patient progress and alter treatment programmes as and when appropriate
- Involve patients in goals and treatment proposals
- Gain valid informed consent
- Work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity for informed consent or are subject to the Mental Health Act
- Be responsible for own time management and the prioritisation of your caseload
- Supervise the practice of designated registered and non-registered staff within the CMHT
- Delegate appropriate duties to junior registered and support staff and follow up outcomes
- Develop comprehensive discharge and contingency plans with relevant professionals to arrange on-going care
- Attend clinical meetings, liaise closely both verbally and in writing with the multidisciplinary team, patient, and carers across boundaries to ensure continuity and integration of patient’s treatment
- Lead the clinical education and support of: Other members of the CMHT and the wider Community Service/Non-registered staff/Patients and their carers/Students
- Manage clinical risk within own patient caseload and the wider CMHT
Requirements of the Paediatric Mental Health 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 Paediatric Mental Health Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Alex Blackwell; 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.
