Mental Health Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead - Integrated Community Mental Health Team
Job overview
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a HCPC Registered Band 7 Mental Health Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead to join our Integrated Community Team within our Mental Health Services based in Tamworth, Staffordshire. This role is for 30 hours/4 days per week.
We are looking for a Clinical Lead that has a passion for leadership, quality, and Occupational Therapy, and are looking for a new challenge in developing this Mental Health Clinical Lead role. The role will be split with 2 days clinical OT leadership and 2 days specialist Occupational Therapy and will involve taking responsibility and leading a highly complex and specialist caseload.
You will have demonstrable drive and desire to develop our services in line with best practice and evidence-based interventions. You will have strong leadership skills alongside highly skilled specialist OT and mental health knowledge and expertise.The environment is fast paced and challenging but highly rewarding. Your role will involve working with other internal and external agencies, families, carers, and local communities.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work autonomously in multidisciplinary teams, working as a Clinical Lead/Advanced Occupational Therapist within mental health community services and will be flexible to work across clinical areas, dependent on skills, service needs and agreed collaborative working arrangements.
As part of this role you will be expected to:
- Deliver a high quality clinical service to people and their families.
- Providing leadership as an Occupational Therapy specialist within the community mental health services (East).
- Provide leadership, advice and guidance to Occupational Therapy colleagues and other team members from across different professional groups.
- Manage a complex caseload and be responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members.
- Deliver specialist Advanced Occupational Therapy interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties that are directly and significantly impacting on occupational functioning.
- Deliver evidence based individual and group interventions in line with the service model and to the people accessing our services, and undertaking the role of lead clinician where occupational functioning and occupational performance is identified as an area of significant need.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding this role please see attached the person specification and job description.
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
https://youtu.be/jX3Rgd2QQWk
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy plus post qualification knowledge and experience to post master’s level as outlined in JD
- Health And Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of recent Mental Health training and development – e.g. trauma informed care, psychological interventions
Experience
Essential criteria- Highly developed specialist knowledge across a range of OT processes and client groups
- Experience of working with people with emotional dysregulation, significant self harm and life threatening behaviours
- Ability to demonstrate a clear Occupational Therapy identity and ability to educate others on the value and impact of the OT profession.
- Experience of leading others