Acute Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Occupational Therapist to provide clinical leadership to promote consistent quality and best practice on the wards and within Heather Close rehabilitation Service, The post holder will be a resource to the Occupational therapists as well as the MDT and colleagues in clinical leadership and Governance, and to align closely with Discharge coordinators to develop robust person centred Recovery focussed pathways into the community.

• To work with the Head of Occupational Therapy to lead on the planning, coordination and delivery of Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions within the Lewisham Directorate.
• To provide Leadership and support to the MDT to encourage therapeutic outcomes via the use of Activity and development of an integrated Therapeutic programme
• To have clinical input through group work or individual complex cases and Use evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate occupationally focused interventions for adults within the acute or rehabilitation service.

Working for our organisation

There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

• To provide professional supervision to Occupational Therapists working on the inpatient wards, so as to monitor and implement professional standards of practice including input to staff appraisal and continuing professional development.
• To liaise with colleagues across relevant services in Lewisham borough and establish systems that promote effective communication and best access to recovery pathways across the borough.
• To provide clinical leadership for junior staff, students and volunteers through supervision and training as well as preceptorship.
• To provide training and consultancy for occupationally focused interventions within the Directorate and provide an expert view when developing new ways of working and reviewing models of care and

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registered OT
• post graduate training related to specialist interventions

Experience

• 2 years post registration experience working with Mental Health service users at Band 6 level
• Leadership and/or first line management experience

• Experience of working in an inner city, multicultural environment

Knowledge and Skills

• High level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
• Extensive knowledge of the principles or risk assessment and risk management
• Specialist knowledge and application of OT and generic assessments, outcome measures and interventions relevant to client group
• Evidence of knowledge and application of service user and carer involvement
• Ability to analyse and resolve professional and ethical issues

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’

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