Job summaryOccupational Therapist, Band 6 Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per weekLiaison Team - Oxleas HouseAre you an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist (OT) with a passion for mental health? Join our dynamic Band 6 Adult Mental Health team rotation and make a real difference!Why This Role?Diverse Experience: Rotate through various roles within adult and older people mental health teams, both in the community and inpatient ward.Specialised Focus: Work within a crisis setting, collaborating closely with mental health nurses and medical staff.Innovative Role: Be at the forefront of defining and developing the OT role within our mental health liaison team.What We OfferSupportive Environment: Work alongside acute psychiatric wards, Home Treatment teams, and community mental health teams.Professional Growth: Enhance your skills in managing comorbidities and carrying out independent assessments. You will be part of a wider AHP community, with our Beyond Preceptorship Programme Find more here: Www.OxleasAHPPreceptorship.comLeadership Development: Hone your leadership qualities in a collaborative and supportive team settingMain duties of the jobThe post is based within the working age mental health liaison team. The purpose of the post is to provide a biopsychosocial assessment and treatment service for all patients with mental health needs between the ages 18-65-yrs old, who present to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, either within ED or the wards. The liaison team offers support and training to our acute colleagues in terms of mental illness, challenging behaviour, comorbid presentations, and the application of the MHA and MCA. The liaison team advocate for mental health patients and their carers in line with the objectives of the Trust.About usOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:We're KindWe're FairWe ListenWe CareJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo work as a member of the MDTTo carry out timely and effective biopsychosocial assessments of individuals referred to the team from the Emergency Department, and other wards within the acute trust.To support the development of evidence-based OT practice within this roleTo provide OT specific assessment & interventions related to self-care, leisure and work, as well as with regards to coping and life skills.To engage in developing the OT service within this setting.To contribute to service development and take on teaching responsibilitiesTo participate in research/audit activities and quality improvement projectsTo supervise the work of OT students on fieldwork placementContribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plansTo provide specialist OT advice to the MDTTo work independently without direct supervisionTo follow an agreed job planTo engage in OT group supervisionTo manage a clinical caseloadTo provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individualwork related to:-Self care-Work-LeisureTo contribute to service developmentTo participate in research/audit activitiesTo supervise the work of junior OT staff, OT Technical instructors and OT students on fieldwork placementContribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plansTo work independently without direct supervisionPerson SpecificationQualificationEssentialDegree in Occupational TherapistExperienceEssentialExperience in working in Mental Health setting minimum of 2 yearsoExtensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusionSupervision of junior staffDesirableoAbility to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectivelyExperienceEssentialWorking within Multi- disciplinary teamDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameOxleas NHS Foundation TrustAddressBrook House, Queen Elizabeth HospitalStadium RoadLondonSE18 4QHEmployer's websitehttp://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)