Senior Occupational Therapist- Older Person's Mental Health Team

• To work primarily within the Community Older Persons Mental Health Occupational Therapy team. This will involve lone working. • To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the risk assessment and management of patients in your care. • Responsible to the Band 7 Older Persons Mental Health Team Lead. • To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centered approach to care. To work inter-professionally with MDT members as well as multi-agency working across health, social services and voluntary services to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided to our service users, families and carers. • To plan, co-ordinate and deliver treatments which optimise an individuals function with activities of daily living and improve quality outcomes. • To provide leadership for more junior staff. To develop your leadership skills in a supportive environment. • To support the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in planning, coordinating, and delivering the service provided to patients and to assist in the development, planning and progression of service provision. • To deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in their absence as required. • To supervise other qualified and non-qualified staff within the team • To supervise Occupational Therapy students on clinical placements. • To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in in-service training. • Maintaining Records as an autonomous practitioner. Job description Job responsibilities • To work primarily within the Community Older Persons Mental Health Occupational Therapy team. This will involve lone working. • To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the risk assessment and management of patients in your care. • Responsible to the Band 7 Older Persons Mental Health Team Lead. • To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centered approach to care. To work inter-professionally with MDT members as well as multi-agency working across health, social services and voluntary services to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided to our service users, families and carers. • To plan, co-ordinate and deliver treatments which optimise an individuals function with activities of daily living and improve quality outcomes. • To provide leadership for more junior staff. To develop your leadership skills in a supportive environment. • To support the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in planning, coordinating, and delivering the service provided to patients and to assist in the development, planning and progression of service provision. • To deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in their absence as required. • To supervise other qualified and non-qualified staff within the team • To supervise Occupational Therapy students on clinical placements. • To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in in-service training. • Maintaining Records as an autonomous practitioner.