Description
Are you a compassionate and driven Occupational Therapist looking to make a meaningful impact in community mental health?
Join our dynamic and supportive team and play a crucial role in empowering individuals to live their best lives within the community.
At West London NHS Trust, we are dedicated to delivering high-quality, recovery-focused mental health services. We work collaboratively with service users, their families, and other health professionals to promote recovery, independence, and well-being.
As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist in our community mental health team MINT, you will assess, plan, and deliver interventions that promote mental health recovery and support individuals in leading meaningful and independent lives.
Main duties of the job
- Assessing clients' functional abilities and identifying needs related to mental health, daily living, and social participation
- Developing individualized care and intervention plans to enhance clients' independence and quality of life
- Collaborating with service users, their families, and multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic, person-centered care
- Supporting clients in developing coping strategies, managing daily routines, and accessing community resources
- Facilitating group and individual therapy sessions focused on occupational engagement
- Contributing to discharge planning and linking clients to the community.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year
- Permanent, full-time position
Requirements
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification
- HCPC Registration
- Application of core OT skills and OT process
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Mental health diagnoses/presentations
- Research methodology
- Core skills of OT process
- Awareness of the need to work within appropriate boundaries
- Evidence of post-qualified training in Mental Health