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Occupational Therapist

London, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 3 days ago
At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, we believe in providing excellent care which is delivered with pride and compassion. Everything we do is to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all.

To manage a caseload of clients with eating disorders and complex needs, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To provide leadership for students and / or junior staff, through supervision and appraisal. To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT / MDT services, holding responsibility for defined projects. To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement.

To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.

To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for service users with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

To work with service users in a way which actively promotes their social inclusion and recovery.

To effectively work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to / implement core decisions with regards to service users care programmes

To demonstrate the ability to / undertake to initiate, plan and implement the induction, training and education of students and other staff

To actively participate in and be responsible for relevant planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within service area and corporate OT as required.

Co-ordinate day-to-day activities of junior staff, Technical Instructors and volunteer staff where applicable.

To engage in and develop or broaden research skills through involvement in local audit and research projects.

The Adult Eating Disorders Service at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for excellence in clinical care, teaching and research.

The Gerald Russell Unit is an 18-bedded specialist inpatient unit providing assessment and treatment for adults with eating disorders requiring inpatient care. The service accepts referrals from both local and national pathways and provides care for patients with significant psychiatric and medical complexity.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ian Ssenyonga Job title: Ward Manager Email address: Ian.Ssenyonga@slam.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07849734111

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