Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist - Milton Keynes

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist to practice and further develop specialist skills in rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury.

We are looking for a Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the team in our highly regarded service at Tem House. In this role you will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team (including Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Support Workers) using the neurobehavioural model. The focus is to provide person centred rehabilitation that is evidence based. This is a unique community based inpatient setting led by a consultant neuropsychologist, with a psychological approach. The service users may have a range of complex and challenging needs including cognitive, behavioural, physical and emotional difficulties following brain injury.

Main duties of the job

You will have scope to work with service users in a holistic way to address all aspects of recovery and to regain maximal independence including participation in social, leisure and vocational activities. There is access to specialist training, supervision (through the Clinical Lead OT) and development opportunities and you will be encouraged to get involved in service development and research within the trust. In this role you will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team (including Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Support Workers) using the neurobehavioural model. The focus is to provide person centred rehabilitation that is evidence based.

You will have access to a wide range of development opportunities including:

• Webinars/ sessions run by leading neuropsychologists and other allied health professionals specialising in brain injury rehabilitation
• External training courses depending on your individual learning needs (eg.cognitive rehabilitation, motivational interviewing, upper limb rehabilitation)
• Regular supervision through the Senior Specialist OT
• Peer supervision through regular trust wide OT meetings
• Potential to explore research and postgraduate study

You will be able to work flexibly, creatively, and autonomously

About us

The Disabilities Trust is a leading UK charity that works alongside people with an acquired brain injury, autism, and learning or physical disabilities to help them live as independently as possible. Our teams across the UK support people to move forward with their lives. Its a special feeling to share their individual journeys and play a part in the progress they make. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.

• A competitive salary of £42,916 - £50,238 DOE
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Free parking
• Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted gym membership, eating out and shopping.
• Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as part of a multi/ interdisciplinary team providing occupational therapy input within the BIRT Neurobehavioural model to service users with acquired brain injury (ABI) and to lead on OT provision within the service. To liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and service users.

To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional with highly developed skills and knowledge potentially as the sole clinician but with supervision (which may be remote) of a more senior OT. To accept professional accountability and responsibility.

To manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.

To complete the OT process and to use evidence based/service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, formulate a treatment plan, implement and evaluate interventions bringing specialist knowledge to more complex cases.

To address occupational performance and skill deficits enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, education and leisure.

To develop programmes of care, ensure adequate and detailed handover of programmes to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants, monitor through data gathering, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention according to the neurobehavioural model.

To carry out detailed risk assessments including for more complex issues and ensure these are regularly reviewed and updated and communicate this with the team effectively.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To work as part of a multi/ interdisciplinary team providing occupational therapy input within the BIRT Neurobehavioural model to service users with acquired brain injury (ABI) and to lead on OT provision within the service. To liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and service users.

To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional with highly developed skills and knowledge potentially as the sole clinician but with supervision (which may be remote) of a more senior OT. To accept professional accountability and responsibility.

To manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.

To complete the OT process and to use evidence based/service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, formulate a treatment plan, implement and evaluate interventions bringing specialist knowledge to more complex cases.

To address occupational performance and skill deficits enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, education and leisure.

To develop programmes of care, ensure adequate and detailed handover of programmes to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants, monitor through data gathering, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention according to the neurobehavioural model.

To carry out detailed risk assessments including for more complex issues and ensure these are regularly reviewed and updated and communicate this with the team effectively.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Registered with the HCPC.
• Practice placement qualification or willingness to undertake this qualification within the first year.

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate study.
• Member of RCOT and SSNP.

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments (standardised and non-standardised) and intervention.
• Specialist knowledge of OT interventions in ABI e.g. cognitive rehabilitation, upper limb rehabilitation.
• In depth understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures.
• Knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice.
• Knowledge of current legislation and policies affecting clinical area and professional practice.
• Knowledge of current legislation and policies affecting clinical area and professional practice.
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and experience of service evaluation and audit.
• Proven experience of working within a pressurised environment.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Registered with the HCPC.
• Practice placement qualification or willingness to undertake this qualification within the first year.

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate study.
• Member of RCOT and SSNP.

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments (standardised and non-standardised) and intervention.
• Specialist knowledge of OT interventions in ABI e.g. cognitive rehabilitation, upper limb rehabilitation.
• In depth understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures.
• Knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice.
• Knowledge of current legislation and policies affecting clinical area and professional practice.
• Knowledge of current legislation and policies affecting clinical area and professional practice.
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and experience of service evaluation and audit.
• Proven experience of working within a pressurised environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.
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Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications 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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

The Disabilities Trust
Address

Thomas Edward

37 Belvoir Avenue

Emerson Valley

Milton Keynes

MK4 2JA

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