Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Occupational Therapy - Eating Disorders
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-BED6002769-A
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mountbatten House
- Town
- Dunstable
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
The post holder will work closely with a multi-disciplinary professional team within the Adult Community Eating Disorders Team (CEDS) in Bedfordshire and Luton. The post holder will lead on the planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of high-quality evidence based and person-centred Specialist Occupational Therapy (OT) provision for service users of CEDS.
The post holder will provide support to service users to engage in intensive treatment support to prevent admission to hospital where clinically appropriate; support with effective transitions for service users; and meal planning, delivered in a sensitive and motivational manner. This would be carried out in the outpatient’s clinics and home environments and will include both one-to-one and group interventions.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the planning and delivery of occupational therapy within the Intensive Community Support (ICS) and ARFID Services, prioritising clinical needs, and to provide an effective service to service users presenting with eating difficulties.
To provide Specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, formulation and intervention for service users with ARFID, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self maintenance, productivity and leisure.
To plan and implement collaborative care plans in collaboration with service users, carers and other professionals and services involved in a person’s care.
To contribute to monitoring and reviewing of mental health needs and risks, and ensure safe management and referral of people presenting with escalating risks.
Support with transitions as per Eating Disorders Transitions Standards.
Promote awareness and understanding of the safe and effective support needs of people with disordered eating
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Service users will be seen at a variety of sites across the county of Bedfordshire and Luton including the home environment, and the post holder will be expected to travel throughout the county to meet the service needs and for clinical supervision and MDT meetings. Travel to in-patient services outside the county may also be necessary to support service users for discharge. The service user group seen by the post holder will include people experiencing severe or complex eating disorders, and may present with high levels of physical and psychiatric risk, with high levels of distress, for example suicidal ideation, self-harming behaviour, and histories of trauma and abuse. The post holder will work closely with the Senior Therapist, Operational Manager, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Head Occupational Therapist to agree case and workload levels, and systems of monitoring quality of practice. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge; participate in and contribute to the development of the Intensive Community Support (ICS) & ARFID services and provide training and consultancy for Occupational Therapy within the ICS & ARFID services. The role may also include line management and supervisory responsibility for Occupational Therapy Technicians within CEDS.
It will be essential for the post holder to develop and maintain links with relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies throughout Luton & Bedfordshire, with particular reference to day care services, recovery college, user led initiatives, voluntary bodies and work, training and education services, with the aim to reduce the need for hospital admissions and support successful recovery focused care transitions within mental health service.
Person specification
Person Spec
Essential criteria
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- Postgraduate training in Sensory Integration or other relevant postgraduate training
- HCPC Registration
- Clinical supervision training
- • Demonstrable experience as an Occupational Therapist; with some experience of working with people who have an eating disorder
- • Evidence of service development activities
- • Experience of clinical effectiveness activity
- • Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team and of working in the community
- • Experience of individual and group work
- • Experience of CPD and role development activities
- • Experience of supervising staff and or students
- • Knowledge of how mental health and eating disorder difficulties impact upon occupational functioning and performance
- • Knowledge of Equal Opportunities and confidentiality
- • Knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation and its practical application in the clinical field
- • Skills in devising and implementing strategies to improve and monitor quality
- • Knowledge of current legislation, policies and guidelines relevant to adult mental health and eating disorders
- • Working knowledge of clinical governance and its application
- • Knowledge of Royal College of OT standards of practice and their application • Occupational and vocational assessment skills and tools • Specialist clinical skills to carry out OT interventions: therapeutic and activity based interventions • Specialist clinical skills to carry out OT interventions: remedial training, cognitive behavioural interventions, psychosocial and psycho-educational interventions • To have proficient interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs. • Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of OT interventions including knowledge of outcome measures • Ability to manage a complex clinical caseload • Ability to undertake clinical risk assessment • Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate clinical service provision • Ability to communicate difficult information sensitively. • Assertive in clinical and managerial situations • Ability to carry out training and presentations • Ability to assess and manage verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression in community settings, whilst reducing the risk to those involved. • Ability to plan and work with statutory and non-statutory services around clinical issues including safeguarding. • Word-processing/IT skills • Organisational and time management skills • Ability to maintain the profile of OT within a MDT and the organisation • Highly effective written
- • Knowledge of how mental health and eating disorder difficulties impact upon occupational functioning and performance • Knowledge of Equal Opportunities and confidentiality • Knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation and its practical application in the clinical field • Skills in devising and implementing strategies to improve and monitor quality • Knowledge of current legislation, policies and guidelines relevant to adult mental health and eating disorders • Working knowledge of clinical governance and its application
Desirable criteria
- • Membership of professional body and/or special interest group
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley Lucas
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07435 734113
- Additional information
Danielle Maule, Head OT, at [email protected] or on 07827939209
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