Job summary
Senior Occupational Therapist - Band 6. The Intensive Support Team is a multi-disciplinary team at the forefront of Community Learning Disability service delivery and is a progressive and dynamic service. Appropriate support will be provided to ensure that we are supporting people who have a learning disability and whose behaviour may challenge, to remain in the community and avoid an inappropriate hospital admission. The OT's are an integral part of the team. Carry out comprehensive specialist assessments for clients with complex presentations, including behaviours that challenge, sensory integration, engagement, Interpret clinical and non-clinical information, using clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans. Such clients may be in their own home, community, in hospital or attending clinics or other out-patient setting.

Main duties of the job
The senior OT will: Carry out comprehensive specialist assessments for clients with complex presentations, including behaviours that challenge, sensory integration, engagement, Interpret clinical and non-clinical information, using clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans. Such clients may be in their own home, community, in hospital or attending clinics or other out-patient setting. Provide specialist advice to other professionals and carers or single assessments to meet clients' holistic care needs. Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques (e.g. 1:1 interventions, group activities, carer education, patient education). Use highly developed skills when assessing and treating clients (e.g. deployment of effective communication strategies, sensory integration therapeutic use of self and moving and handling equipment). Negotiate with clients and carers to identify and formulate client-centred goals and demonstrate ongoing evaluation of client progress using agreed outcome measures. Contribute to the clinical discharge planning process and onward referral as required.

About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care. To work within the professional bodies code of conducts and scope of practise and within legal frameworks. Obtain and record informed consent from clients at each contact in accordance with Trust policy
• Carry out comprehensive specialist assessments for clients with complex presentations, including behaviours that challenge, in line with the Transforming Care for people with Learning Disabilities national agenda. Interpret clinical and non-clinical information, using clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans. Such clients may be in their own home, community, in hospital or attending clinics or other out-patient setting.
• To provide specialist advice to other professionals and carers or single assessments to meet clients holistic care needs
• Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques. (e.g. 1:1 interventions, group activities, carer education, patient education).
• Use highly developed skills when assessing and treating clients (e.g. deployment of effective communication strategies, therapeutic use of self and moving and handling equipment)
• Negotiate with clients and carers to identify and formulate client-centred goals and demonstrate ongoing evaluation of client progress using agreed outcome measures.
• Contribute to the clinical discharge planning process and onward referral as required.
• Carry out assessment of referrals to the Intensive Support Team, working in conjunction with other professions.
• Prioritise urgent or unexpected or planned referrals, adjusting caseloads and allocations to meet revised needs.
• Assess and record competency of less experienced staff, colleagues from other professions, unqualified staff, students, and carers to carry out any delegated tasks.
• Identify and manage clinical and other risks. Record near misses and actual events through the incident reporting process.
• Develop own and others skills, knowledge, expertise, ensuring continuous professional development by various methods (e.g. in-service training, workshops, shadowing, 1:1, training courses, peer facilitation) when relevant and appropriate to the needs of the service and funding.
• Actively contribute to the staff appraisal process as an appraisee and appraiser as appropriate
• Undertake measurement, evaluation and audit of the service to improve quality, standards and contribute to the evidence base. Promptly act on feedback from clients to improve their experience.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic and if required, paper records, of activity and contacts to support contractual requirements
• Undertake other duties when requested by professional or operational managers.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:

• Degree or equivalent Occupational Therapy
• Unrestricted registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Relevant Post graduate qualification (or demonstrable willingness to work towards)

Experience
Essential:

• Significant experience and competence with clients with complex needs, communication issues and/or behaviours that challenge
• Worked as part of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team

Other
Essential:

• Car Owner/ Driver

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address: Windmill point, Windmill Road, Coventry, CV7 6AT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Lead OT (IST) paula Kiley, Paula.Kiley@covwarkpt.nhs.uk, 07824416693