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Highly Specialist Occupational therapistHighly Specialist Occupational therapist2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and committed Occupational Therapist to join our Broadland Clinic team at in Hertfordshire secure services. This is a new post created as part of the exciting new co-located low secure and Medium secure unit, with 10 low secure beds and 15 medium secure Learning Disability beds - in addition to supporting our well established low secure 15 bedded Mental Health unit. This is a fantastic career development opportunity to guide the Occupational Therapy service through this transformation and continue to shape the established services in mental health. The postholder will work alongside an established and experienced team of clinicians and practitioners to contribute to high-quality service provision, including maintaining a clinical caseload, team leadership, consultation and advice, therapeutic interventions, and delivery of training, all within the overall framework of the service’s policies and provision.To manage a caseload of clients with highly complex OT needs, using evidence based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisalTo lead in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriateTo regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educator’s course.To apply in depth knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting.Following specialist assessment, to undertake case formulation in order to highlight occupational strengths and limitations and to inform the intervention plan moving forward.To work collaboratively with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall recovery plan.To routinely provide detailed feedback to the MDT regarding observed occupational performance throughout contact, which inform ongoing assessment and therapeutic intervention.To provide highly specialist support and education to service users and carers regarding aspects of occupational therapy e.g. equipment fitting, rehabilitation programmes, sensory issues, management of symptoms through activity.To liaise with carers and other professionals as relevant.Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.Our Trust Values AreThe care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Ford Job title: Occupational therapy professional Lead Email address: lisa.ford6@ Telephone number: 01923 682062An informal visit or telephone contact if required would be facilitated via the email or number above Seniority levelSeniority level Mid-Senior level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Health Care Provider Industries Mental Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) by 2x Get notified about new Occupational Therapist jobs inLangley, England, United Kingdom . 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