Witney Aged & Disability Support Job Listings

Community Occupational Therapist63093589779331120

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Community Occupational Therapist

Do you have both passion and perspective on the challenges older adult mental health groups face? Are you a resilient Occupational Therapist with demonstrable post qualification experience? We are recruiting for Occupational Therapists to join our Community Mental Health Team based in Witney or Banbury. You'll provide assessment and evidence-based treatment interventions to a wide range of older adults across North and West Oxfordshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills within a team committed to the wellbeing and development of all staff. Working in the towns of Witney and Banbury, we focus on the recovery of patients through a multidisciplinary (MDT) approach, with expertise from doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, support workers and psychological therapies staff alongside regular clinical team meetings. We strive to provide person centred evidence-based care to patients and where possible working collaboratively with their families and carers. The CMHT is a wonderful team to work in and this role offers an opportunity to develop senior clinical and leadership skills. The Management team are committed to the wellbeing and development of the staff working in the team. We are a supportive, enthusiastic and dedicated team which cares about our patients and their families and carers. We believe in listening and responding as a team, piloting new models, supporting each other and developing and using new care approaches. The Older Adult CMHT supports adults 65+ years of age who experience a wide range of mental health conditions. We are committed to the person-centred recovery approach in all our clinical work and pride ourselves in offering a high-quality service. **The responsibilities of the role include:** Work as an autonomous practitioner in the multi-disciplinary team undertaking generic Mental Health and specialist Occupational Therapy assessments in collaboration with the service user and their families/carers and presenting back to the wider MDT. Work in partnership with service users and their families/carers to ensure the development of a treatment plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well-being and support their independence and inclusion in the community. Deliver evidence-based interventions following NICE guidelines to promote recovery and relapse prevention in a variety of settings. Manage a complex caseload of patient, with new patient assessments, risk assessment, care planning, reviews and discharges. Carry out shifts on the Duty Desk fielding incoming calls, triaging new referrals and assessing new patients. You will be supported by an experienced leadership team from across the professions who facilitate forums for Nursing and Occupational Therapists and hold your development as a priority. We offer regular supervision and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team" **Our values are:** "Caring, safe and excellent" At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include: Excellent opportunities for career progression Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers Competitive pension scheme Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity \& Inclusion team We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the "supporting statement" element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Witney, UK

Negotiable Salary

CAMHS Registered Practitioner - (Creative Therapist)63093589647873121

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CAMHS Registered Practitioner - (Creative Therapist)

We are a supportive, experienced and progressive multi-disciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to develop skills assessing children, young people and families and ensuring they receive evidence based and effective interventions. We offer individual, family and group interventions which may be time limited or longer-term therapies according to need. We are specifically looking for a creative therapist to join our team in Cheltenham, and work within our established MDT **Key elements of the role:** Provide treatment interventions for children and young people as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties Provide Care Coordinator responsibilities for a caseload of children and young people presenting with mental health issues. Undertake clinical risk assessments, mental state examinations, clinical formulations, and develop robust clinical risk management plans. Involvement in multi-agency discussions and liaison with other statutory and community services. Ensure the Voice of the Child is embedded within personalised care planning The qualification, training \& experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that: 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys. Core key responsibilities will be agreed within personal job plans and will reflect the expected clinical and operational functions of the team * Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities. * Undertake clinical responsibility and be able to work independently in managing a clinical caseload. This will include meeting all clinical and operational requirements expected of a CAMHS Care Coordinator in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA) as well as current evidence based or best practice. This will include collaboratively working and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required. * Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of routine clinical work ensuring that all aspects of clinical caseload work adheres to current Trust safeguarding as well as risk assessment and management best practice procedures. This will include undertaking specialist Self Harm risk assessments of children and young people. * Provide formal clinical supervision to junior staff (as requested), including facilitating the development and consolidation of CAMHS core skills and competencies. * Offer regular student/trainee placements as requested, including meeting all teaching, assessing and preceptorship needs. * Ensure regular attendance at service wide and other CAMHS CPD/core competency training events. * Provide CAMHS clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements. * As agreed within personal job plan, to provide profession based interventions within specific CAMHS care pathways or clinics. * Provide specialist clinical reasoning as well as CAMHS specific consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of children's services within Gloucestershire on a routine basis. * Work flexibly to provide CAMHS interventions within a range of clinical and community settings dependent on client and service need. Situations may demand an unpredictable work pattern and difficult situations as well as the need to balance a range of complex and high risk clinical needs and presentations. * Ensure local lone working arrangements are considered and adhered to when delivering interventions within a community setting. * Demonstrate commitment to the CAMHS Children and Young People's Charter by ensuring routine clinical work reflects proactive involvement and collaborative working with children, young people and their parents/carers. Demonstrate commitment to ensuring the "voice" of the child is central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people. * Demonstrate commitment to working effectively with team colleagues to develop a strong multidisciplinary ethos and focus to delivering high quality clinical services. * Contribute to service wide clinical rotas as requested (i.e referral management, responding to same day urgent referrals, CAMHS Practitioner Advice Line). * Provide high quality written clinical/professional reports and other means of effective communication as part of routine clinical responsibilities. * Implement routine outcome measures (i.e. ROMS/HEF) as part of CAMHS Care Coordinator responsibilities. * Be accountable for maintaining own professional actions guided by the profession specific standards and Code of Conduct. This includes carrying out continuous professional development (CPD) activity to maintain knowledge of legislation, national, local policies and issues in relation to both specific client group and wider clinical practice. This includes maintaining a professional Continuing Professional Development (CPD) log to meet professional expectations and requirements. * Contribute to delivery of the current CAMHS Service Plan as well as considering new/innovative ways of delivering clinical care to the CAMHS population * Contribute to providing out of hours CAMHS services if requested by CAMHS Management

Cheltenham, UK

Negotiable Salary

Senior Occupational Therapist - HMP Bullingdon63093589710465122

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Senior Occupational Therapist - HMP Bullingdon

We are recruiting a Senior Occupational Therapist who is passionate about enabling men with mental health problems to develop life skills and prepare for release while on remand or serving a sentence. The role is in our multi-disciplinary team at HMP Bullingdon , a category B prison which operates as a local remand, and sentenced male establishment. The prison has an operational capacity of 1100 and takes prisoners predominantly from Courts in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We are looking for an OT with a flair for working creatively to assess and treat mental health problems within the prison environment. You'll undertake the role of Care Co-ordinator for an identified number of individuals on the caseload, some of whom may be on CPA with multiple and complex needs. You'll oversee the provision of a range of graded therapeutic interventions in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure within the prison environment. You'll also be key in evaluating our OT service within the prison and leading on specialist interventions, working with both internal and external partners including healthcare providers, social care providers and probation services. This is an excellent opportunity to make a difference to how we deliver OT services and you will join a network of OTs and AHPs working in Prisons and Forensic Mental Health Services. We offer great opportunities for continued professional development and will support your learning journey at OHFT. Manage a varied and, at times, complex case load Undertake the role of Care Co-ordinator for an identified number of individuals on the caseload, some of whom may be on CPA with multiple and complex needs Provide occupational therapy that is evidence-based and follows client-centred principles. This will include assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating the outcome of interventions and documenting all stages of the process Provide leadership for junior/non-registered staff as appropriate to the post, through supervision and appraisal, delegating responsibilities as appropriate Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service within the prison, holding responsibility and taking a leading role for defined projects or specialist interventions Participate effectively as a full member of the multi-disciplinary team Contribute to the maintenance and development of the trust-wide Occupational Therapy service and local multi-disciplinary team. Actively participate in the education of occupational therapy students Pro-actively engaging in teaching/presentations of specialist skills both within the Trust and for continuing professional development events/activities Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria. As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team" **Our values are:** "Caring, safe and excellent" We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include: * Excellent opportunities for career progression * Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development * 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service * NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers * Competitive pension scheme * Lease car scheme * Cycle to work scheme * Employee Assistance Programme * Mental Health First Aiders * Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply) * Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity \& Inclusion team We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the "supporting statement" element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Bicester, UK

Negotiable Salary