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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
Ty Cwm Rhondda is a 20-bedded low secure mental health facility offering high-quality assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services for men with complex mental health needs, serious mental illness including treatment-resistant presentations, and challenging behavior.
The role:
To work as an OT as part of an MDT, contributing to clinical discussions re service user needs. Assessing and identifying occupational needs and providing OT interventions on a 1:1 and a group basis.
Key responsibilities:
- To provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment to enable service users to achieve their maximum levels of functional independence and to enhance their sense of well being through engagement in occupation.
- To implement a Recovery based approach.
- To have a working knowledge of a range of assessment tools suitable for the allocated clinical area.
- To devise and deliver a review of treatment plans including individual and group interventions.
- To identify and assess potential in the community, to assess, identify and manage the risks posed by occupations on/off the wards.
- Assess and provide environmental adaptations to facilitate daily living.
- Working with the MDT/TDT devise treatment plans, contribute to ICRs and External CPAs, including writing reports as needed.
- To adhere to HCPC and COT Practice Guidelines.
- To provide comprehensive initial and continuing occupational therapy assessments, according to agreed model and in accordance with CPA guidelines and service user care plans.
- To liaise closely with other members of the clinical team, demonstrating a commitment to effective team work.
- To ensure contemporaneous, written and electronic record and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and service standards.
- To ensure effective communication is maintained with all service users, care and any staff involved in the service users’ care.
- Contribute towards the service users activity records, through attending ICR’s, CPA and PathNav meetings.
Qualifications:
- Diploma or Degree (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
- State registration with HCPC
- Post Graduate qualification
- Driving Licence
Skills & Knowledge:
- Has completed preceptorship or competency framework or equivalent.
- IT literate.
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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