NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist ADHD
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Help shape a new model of Occupational Therapy within Adult ADHD Services
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the newly established NELFT Adult ADHD Service as a Senior Occupational Therapist. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and develop an innovative occupational therapy pathway within a brand-new multidisciplinary service, supporting adults across Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
The NELFT Adult ADHD Service provides a holistic model of care incorporating both clinical and social support tailored to individual needs. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive, equitable and sustainable pathway for adults, from assessment through to ongoing management of ADHD.
Working within a full multidisciplinary team comprising Psychiatry, Psychology, Pharmacy and Occupational Therapy, the service offers ADHD assessment, therapeutic support, ADHD coaching, peer support, medication titration and advice and guidance.
As the Senior Occupational Therapist, you will:
- Provide professional and clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy within the service.
- Play a pivotal role in developing and embedding the occupational therapy pathway, ensuring people with ADHD have access to evidence-based interventions that improve occupational performance, participation and quality of life.
- Lead the development of occupational therapy screening and prioritisation processes.
- Deliver highly specialised assessment and intervention for individuals with complex needs.
- Supervise Occupational Therapists within the service.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and research.
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Occupational Therapy is central to our model of care. You will work with individuals to address the functional impact of ADHD through interventions focused on executive functioning, routines, organisation, time management, emotional self-management, sensory regulation, environmental modification, social participation and vocational functioning. Interventions will be delivered through both innovative group programmes and individual therapy.
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who is passionate about neurodevelopmental practice, values recovery-focused and neuroaffirmative approaches, and is excited by the opportunity to develop a service from the ground up.
If you are looking for a role where you can influence practice, shape pathways and demonstrate the unique contribution Occupational Therapy can make within Adult ADHD services, we would love to hear from you.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.
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Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
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