Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description for detailed description and responsibilities of the role of senior occupational therapist within the KHP Homeless Team

Person specification

Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential criteria

• BSc/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
• Registration with Health Care Professions Council as an Occupational Therapist

Desirable criteria

• Specialist qualification in a relevant area e.g. addictions / mental health
• To have or be currently working towards a Masters degree

Experience
Essential criteria

• Direct experience with homeless clients or clients with addictions
• Experience of independent / autonomous practice
• Experience of undertaking holistic health assessments and assessing mental health needs and social care needs as well as physical care health needs

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in partnership with voluntary / statutory agencies
• Experienced in both mental health and physical health care service delivery
• Experience of working directly with Refugees / Asylum Seekers

Skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
• Able to conduct functional assessments for patients with complex needs, including traumatic brain injuries
• Able to engage, communicate with and empower marginalised clients

Desirable criteria

• Able to of influence and negotiate independently across complex boundaries
• Able to deliver teaching sessions to large groups

Guy's and St Thomas'celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

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