Date: January 2017 Job Title : Work Occupational Therapist Department : Regional Work Rehab. Location : West Auckland North Shore Central Forensic Reporting To : Regional Work Rehabilitation Team Manager Direct Reports : Vocational Support Workers Financial Resource Responsibilities Functional Relationships with : Annual RWR work related expenses for the Career Development Centre and Work service Shared responsibilities with Team Leader Internal All mental health staff within the service area Regional Forensic Services Rehab Manager Regional Forensic Services Trust officer. Maori and other WDHB cultural service providers. Occupational Therapy Professional Advisor Forensic rehabilitation services staff. Other WDHB corporate services incl.; Occ Health, Property Services, Information Services, Payroll Services External Service users Family / whanau of service users NGO Mental Health Service Providers Government agencies in the employment, education and financial sectors Non-government agencies operating within the training, education and vocational sectors Employers. Consumer/ vocational trusts and agencies which have business linkages with RWR e.g. Te Ata; Second Chance. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 1
Our Purpose, Values and Standards Job Title: Occupational Therapist-Work At the heart of Waitemata DHB is our promise of best care for everyone. This promise statement is the articulation of our three-fold purpose to: 1. promote wellness, 2. prevent, cure and ameliorate ill health and 3. relieve the suffering of those entrusted to our care. At the heart of our values is the need for all of us to reflect on the intrinsic dignity of every single person that enters our care. It is a privilege to be able to care for patients, whānau and our community, a privilege that is sometimes overlooked in our day to day work. Our standards and behaviours serve as a reminder to us all about how we are with our patients and with each other. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 2
Purpose of the role : Provide the initial referral screening procedures on entry to RWR, and upon the completion of vocational readiness procedures, to liaise between the client and other RWR services; the referral source; employers; educator and other vocational skills development providers to enable clients career, work or educational pathway. Provides occupational therapy input to RWR service delivery to ensure the provision of efficient, effective and high quality services to clients, with particular focus on the: Career Development Centre Work Service Rehabilitation interventions are developed and adapted to meet client needs and identified client readiness and rehabilitation goals. Identified client rehabilitation goals are developed through individual or group interventions. Actively participates in regular RWR meeting forums including monthly in-service sessions. Contributes to development of the RWR Business Plan actively participating in planning forums and working parties to identify and operationalise service directions. Provide input to the overall, ongoing management of the Career Development Centre and the Work service: Equipment Furnishings Budgets Workplace environment Consumer participation. Administration Instructs staff and clients in correct career development procedures and methods Ensures client work stations and work sites adhere to health and safety requirements and are ergonomically appropriate. Ensures costs and expenditure are controlled within budgets and allocated resources, in consultation with the Team Leader. Assists in assessing the profitability, risk factors and therapeutic benefits of the Vocational Development Centre following established RWR business plan format. Ensures that the Career Development Centre operates under the principles of consumer participation by being involved in regular consumer/ staff business and decision making meetings. Liases with the client s key worker/ case manager to effectively manage presenting clinical, social and treatment issues that are affecting the worker s workplace performance. Ensures collaborative client/ practitioner career development and progress summaries are regularly completed. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 3
Provision of mental health services to clients Processes and screens referrals to RWR To participate in quality improvement to improve service delivery outcomes and client satisfaction. Client assessments are completed as indicated, according to individual client need and their established vocational/ educational goals. Ensures rehabilitation interventions are planned and implemented in partnership with the client, and with consultation with primary care teams, keyworkers, identified significant others and other relevant RWR team members. Ensures screening criteria, client assessments, career development tools and vocational rehabilitation interventions are subject to ongoing evaluation and regular updating. Communicates in a timely fashion to the relevant key worker, mental health team or forensic psychiatry team, relevant observations regarding client s work performance, appearance, behaviour, mental state and personal problems. Presents clients progress, goals and rehab plans at regular RWR client review meetings and, when prescheduled or as indicated, at other clinical team reviews. Obtains appropriate information to ensure an adequate understanding of necessary precautions, hazards and alerts. Ensures that updated information regarding client needs is received and incorporated into interventions. Ensures client confidentiality while job seeking etc., by exploring sensitive issues with the view of gaining prior- approval on which information will be discussed in interview situations with employers and with other vocation/ education providers. Complete client notes in a timely and regular fashion as specified within MHS group HCC guidelines the RWR local documentation policy. Ensures corrective measures occur in response to audit feedback and RWR Quality Group feedback. Takes an active role in identifying and facilitating continuous quality improvement initiatives. occurs within the vocational and educational Liaises with employers and education providers in Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 4
environments to assist client s to develop their work, educational and career pathways. To participate in quality improvement to improve service delivery outcomes and client satisfaction. a manner which is responsive to the client s dynamic support needs, in order to facilitate the matching of worker/ employer and student / educator expectations and responsibilities, both initially and on a longitudinal basis if indicated. Liaises with other vocational service and training providers to ensure the information from the dynamic vocational and educational arenas is consistently updated. Networks with other vocational skill development providers to ensure seamless transitions occur for clients when they access other government and non-government vocational service providers. Participates in established quality systems to facilitate service delivery. Implements improvement opportunities identified in the consumer evaluation surveys and other more informal consumer and community feedback forums. Ensures corrective measures occur in response to audit feedback and RWR Quality Group feedback. Assumes responsibility to identify and participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives. Provides clinical supervision to support staff to ensure individual client mental health issues are understood, with relevant rehabilitation goals and precautions being incorporated into rehabilitation interventions which are being implemented by the support staff. Services are delivered in accordance with the Mental Health Service and the Teams philosophies, priorities and objectives. Completes orientation and mandatory training stipulated in the Training and Development policies. Philosophies and values are known and supported. Consumer rights and responsibilities are actively supported, advocated for, and protected. Personal conduct is ethical and confidential. Adheres to the established policies and codes of conduct to promote staff ethics and confidentiality. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 5
To be responsible and accountable for all actions undertaken in the course of duties. Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional development Safety standards are known and met. All documentation is legible, dated and signed with name and designation clearly written and follows documented RWR policy based on the principles of consumer/ clinician collaborative note writing. All documentation complies with the relevant N.Z. National Mental Health standards. Ensures the provision of a therapeutically and physically safe environment for clients, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained. Regular professional supervision is sought to address areas of difficulty and reflect on quality of practice. Professional development is actively pursued with participation in appropriate in-service and / or out-sourced education, relevant literature or other resources Contributes effectively to own performance appraisal and development process. Professional Advisor is liaised with regarding professional issues as required. Works as an effective team member Observes and identifies roles, functions and philosophies of the multi-disciplinary team. Leads active communication within the team and manages difficulties that arise in team dynamics Progressively make contributions to the multidisciplinary team by taking on responsibilities, roles and functions within the team. Leads service and organisational projects as required. Statutory & Treaty of Waitangi obligations Ensures the professional and political integrity of WDHB by carrying out all functions in compliance of the Treaty of Waitangi and by demonstrating a serious commitment to keeping the treaty alive. To recognise individual responsibility for workplace Health & Safety under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 Shows sensitivity to cultural complexity in the workforce and patient population Contribute to a safe and healthy workplace at WDHB by: Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 6
All Employees Following & complying with H&S policies & processes & applying them to their own work activities, including using/wearing Personal Protective Equipment as required. Participating in activities directed at preventing harm & promoting well-being in the workplace Identifying, reporting & self-managing hazards where appropriate Early and accurate reporting of incidents at work and raising issues of concern when identified. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 7
PERSON SPECIFICATION POSITION TITLE: Occupational Therapist Minimum Qualification Occupational therapy diploma/ degree. Experience 1 year in the mental health sector Interest and professional commitment to the area of mental health rehabilitation Knowledge of the principles of health consumerism and client advocacy. Knowledge of current mental health rehabilitation theories and principles. Knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi and how this influences mental health service delivery. Experience in presenting the needs of people with disabilities within relevant community, vocational, educational forums. Preferred Postgraduate mental health, career counselling or vocational rehabilitation credentials. Supervision credential Experience with making employer approaches. Entrepreneurial approach to seeking and developing work opportunities for populations who are disenfranchised within traditional employment. Knowledge of, and experience with, implementing Career Counselling tools. Experience and training in providing supervision/ coaching to Community Support Workers Skills/Knowledge/Behaviour Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to time-manage and attain results within negotiated time frames Consumer and customer focused Takes full personal responsibility for making things happen within own area of control. Explores beyond present work boundaries, in search of opportunities. Displays a good awareness of the different roles played by team/ group members and uses this to good effect. Actively contributes to the development of better rehabilitation practices and Advanced computer skills Economic project development skills Knowledge of current health and/or employment sector governance processes Knowledge of key government mental health policy documents. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 8
recovery approaches. Effectively negotiates to resolve problems. Able to work autonomously and be self-directed. Motivated and enthusiastic. Conflict resolution skills. Can work in partnerships with service users to create meaningful education and employment opportunities. Computer literacy Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 9