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Salary Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role. All service users entering treatment within the Specialist Gender Identity Clinic are allocated a specialist clinician, for the entire duration of that patients episode of care with the service. The Occupational Therapist will be part of an MDT that offers a primary point of contact for the service user and provides regular appointments with the people attending the service. The post holder will support the service user through their transitioning and they will liaise with doctors and/or psychologists to arrange appointments with them at key stages of their treatment.
They will offer support with all aspects of transitioning and will signpost service users onto other services that may be helpful. The post holder will be expected to provide opportunities to explore feelings and concerns raised by the person transitioning including expectations of hormone therapy and surgery and the impact transitioning may have on a persons life and relationships. Contact may be face to face, by telephone, tele communications (such as Attend Anywhere) or by email as agreed. The post holder will also work as a senior member of the team and liaise with a wide range of both statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure a high standard of care.
The post holder will develop specialist OT interventions and liaise with OT peers in other GICs in the UK to participate in this evolving field of specialist healthcare. They will provide specialist interventions with individuals or in groups to support service-users to overcome barriers that maybe preventing them from living as independently as possible. The OT will offer support to service users with issues around work, education, sports and leisure activities, socialising, as well as assisting them to build the life skills necessary to manage the stresses of daily living whilst they are undergoing medical interventions on their gender treatment pathway.
