1. Gone too Far? Assessing roles and responsibilities of Occupational Therapists
Gabrielle Richards Professional Head of Occupational Therapy and Trust Social Inclusion & Recovery Lead 19th June 2017

2. Grade profiles in SLAM Occupational Therapists Band 5

3. Titles Team Leader OT Specialist Practitioner Head of Profession
Community Practitioner
Senior OT
OT/Care Coordinator
CAMHS OT Practitioner
Community Occupational Therapist
Head OT
Clinical Specialist OT
Occupational Therapist
Care Coordinator

4. Suzie’s story: “OT by Stealth” Band 5 Occupational Therapist/ Care Co-ordinator
Factors
Experience
Student Placement in SLAM
Care Coordination information
Job Description
Occupational Therapy Skills
What helped?
Peer Support
Senior OT presence
Assertive

5. Suzie’s story: “OT by Stealth” Band 5 Occupational Therapist/ Care Co-ordinator
The importance of:
Role clarity
Senior OT support
Support of team
Opportunity to work as an OT
Use of OT skills
Assertiveness

6. Do Occupational Therapists feel valued?
don't know
not valued
somewhat valued
valued 
highly valued 
Team, CAG, Trust
Band 5: Valued in team
Band 6: OT/CC - Somewhat valued in teams and CAG, valued in the Trust. OT- valued in team, CAG and highly valued in Trust.
Band 7: valued in team, CAG and Trust.
Band 8: valued in team, CAG and Trust in some cases highly valued in Trust.

7. Working Patterns The Survey: The Results: 9 - 5 Shift Extended Weekend
Yes No
Sometimes
Type of work
OT/Generic
Shift working
Working in numbers
Extended Hours
Weekend working
Other pattern (please describe)
The Results:
9 - 5
Shift
Extended
Weekend
Band 5
90%
20% 2%
10%
Band 6
74%
4.3%
21%
13%
Band 7
80%
Band 8
100% 0%
28.5%
14%

8. Responsibilities Shift co-ordinator On call Medication management
Taking blood
Close observation
Emergency team response
Others…..

9. Retention

10. Average years worked in SLAM
Retention rates
From Rotation
Average years worked in SLAM
Worked elsewhere
Band 6
No: 20
20%
5.6
75%
Band 7
No:11
72%
12.9
63%
Band 8
No: 7
28%
18.8
71%

11. What keeps people working in SLAM?
Location
Research
Trying new things
Training/CPD
Support/Development/Peer support
Progression
OTs
Good OT Leadership
Specialist OT roles

13. References
Scanlon, J. N., Still, M., Stuart, K., Crocker, J. (2010) Recruitment and Retention Issues for Occupational Therapists in Mental Health: Balancing the Push and Pull. Australian Occupational Journal 57,
Health Education England (2016) An Investigation to the Occupational Therapy Workforce in London, Conducted by Southbank University

14. Thank you & any questions?