The Occupational Therapy team within Mental Health Services for Older People provides assessment and intervention for patients across both the specialist inpatient wards, (wards 20 and 21 NTGH) the Community Mental Health Teams and also those accessing the Memory Clinic Service, Early onset service and the Nursing Home Team. Strong links and support are also in place with the NTGH Liaison team.
Occupational Therapy within Mental Health Services encompasses the key elements relating to patient centred care including, assessment, problem solving, activity analysis and the formulation of activity based therapeutic treatment goals.
Patients will receive a personalised approach to their intervention and where able will be encouraged to be as active as possible within their own treatment and or recovery.
Referrals into Occupational Therapy are internal to the Mental Health for Older People’s service and are accepted from MHSOP ward staff and community health and social care professionals. Daily triage ensures that referrals are responded to and prioritised accurately and in a timely manner.
Ward 21 – Inpatient functional assessment and treatment ward
Ward 20 – Inpatient organic assessment and treatment ward
Community Treatment Teams – provides assessment and treatment within the community
Memory Clinic – provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Early onset team – provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients under the
Age of 65 years.
Nursing Home Team – provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients residing
In residential and nursing care homes within North Tyneside.
Liaison Team - provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients residing in an
acute ward within North Tyneside General Hospital
The Occupational Therapist’s within MHSOP work across the full spectrum of mental health conditions and the associated symptoms. The OT’s will encourage and empower all patients, as far as they are able, to be partners in their own interventions and recovery, whether this be ward or community based.
The Occupational Therapy service can be contacted on 0191 2934048. This is currently a Monday to Friday service from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
The Occupational Therapy service can be contacted on 0191 2934048. This is currently a Monday to Friday service from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Emma Jensen
Operational Manager
Occupational Therapy - Mental Health Services for Older People
E-mail:emma.jensen@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Michelle Nicol
Acting Clinical Lead
Occupational Therapy – Mental Health Services for Older People
E-mail:michelle.nicol@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Northumbria Healthcare
Occupational Therapy Department
Mental Health Services for Older People
Community Offices
North Tyneside General Hospital
Rake Lane
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE29 8NH