Occupational Therapist

1 week ago

Leigh, Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Occupational Therapist in the Intermediate Care Team.

5 hours over 5 days but could change to weekend working in the future, shifts to be agreed on appointment.

Within the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will support the provision of high quality patient centred health care.


To identify, assess, diagnose and treat adults with acute illness/complex needs and long term conditions/frailty to promote a patient centred approach to care.


The post is intended improve outcomes for patients by improving services by delivering care closer to home, reducing avoidable admissions to hospital.

They will provide leadership and clinical supervision for other junior staff and may be required to work weekends and evenings.

The role involves working as part of the MDT to facilitate early discharge from hospital and provide ongoing rehabilitation to enable individuals to return to their home or most appropriate community setting.

You must be able to travel across Trust independently.

An Enhanced DBS with Adults' Barred List checks will be obtained during pre-employment checks.

This post involves contact with patients and families face to face within a community setting.

Therefore it cannot be ruled out that the postholder may come in to contact with people who have COVID-19, although the Trust provides PPE and takes all reasonable steps to minimise risk.


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings.

Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting covid- where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work and to maintain overall accountability for delegated duties of treatment to junior staff for patients on your caseload.

To use a wide variety of Occupational Therapy assessment methods to identify clients who require Occupational Therapy intervention.
To identify areas of occupational performance and skill deficit in all functional activities of daily life

To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the clients physical and social environment.

Planning and Organisational Duties


To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs/pathology in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

To maintain accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with WWL Foundation Trust Policies and COT Standards of Practice.

To comply with the College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Health Professions Council Guidance and National and WWL Foundation Trust Policies and Procedures.

To demonstrate understanding of national and local guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care and their impact on service delivery

Be responsible for the monitoring of materials and equipment and bring defects or deficits to the attention of the Team Leader.

To prescribe wheelchairs and equipment for patient use within resources available in Health and Social Services.
To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practices, clinical pathways and protocols within your clinical area.

To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate findings at a local level.

To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects.

To demonstrate effective communication skills with carers, team members, occupational therapy colleagues and other agencies.
To monitor the quality of record keeping for support staff and students.

To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

To maintain a professional portfolio of Continuing Professional Development recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.

To undertake the supervision of junior staff.
To regularly supervise, evaluate and assess Occupational Therapy students to include negotiating learning contracts and setting objectives.

Responsibility for Health & Safety


Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions.

This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

To receive, plan and deliver in-service training for own profession and others.

Rotas usually planned 6 weeks in advance.
Shift patterns to be agreed on appointment.

Evidence of relevant post graduate course/continuous professional development
Health Professions council registration.

Apply Health & Safety and Risk Management Policies
Be able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Have basic computer skills including use of internet and e-mail.
Able to travel across Trust independently
Flexible to meet service demand
Speak English to an appropriate standard

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