Community Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago


Belper Derbyshire, United Kingdom Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within our established, Core therapy team in the Amber Valley area.

The Core therapy service provides timely and appropriate care to our patients within our local community.

Our Amber Valley Integrated Community Services are a multi-disciplinary team, providing person-centred holistic care to patients with a wide variety of health conditions.

As a Band 6 clinician you are required to hold a clinical caseload, along with line management and support for junior staff.

Main duties of the job

You will work alongside therapists, nurses and admin staff to ensure all referrals into the Integrated Community Service are clinically triaged and an appropriate and timely response provided.

You will be involved in patient-facing visits in the community and responsibility of your own caseload of patients.

You will be involved in supporting junior staff and assistants and line management responsibilities for them, ensuring high standards of evidence-based clinical care.

If you are passionate about providing high quality, therapeutic care to your patients, can lead by example, are able to prioritise, deliver great quality patient care and are a great communicator then we want to hear from you.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential


  • Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registration

Desirable


  • Leadership qualifications / courses

Skills & Experience

Essential


  • Experience working within Community MDT
  • Knowledge of Person Centred Care approach
  • Broad experience at band 5 or band 6 level

Desirable


  • Service improvement
  • Leading a team
  • Experience of supervising others

Travel

Essential


  • Access to a vehicle with business insurance
  • Ability to travel across locality for work purposes

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Babington Hospital

Derby Road

Belper

DE56 1WH

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