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Senior Occupational Therapist
4 months ago
Job summary
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic Senior Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team and work with us to deliver top quality assessments, treatments, and rehabilitation to NHS patients in our Community Hospital.
Are you a motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist who enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team with a focus on helping people to live well for longer?
This could be the job for you
We are passionate about ensuring that the workplace is a place where staff feel supported and positively challenged.
We offer:
high level of clinical support provision of high-quality training and development opportunities support to allow you work towards your full potential by further developing a range of skills being part of an innovative and forward-thinking team opportunities to support Occupational Therapy students on placements access to a comprehensive staff health and wellbeing programmeWe value staff ideas and are always working to improve how we deliver patient care. We are keen for staff to develop and build on their own ideas to contribute to further service improvement and innovation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for:
AnOccupational Therapist who has experience in clinical management of patientswith complex health and rehabilitation needs and are at risk of deterioratingquality of life.
Someone interestedin developing further their leadership skills, ensuring positive outcomes andquality care for patients and staff.
Someone keento work with other health, social and community services to ensure continuityof care on discharge. - A car will be desirable for this role.
A motivated individual who is a team player and flexible, working withthe multidisciplinary team to provide a seven-day service in our communityhospital.
Ifyou like how this sounds then apply today.
We look forward to receiving yourapplication.
About us
Do you want to be part of an organisation that is committed to providing first rate care and services to its local community?
First Community is a CQC rated Good staff owned social enterprise, which delivers NHS community services to residents across east Surrey and in parts of West Sussex.
First Community is a great place to work, everyone here has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and employee benefits including a car salary sacrifice scheme.
First Community values diversity and inclusion and is committed to the recruitment and retention of under-represented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holderwill be part of our Multi-Disciplinary Bed Based Care Team, at Caterham DeneHospital, working on the ward to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions andfacilitate timely hospital discharges for patients. Caterham Dene Hospital wardis an inpatient rehabilitation ward, 365 days a year, and the therapy teamprovides a seven day a week rehabilitation service.
The post holder isresponsible for providing a comprehensive and co-ordinated range of specialistoccupational therapy therapeutic and preventative services which maintain orimprove peoples health, independence and quality of life.
The post holderwill apply knowledge and skills across a range of conditions and medicalimpairments, procedures and practices gained through practical experience andunderpinned by theoretical knowledge.
Ideally you will have a car for personal business use and be able and prepared to drivebetween community settings during their working day. The post holder willparticipate in the weekend and bank holiday rota.
When completing your application please refer to both theApplication CV Guide and full Job Description - these can be found undersupporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
BSc/Diploma Occupational therapy or equivalent Registered with Health Professions Council Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
Practice Placement Educators training. Member of Relevant Specialist Section. Post-graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
Experience
Essential
Post registration experience in the NHS with previous Occupational Therapy experience in the relevant clinical areas related to the post Experience of working as part of an Occupational Therapy team and/or MDT
Desirable
Experience in supervising other staff and students. Experience of working with support workers. Experience of lone working and decision making.
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of equipment and major/minor adaptations Understanding of Government policies that impact on the Healthcare provision in the UK Knowledge of CQC Knowledge of current manual handling policies Knowledge of clinical governance / risk management
Desirable
Evidence of additional learning and experience
Skills
Essential
Competency and ability to assess and treat core patient caseload in specialist field. Articulate, with good communication skills. Good IT skills Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
Desirable
Basic presentation skills
Other
Essential
Participation in weekend and bank holiday therapy rota Able to work as a team member Flexible worker Punctual and reliable Committed to personal and team development and to reliably work as part of a team Motivated and enthusiastic
Desirable
Demonstrates the broad range of skills that are desirable for this post Car owner/driver