Senior Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago

Uckfield, United Kingdom Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a change and a role that offers lots of job satisfaction?

Our In-patient Therapy Team are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Uckfield Intermediate Care Unit. Within the role you will also be part of the wider inpatient therapy team working closely with Occupational Therapists and Clinical Leads across our other units (in Lewes, Haywards Heath and Crowborough).

The team is based in Uckfield Community Hospital. We provide rehabilitation for adults of any age with a wide range of health care needs including post orthopaedic surgery, frailty, amputees, Parkinson's disease and post falls recovery. You will be based on our 14 bedded unit as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing rehabilitation and discharge planning for our patients. Our Occupational Therapists are recognised and valued as integral to patient experience and outcomes and are supported professionally via our Occupational Therapy Lead structure.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated member of staff with effective communication skills, a flexible approach, and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of a multi-disciplinary team and independently.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible, alongside the multi-disciplinary team, for complex caseload management providing rehabilitation and enabling the patients to meet their agreed goals.

In collaboration with the patient, planning and implementing treatment interventions, prescribing equipment and discharge planning.

To develop and maintain a high standard of clinical practice as a member of the multidisciplinary team, in line with the code of professional conduct of the College of Occupational Therapists.

To work alongside physiotherapist, therapy practitioners and rehabilitation support workers, jointly working, delegating and overseeing workload where appropriate.

Review and reflect on your practice through regular participation in professional supervision. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team, as agreed with the Therapy Lead.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options Excellent training and development opportunities Research opportunities Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff Job description

Job responsibilities

To practice as an occupational therapist managing the OT case load and delegating work to other team members as appropriate.

See Job Description and Person Specification for details.

Person Specification

Other requirements

Essential

Ability to travel between other units if required

Desirable

Valid driving licence

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Experienced at prescribing equipment for D/C Ability to manage complex situations Ability to independently manage caseload Excellent communication skills Ability to delegate clinical work

Desirable

Use of electronic records

Experience

Essential

Minimum 2 years postgraduate experience as an Occupational Therapist Experience of working in a wide range of clinical settings

Desirable

Experience of working in an inpatients intermediate care setting Experience with complex D/C planning Experience of student clinical educator role

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Professional Qualification Registration with HCPC as Occupational Therapist Evidence of post graduate learning

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