Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago


Burnley, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a community rehabilitation band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a supportive and enthusiastic community therapy service, working across community delivering rehabilitation in patients own homes following discharge from an acute bed, or supporting Long term condition management

The team comprises of qualified physiotherapists, and assistant practitioners, and assistant therapy staff, who work closely with the wider MDT and INT teams in community.

We have appointed a new Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in community and there is an opportunity to develop an interest in frailty and long term conditions.

You will be working with patients with a large variety of conditions and disabilities, in their own homes and local community. You will be responsible for assessment, intervention, and discharge of a caseload of patients, act as the direct supervisor to staff and provide support and expertise to the other members of the team.

We offer a fabulous training programme within a supportive team

The service operates across 6 days

Part time working considered

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision ofspecialised assessment and treatment of patientsreferred to the service. . Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of complexconditions including long term condition management and acute hospital discharges. You will see patients in own homes , working with an MDT in other organisations. You will carry out specialist assessment and treatment including the prescription of essentialequipment as part of the therapeutic intervention .

You will play an important link with PCN and MDT teams in attending meetings as part of neighbour hood team working

6 day working is in effect - Monday- Saturday and bank holidays on a rota basis

About us

East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area.

We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision ofspecialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of patientsreferred to the service. Responsible for managing a caseload of patients in community, and onward referral and discharge.

This is a community Physio service that works closely with colleagues in the BWD OT team

Person Specification

EVIDENCE OF

Essential

oPost graduate therapy experience to include community and rehab

EVIDENCE OF

Essential

oProfession specific Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy oHealth Professions Council Registration oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields in rotations. oMembership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ Royal College of Occupational Therapy oInvolvement in Special Clinical Interest Group

EVIDENCE OF

Essential

oPost graduate therapy experience to include community and rehab. oPost graduate training in relevant clinical areas oExperience of delivering training to colleagues in health and/or other agencies. oExperience of working in an integrated therapy or multi professional MDT oExperience of therapy student and/or support staff supervision oContribution to clinical education of less experienced staff/students/assistants oExperience of working with patients with dementing

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