Community Staff Nurse

4 months ago

Romford, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Are you a Social Services Occupational Therapistseeking a new role?

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.

We are looking for an experienced band 7/senior practitioner Social Services OTto join our Integrated Children’s OT teamin Waltham Forest. Waltham Forestis a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website –

Main duties of the job

This exciting role is based in a multidisciplinary specialist children’s service where we are co-located with physiotherapist, speech therapists, paediatricians, community nurses and CAMHS teams. We also have close links with the adult learning disability and adult social services OT teams. Experienced and enthusiastic children’s OTs are core to the efficient and client centred service that we provide to the children and their families in Waltham Forest.

As a Social Services OT in our integrated children’s service, you will carry out home, assessments to identify barriers to children and young people’s participation in activities of daily living and identify solutions including potential onward referral for major adaptations, equipment provision, support with packages of care and signposting. You will attend the Major Adaptations Panel and have a clear understanding of policy and legislations governing social care provision. You will work closely with the health OT team and the broader MDT to deliver and excellent service and support children and young people to achieve their potential.

You will be motivated to develop your own learning, contribute to service development and the support, training and development of junior colleagues, peers and students. The successful applicant will thrive on working as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 pro rata for part time).

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 pro rata for part time).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy Current HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

Member of RCOT Specialist Section - Children, Young People and Families

Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum 2 years relevant experience of working in social care, with evidence of work responsibilities appropriate to the role 3 years post graduate experience in Occupational Therapy Experience of recommending home adaptations for access, independence and safety

Desirable criteria

Audit and research experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Awareness of the Children Act, Children and Families Act, Care Act and otter relevant social care legislation and guidance. Experience and knowledge relating to supervising junior staff and students

Desirable criteria

Awareness of financial assessment processes in relation to key interventions.

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

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