Community Occupational Therapist

2 months ago


Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The Salford Adult Social Care (ASC) Therapy team provide the people of Salford (including children) with assessments to support them to be as independent as possible and safe at home for as long as possible. Recommendations following assessment are often funded by the Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) and therapists have access to the latest in equipment to support assessment outcomes.

Our team has an excellent reputation for innovative working and the Therapists are specialists when it comes to moving and handling too.

You role will involve screening new referrals as they come into the service, carrying out functional assessments within a person's home environment, to identify risks to people within their own home or at times in a hospital setting to aid discharge.

You will use your skills and knowledge around specialist equipment, moving and handling, complex housing adaptations and the use of the DFG. The Community Therapy Service offers a comprehensive induction, regular supervision, and CPD / learning opportunities to support your role and development. Even if you have limited experience or understanding of the role of OT in Adult Social Care, but you are interested to learn, we would really love to hear from you as we can support your development.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the screening, prioritising and allocation of referrals into the service. To contribute to the overall development of the service To be responsible for carrying out Occupational Therapy duties in relation to complex cases requiring a high level of skill, knowledge, and professional expertise To work as an autonomous practitioner in the community, being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your work, managing your own caseload and maintaining patient and own records. To assist the Operational Lead, Team Manager and B7s, in ensuring the delivery of effective services through the promotion of high standards of practice in assessment and care planning. To work collaboratively with other disciplines, providing positive Occupational Therapy support and advice to enable independence and quality of life. To undertake responsibility for managing specific aspects of practice at the direction of the B7s and Team Manager. To provide clinical supervision, as per the team structure for other members of the team. Also, to supervise individual students and undertake the practice educator role and to provide assessment and support to other staff taking students on placement with the service. A degree or diploma in Occupational therapy is essential along with state registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Registration / Qualifications

Essential

Member of the HCPC Degree / Diploma or Masters in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

Health and Social Care Related Topics Leadership/Change Management

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

Evidence of Continuous Professional Development Evidence of Post Graduate experience appropriate to be able to meet the knowledge and skills outlined in the job description Evidence of working in a MultiDisciplinary Team Ability to be able to prioritise individual and team caseloads To demonstrate awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity Evidence of supporting and supervising other staff and students Evidence of good organisational and time management skills Knowledge of local and national strategic legislation and policy Specialist knowledge and experience of a broad base of physical/mental health/learning disability conditions, to include moving and handling and wheelchairs Knowledge of appropriate NSF's local and national guidelines and healthcare governance Basic IT skills: Log -in and out; Operating a mouse and Keyboard; Navigating a Windows based environment Experience of supporting service development and supporting staff through change *Car owner/driver (or support from an assisted driver)

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