Job summary
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Herefordshire andWorcestershire Health Care NHS T
Location: Droitwich Medical Centre WR98RD
Hours: Monday - Friday
Main duties of the job
Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Herefordshireand Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust provides a range of servicesacross community hospitals, recovery units and within the wider community. Asone of only six Global Digital Exemplars in Mental Health, the Trust is thecountys main provider of community nursing, therapy, and mental healthservices. From the outskirts of Birmingham to the edge of the Cotswolds, withexcellent road and rail links, Herefordshire and Worcestershire provideopportunities to experience both city and country life
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Beprimarily responsible for the rapid assessment and treatment of patients whohave urgent and/or complex physical / mental health and social care.
Providehealth care advice and education to team members, statutory, voluntary, andindependent sector providers
Beresponsible for health promotion, teaching and training of support workers,pre-registration students, patients, relatives, and carers
Ensureup to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained inaccordance with professional and trust standards
Prioritisecaseload, with professional demands, considering the needs of other members ofthe team.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. Community experience
2. Experience discharging planning of patients from hospitals
3. Experience of caseload management and prioritisation
Desirable
4. In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
5. Relevant Qualifications
6. Registration with the relevant Registration Body
Qualifications
Essential
7. Current registration with HCPC