Do you want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, with the best of London on your doorstep?
Site: Honeypot Lane Health Centre, Town: Stanmore, Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 per annum inclusive of HCAS, Salary period: Yearly, Closing: 03/01/2025 08:00
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job Overview
Occupational Therapist (Harrow Community) - Band 5
The Harrow Community Therapy Service is looking for a suitable newly qualified candidate who is looking to develop their knowledge and skills within a friendly team. Support is readily available, and a supervision and CPD structure is in place and encouraged by the service.
You will receive professional guidance and direction from senior Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. As part of your development, there are opportunities to experience colleagues working in a range of partner settings and to develop your supervisory skills with Therapy Support Workers and students.
You will be working closely with the other internal Integrated and Specialist Community Services, including Community Nursing, Speech and Language, Tissue Viability, Falls, and Rapid Response services. You will also be required to work closely with Primary Care Network Colleagues, Frailty Service, and the Hospital Discharge Team to support hospital discharge.
It is essential to hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes.
You will be required to complete electronic patient records (training provided).
The position is full time (37.5 hours per week) but in line with our flexible working approach, we welcome applications for part-time contracts. A seven-day working pattern will be required to cover weekends and bank holidays on a rostered/rotational basis.
Main Duties of the Job
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
* Assist Specialist Occupational Therapist in supervising, providing planned advice, teaching, support, and instruction to therapy assistants, key workers, relatives, and carers, to promote understanding of therapy intervention and ensure a coordinated approach to patient care.
* Delegate to, teach, and supervise the work of Therapy Assistants and Technical Instructors with guidance from senior staff.
* Work with other healthcare professionals on joint assessments, patient goals, and treatment programmes in a patient-centred approach.
* Undertake comprehensive assessments independently, plan and formulate individual management and/or treatment programmes, using clinical reasoning methods incorporating skills to implement therapeutic interventions.
* Independently carry out rehabilitation and care programmes aimed at improving or maximising independence, reflecting the client’s own goals established with the MDT.
Working for Our Organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
* A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
* Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply.
* Flexible working options.
* Training, support, and development in your career.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge, and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* Current AHP with UK HCPC registration.
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Experience
* Relevant work experience in a variety of clinical placements.
* Evidence of up-to-date CPD.
* Experience of working as part of an MDT.
* Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
* Evidence of previous employment as an Occupational therapist, apprentice, or assistant.
* Experience of delegation to support staff.
Skills & Knowledge
* Knowledge of current best practice in OT, demonstrating clinical reasoning, applying theory to practice.
* Ability to work independently with individuals and groups.
* Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
* Adherence to national, professional, and work-related policy.
* Health, safety, and risk awareness.
* Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the profession.
* Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment, and management.
* Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise, manage time/caseload effectively.
* Understanding of team dynamics and good interpersonal skills.
* Effective written and oral communication skills.
* Good IT skills (word processing and internet).
* Commitment to lifelong learning, with the ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
* Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice.
* Awareness of the legal responsibilities of the profession.
Key Attributes
* Maintain a professional approach at all times.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust’s Values and Behaviours.
* Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service.
* Able to work both independently, and with direct and indirect supervision.
* Interest in working in outpatients, ward, and community settings.
* Willingness to work flexibly at various locations, travel from site to site within service delivery within the Borough of Barnet. Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard, and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
* Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
* Race Equality Network
* Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust, and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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