We are pleased to announce an exciting vacancy for a part-time Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Interim Care Team at University Hospitals Dorset.
We are a multidisciplinary community team providing a discharge to assess service for patients to come out of UHD & community hospitals. The post will involve some weekend working on a shared rota with the multidisciplinary team. We are looking for applicants with community and leadership skills and experience who are able to work in order to provide expertise and clinical support to our community team.
The Interim Team are an extremely dynamic, innovative and supportive multidisciplinary team looking to improve and integrate health and social care for people in Dorset. This team aims to provide early supported discharge out of hospital for patients in their own homes. We work with patients with physical and mental health conditions.
This role requires HCPC Registration
Base Location: Christchurch hospital
Interview Date: 6th November 2024
1. Support the safe flow of patients from the acute hospital to recovery at home by providing a fast paced rapid assessment service in the community following the ‘discharge to assess’ model.
1. To provide a high standard of therapy service to elderly patients discharge from Bournemouth hospital and oversee a caseload of community patients supported by community therapy assistants.
1. To perform as an autonomous practitioner and assess patient’s level of function, set realistic goals, and implement timely Occupational Therapy treatment programs with the aim of improving independence, function, and quality of life and referring onto other services as appropriate.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Jan 2025
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