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Specialist Community Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Main area: Community Rehabilitation - Adults
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
Job ref: 824-HERTS-6934343-B
Site: Potters Bar Community Hospital
Town: Potters Bar
Salary: £39,205 - £47,084 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS (Pro Rata for part time hours)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/04/2025 23:59
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities in 11 London Boroughs 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 ensure our patients receive great care closer to home.
Job Overview
We are looking to recruit a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team and be part of the wider Community Adult Health Service serving the Hertsmere locality in Hertfordshire.
The position offers experience of a mixed caseload with various pathologies, including amputees, neurological/stroke rehabilitation, Parkinson’s disease, falls/balance impairments, orthopaedics, long-term conditions, and palliative/end-of-life care. The aim is to rehabilitate and maximise the patients' potential, supporting and enabling patients in a range of activities to promote independent living in their home environment.
Successful applicants will be part of an enthusiastic, patient-focused, holistic team treating patients in their own homes. Our Multi-disciplinary team comprises Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Healthcare and therapy assistants, with support from administrators.
We work collaboratively with GPs, acute hospitals, social care, hospices, and other third sector organisations.
It is essential for this post that you have a full UK driving license and the use of your own car to travel to patients' homes or other locations in the Hertfordshire area.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Complete comprehensive and multi-professional assessments.
2. Develop and implement treatment plans for patients using evidence-based outcome measures.
3. Perform overview assessments and complex specialist assessments as appropriate.
4. Knowledge of clinical guidelines specific to the area you are working in and translate these guidelines into clinical practice.
5. Use advanced clinical reasoning, analysis, and reassessment skills to develop and provide individualised occupational therapy treatments, programmes, and education for patients and carers.
6. Organise and prioritise your own caseload to meet service needs, communicating with the team lead and/or manager if service needs cannot be met.
7. Prescribe appropriate equipment to patients to maximise their independence.
8. Work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
9. Work as a lone practitioner, following the guidelines of the Lone Working Policy.
10. Identify clients who need support from external agencies and liaise with these agencies.
11. Triage referrals for both Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, identifying referrals appropriate for Technical instructors.
Working for Our Organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, 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 (only available for Band 5 and up).
* Flexible working options.
* Training, support, and development in your career.
We have a well-established structure for clinical supervision and opportunities for practice development, including in-service training, providing fantastic opportunities to enhance your existing knowledge and skills. You will also have opportunities to supervise junior therapy staff and students.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will hold your own caseload under supervision from the therapy lead. Regular supervision is offered.
You will also supervise junior members of the team and have the opportunity to be a fieldwork educator to Occupational Therapy students.
**Please refer to job description, person specification, and trust values for an outline of skills, knowledge, and experience required.**
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
* Current HCPC registration.
* Evidence of up-to-date CPD portfolio.
* Member of the RCOT.
Experience
* Experience working as an autonomous practitioner assessing and treating patients with physical conditions.
* Experience of current OT assessment and treatment techniques/modalities.
* Experience treating adult and/or elderly client groups.
* Experience of assessing, advising, and demonstrating to clients and carers about safe manual handling techniques.
* Experience of assessing for and reviewing medical devices and other rehabilitative equipment for patients/clients, carers, and others.
* Promotion of continence.
* Previous experience of working in the NHS.
* Experience of community working.
* Broad rotational experience at a junior level including experience in Care of the Elderly, Orthopaedics, and Neurorehabilitation.
* Experience in supervising staff and students.
Key Attributes
* 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).
Skills and Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including multi-pathologies and falls.
* High-level skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies.
* Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions with a client-centred goal-setting approach.
* Ability to problem solve, prioritise, and demonstrate clinical reasoning.
* Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice associated with occupational therapy.
* Knowledge of the role of Allied Health Professionals and interdisciplinary team working.
* Ability to teach junior staff/students/peers through an in-service training programme.
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, in both verbal and written format, including report writing skills.
* Good IT skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Word.
* Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies.
* Knowledge of relevant national frameworks and guidance e.g. NSF, NICE.
* Ability to effectively use System One and Microsoft Teams.
* Knowledge and experience in research and audit.
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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