Previous applicants need not apply.
We have an exciting opportunity for a rehabilitation-focused Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Service. The post holder will be required to work across both our North locality teams covering Huntingdon and Peterborough. The base for the post can be either Kingfisher House, Huntingdon or Phorpres Close, Peterborough.
This position involves working with people in their own homes and private provider care homes, supporting patients out of the hospital and preventing admission. Applicants will be offering holistic clinical assessment, treatment, discharge planning, and specialist therapy knowledge.
Successful applicants will play a vital role in supporting patient flow through the pathways as well as providing clinical skills and knowledge to the MDT. This position offers flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to be involved in the transformation of our intermediate care services.
If you are flexible, caring, and dynamic and feel excited by the possibility of improving services to enhance patients’ lives, then please apply.
We welcome inquiries for this exciting job opportunity, so please feel free to call to discuss further.
We are looking for a full-time applicant; however, reduced hours or flexible working patterns will be considered.
1. To work across Pathway 1 (care at home) and Pathway 2 (Health Interim beds) for the Intermediate Care service.
2. To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
3. To undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
4. To identify patient needs, agree on goals, and provide appropriate therapy interventions, equipment, and rehabilitation programmes.
5. To take a holistic approach to all therapeutic interventions, working across professional boundaries.
6. To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
7. To provide support and education to peers, junior staff, non-registered staff, and students.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care settings but also within the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi-pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.
2. To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
3. To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System involved in the patients' pathway.
4. To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users, and appropriate others about changes involving current care plans, patients' progress, and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
5. To support the day-to-day planning and delivery of high-quality care.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving license and have use of a car. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
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