Main area: occupational therapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Typically week days 8-4)
Job ref: 846-6579132-CF
Site: Hawkhurst Community Hospital
Town: Hawkhurst
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/09/2024 23:59
Job overview
West Kent Therapies is looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our established inpatient community hospital team. This is a vibrant service and we can offer you a friendly and supportive environment.
The post is based in Hawkhurst Community Hospital. The role will include some domiciliary visits in the local area. There will be opportunities for development across the Therapy team within the West Kent Locality, and there is work available at the other 2 sites (Tonbridge and Westview in Tenterden).
Now is a good time to be joining our team, as we are working closely with our clinical partners on new developments to enhance our excellent patient-centred care within the community hospitals, with many Quality Improvement projects happening. Our teams have great opportunities for Continuing Professional Development through our internal training programme and external courses.
The team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants who work closely with nursing staff and doctors. We see patients with a wide range of problems including musculoskeletal, neurological, orthopaedic and complex co-morbidities. We provide rehabilitation and moving and handling solutions for patients in their homes, and in the community.
Main duties of the job
You should be experienced, motivated and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. You must be an HCPC registered Physiotherapist with post-graduate experience. You must be able to travel around the Trust in a timely manner, so a car is essential.
Your role will be:
1. To assess, develop and implement evidence-based treatment programmes for these patients within their own homes, community hospitals and other community settings.
2. To be an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for own caseload working without direct supervision.
3. To work as a member of a multidisciplinary/multi-agency team providing a high-quality service to adults who have a wide range of physical, medical or developmental problems.
4. To provide support and information to patients, families and all agencies involved in the patients’ care.
5. To provide support, training and guidance to junior staff.
If you are interested in part time hours or working at one of the other sites mentioned, then please do get in touch.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with the HCPC
Experience
* 2 years of clinical experience with adults with complex moving and handling needs
* Experience working with physios, therapy assistants, nurses, and the wider MDT
Knowledge
* Be able to assess for moving and handling equipment for complex moving and handling needs
* Knowledge of specialist equipment and adaptations
* Knowledge of advanced moving and handling techniques
Skills
* Be able to communicate clearly with patients, relatives, care givers and the MDT
* Be able to manage own caseload, in a busy community hospital environment, whilst working closely with the MDT
* Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
* Be able to use IT to draw information together, and document notes in a timely manner
* Reliable, trustworthy, flexible, empathetic, good listener
* Ability to drive in the UK
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