Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust
Lincolnshire is well known for its diverse landscape and offers everything on its doorstep from the historical City of Lincoln and the Cathedral rising above Lincoln's skyline to the peace and quiet of the countryside with its picturesque villages, market towns, rolling hills and woodlands.
As a specialist occupational therapist working within Community Hospitals, you will have the opportunity to champion the key values of your profession. We understand that through purposeful and meaningful activity, we can support people to rehabilitate, recover, and self-care. Although your base will be on the ward, we understand that working beyond boundaries is the only way to holistically support people toward their goals to allow individuals safely home.
As your caseload will be varied, you will have the opportunity to work alongside individuals experiencing a range of long-term health conditions. A key aspect of this will involve assessment of frailty and providing meaningful support for people with palliative health conditions.
This role is to be based in Skegness Hospital, Dorothy Avenue, Skegness PE25 2BS.
Main duties of the job
* To assess and develop personalised care plans for individuals admitted on to the ward
* To (where appropriate) complete/delegate visits to individuals' homes
* To provide clinical leadership and supervision to members of the therapy team
* To work with partner organisations in order to promote a 'discharge to assess' model of care
* To work alongside the therapy leads in order to innovate and develop the therapy service
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable Criteria
* Degree or equivalent diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration
* Post-graduate experience as an occupational therapist in rehabilitation with older people and/or long-term conditions and/or community/community hospitals/in-reach
* Evidence of leadership experience
* Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
* Experience of working in community and community hospital settings
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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