Job summary
Occupational Therapist - hours per week
Calling all registered Occupational Therapist looking to join a forward-thinking team - you could be an essential part of one of our fast-paced Urgent Response team in Sussex! Supporting Admission Avoidance, Supported Discharge and Community Rehabilitation patients
Main duties of the job
In the Urgent Community Response Community Therapy Team, we work hard to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and also support patients through the critical first few days after they leave hospital.
Our Responsive Services are made up of multidisciplinary teams providing a seven day service.
We deliver:
1. A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health
2. A supported discharge service to facilitate timely hospital discharges
3. Short term support for people who require assistance with activities of daily living
4. A rehabilitation service including a range of therapies
We have recently received the green light to expand our current urgent care work and are looking for a wide variety of people to join us, including Band 6 Occupational Therapists. There are full time and part time posts available, which allows the post holders to have greater flexibility in working hours.
About us
As a member of the team you will have the opportunity to:
5. Receive support from other therapy colleagues
6. Receive clinical supervision
7. Participate in the in-service learning programme
8. Attend the annual SCFT Leadership Conference
9. Develop specialist areas of practice, relevant to the team
10. Participate and assist in the implementation of the Calderdale Framework
11. Supervise and support development of other staff outside of your professional group
12. Develop leadership skills through formal and supported training
13. Develop skills beyond the usual scope of practice of your profession
14. Assist in shaping future clinical practice of the therapy team
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will need to have experience of working within a variety of clinical settings and especially with the community. You must be a Car driver and owner of a car, This is essential as you will be visiting patients in their own homes and the team covers a large geographic area.
The team works closely with other community teams, GPs, other health and social care professionals across different providers. We are also increasingly working collaboratively with voluntary and third sector organisations, and carer support services.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Professional Registration
Essential
15. Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
16. Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
17. Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality
18. uk driving licence and car in the uk to use for work
Desirable
19. Training in student education
Experience
Essential
20. Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
21. Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
22. Experience of interdisciplinary working
23. Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
24. Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
25. Contributions to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
26. Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
27. Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
28. Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills
29. Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
30. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
31. Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently
32. Ability to delegate work to others
33. Demonstrates leadership in practice
34. Good numeracy and literacy skills
35. Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care
36. Demonstrates advanced communication and negotiation skills
37. Ability to demonstrate the application of research based practice
38. IT literacy
39. Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
40. Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
41. Supervision and appraisal of junior staff
42. Knowledge of professional code of conduct
43. Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
44. Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
45. Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
46. Demonstrates co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
47. Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD
Other requirements
Essential
48. UK driving Licence
49. car in the UK to use for work
50. Business insurance