We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and dynamic Occupational Therapist with a proven experience in neurological rehabilitation to join our friendly multi-disciplinary Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) team, working with people who sustained traumatic brain injuries (predominately).
The successful applicant will join the team in providing high quality OT assessments and interventions to patients who sustained ABIs. This includes interventions to help adjustment and improve functional abilities post injury, such as basic and extended ADL, cognitive remediation and vocational support. You need to be familiar with the clinical application of the MCA and DoLS. We encourage innovative use of technology to promote rehabilitation and help generalise the impact of therapy. You will be line managing and providing supervision to a rehabilitation assistant.
Work is done in collaboration with the ABI neuropsychologist to deliver coordinated care. As part of the role there frequent joint working with regional charities, predominantly Headways.
You will be joining a team of OTs and other clinicians embedded within multi-disciplinary teams across the East and North of Hertfordshire. There are clear structures in place to support your CPD and to provide support and supervision. We have well established links with the University of Hertfordshire and provide regular placements for OTs.
As this role involves community visits and meetings at other service bases, it is essential that you have access to a car for work purposes and can travel around the county as required (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
• A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
• You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
• We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
• You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Oct 2024
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