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Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A person who is an excellent communicator with a flexible approach, and has existing, or an eagerness to establish, links with Health and Social care partners and a passion for 'trusted assessor' principles, will be at an advantage when working in this team. You will have opportunities to support junior staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care.
The post holder will act as a practitioner for Occupational Therapy within the Adults Community Services Division.
The post holder will ensure access to urgent and routine Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention, provide and monitor treatment programmes at home and ensure safe discharge or referral on to alternative services as appropriate. They will work in partnership with patients, carers and other health and social care agencies to promote independence and develop individual plans of care relevant to person needs.
The post holder will be expected to work shifts as required over 7 days per week in line with service delivery.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
* Current Health and Care Professions Council registration.
* Extensive evidence of relevant post registration training and CPD.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in a Multi-Disciplinary team.
* Relevant rehabilitation experience for a variety of patients in a community setting.
* Experience of working with other agencies.
* Proven Supervisory skills.
* Ability to plan and delegate daily workload.
* Ability to demonstrate and share knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical trends and practices within the field of occupational therapy.
Desirable
* Clinical Supervisors / Fieldwork education.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessment and treatment approaches for the patient group.
* Demonstrates a problem solving approach.
* IT skills in Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
* Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance.
* Knowledge and application of clinical effectiveness and evidence based practice.
* Understanding and application of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy code of Professional Conduct.
* Knowledge and application of Health and Safety issues and their relevance in the Community.
* Ability to administer and interpret standardised assessments/outcome measures.
* Ability to act as mentor/supervisor to junior staff and students on placement.
* Awareness of legislation related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults.
* Knowledge and awareness of current government and initiative drivers.
* Ability to safely handle patients and equipment and to work in a range of positions.
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
Community
Mill Farm Road
Birmingham
B17 0QX
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