Fixed Term Contract 12 months, 18 hours per week
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, forward-thinking team providing rehabilitation for a diverse range of people with stroke and neurological conditions within Stockport.
Based in the community, you will work within a comprehensive multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Therapy Assistants and Admin. You will be welcomed as a valued member of the coordinated and committed team, sharing knowledge, skills and opportunities to learn.
You will provide specialist knowledge to facilitate the early supported discharge of stroke patients from the stroke unit, and work with patients with acute and long-term neurological conditions to provide rehabilitation in the home environment and other community settings, improving their quality of life.
Support and education is provided with the opportunity to work directly with experienced and specialist clinicians across the team and the chance to contribute meaningfully to a fast-paced and growing team.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake comprehensive assessments and use your advanced clinical reasoning skills to develop and deliver rehabilitation programmes that support patients to achieve their goals.
You will participate actively in our weekly MDT meeting, linking with therapists from other disciplines and helping to ensure fully coordinated communication and goal-setting. Within the multidisciplinary team, you will provide support and training to our Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants within the delivery of rehabilitation interventions and a supervisor, as well as providing clinical education to student members of the team.
As a member of the CNRS team, you will have excellent assessment, communication and problem-solving skills and demonstrate an adaptable, flexible approach whilst meeting guidelines and standards.
Joining the Community Neuro Rehab Service (CNRS) in Stockport, you will see we're a supportive, caring and proactive team. Everything we do is aimed at providing exceptional, holistic, person-centred care to people with stroke and neurological conditions within the community of Stockport.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* NHS pension scheme membership
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* NHS Staff discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post offers an opportunity to gain experience in Stroke Therapy in the community.
The Occupational Therapist will act as an autonomous practitioner both professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work.
Assess and treat patients promoting timely hospital discharge.
You will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary therapy team to improve flow and quality of a patient's journey.
The caseload will be variable and comprise mainly of patients diagnosed with stroke but will include a variety of conditions.
Optimise the clinical progress and quality of life of patients by providing individualised Occupational Therapeutic assessments, evidence-based recommendations and treatment plans.
Work as a committed member of the Occupational Therapy team, contributing to the achievement of Departmental, Team and Trust goals.
Provide relevant advice and training to healthcare professionals on specialty.
Participate in service development.
Provide specialist knowledge across a range of procedures underpinned by National standards and theory.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this, it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* State Registration with the Health Professions Council.
Desirable
* Approved courses, conferences or study days which support Occupational Therapy knowledge and/or practice within rotational or static specialty area.
Knowledge
Essential
* Professional knowledge acquired through relevant science-based degree.
* Specialist knowledge across a range of Occupational Therapy procedures underpinned by theory.
* Awareness of audit and its role in clinical practice.
* Awareness of policies and procedures and guidelines.
Desirable
* Awareness of Occupational Therapy equipment/interventions and clinical reason(s) for use.
* Basic understanding of NHS structures and systems.
* Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues.
Experience
Essential
* Clinical experience across a range of specialties.
* Working in a multi-professional environment.
* Working in a team.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* High quality written communication skills.
* High quality verbal communication skills.
* Ability to communicate complex information to clients, carers and other professionals in a sensitive manner.
* Ability to adapt communication style where required.
* Numeracy skills.
* Active team member.
* Negotiation, motivation, persuasive skills.
* Able to keep accurate records relating to patient care.
* Flexibility/adaptability in handling work pressures.
* Problem solving/analytical skills.
* Competency in the assessment of a range of occupational therapy problems.
* Competency in the management of a range of occupational therapy problems.
* Able to recognise own clinical and experience boundaries and to seek support/advice when appropriate.
* Ability to reflect on practice with peers/supervisor(s).
* Willingness to contribute to service development.
* Handling sensitive situations.
* IT skills (Excel, word-processing, e-mail, internet, intranet searches).
* Able to manage own time in order to manage clinical caseload.
* Able to prioritise tasks.
* Able to work under supervision, accepting direction if required.
Desirable
* Awareness of discharge to assess.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
* DBS clearance.
* Occupational Health Clearance.
* Able to move and handle patients in accordance with Manual Handling Policy.
* Subject to occasional unpleasant smells/body odours.
* Maintain confidentiality.
* Ability to drive and hold a clean driving licence.
Employer details
Employer name
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address
1 Wellington Road (1WR)
Wellington Road
Stockport
SK4 1AF
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