Job summary
Specialist Community Occupational Therapist, South Molton and Chulmleigh Health and Social Care Team.
1. Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients and their carers. The caseload will include a wide range of acute and chronic care cases, many having complex disabilities and needs. Some services will also include terminal care cases.
2. Be part of a multidisciplinary team working in a community setting.
3. Ensuring that therapy input is integrated into the patients overall care plan.
4. Work as an autonomous practitioner working without direct supervision and at times lone working.
5. Provide supervision, training and support to junior staff and students.
6. Work with managers to develop the service in line with patient need and trust wide developments, and to help provide an equitable service across the Trust.
7. Participate in weekend working.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).
Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role:
Are you an experienced, enthusiastic and passionate Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to work with a team of community based Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapy Apprentice, Assistant Practitioners, Trainee Assistant Practitioner and Therapy Support Workers within an integrated multidisciplinary health and social care team?
We have the exciting opportunity to appoint a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our enthusiastic community-based therapy team in South Molton. The role of Specialist Community Occupational Therapist encompasses clinical, teaching, leadership and research functions.
We work with adults registered under South Molton and Wallingbrook (Chulmleigh and Winkleigh) medical centres and cover a rural area close to Exmoor in beautiful North Devon. The community therapy team has twelve members including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, an occupational therapy apprentice, assistant and trainee assistant practitioner and clinical support workers. Our integrated health and social care team includes the Community Therapy team, Community Nursing, Community Matron, Rehabilitation Nurse and Adult Social Care Team. We work closely with social prescribers in the GP practices for links with and inclusion of the people we work with into community activities. Typically, the day starts with members of the team triaging new referrals and a team meeting to prioritise and plan the day. We positively encourage joint working between members of the community therapy and broader health and social care team.
Our work is consistently varied and stimulating, and the role offers scope to work with people with acuity and with those with long term and complex health and social conditions. As a team we support:
8. Unplanned urgent work including supporting discharge and short term services including urgent care reviews.
9. Rehabilitation and habilitation in a range of community settings through medical, social and public health approaches.
The post offers a flexible and supportive opportunity for personal and professional development. The community therapy team works with people with a wide range of disabilities and acute or long-term conditions striving to deliver excellent patient centred care. As a Community Occupational Therapist, you will be managing a clinical caseload of patients who vary in their level of complexity and who have a range of health conditions. The occupational Therapy team includes a B7 Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist, a B6 integrated Health and Social Care Occupational Therapist, two B6 Community Occupational Therapy posts including the post advertised and an Occupational Therapy Apprentice. The team work flexibly leading to scope to realise a range of personal and professional development opportunities.
We host occupational and physiotherapy students from Plymouth University and the University of the West of England. We have regular peer group meetings, team members support delivering learning in our assistant/trainee assistant practitioner and support worker peer group sessions. The Trust is active in research and quality improvement programs. We hold regular team meetings and often invite external facilitators to support team reflection and learning. All team members are invited to and encouraged to take leadership in support to one another in 1:1, peer and team settings; in audit and service development.
If you would like to work in a post with a remit to ensure delivery of high-quality patient centred care measured by clinical effectiveness, patient safety and patient experience we would love to hear from you.
Working Pattern: -, Monday to Friday. Participate in the medical weekend rota.
Interview Date: 1st October 2024
Pay: The salary advertised for this position reflects the Agenda for Change 2024-5 rates, inclusive of a pay award implemented from October 2024. If you join before this date, the pay award will be backdated to April 2024 or your start date, whichever is later. Until then, remuneration will be based on the 2023-4 pay bandings (Pay scales for 2023/24 | NHS Employers).
For further information please contact: Nancy Rollinson, Therapy Team Lead, on or 07552254679
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
Car lease schemes.
The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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