Main area Community Therapy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Part-time hours would be considered) Job ref 310-OPAC-7055824
Employer: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cambridge South Community Rehab Service
Town: Cambridge
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 (Salary dependant on experience and per annum pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/04/2025 23:59
Occupational Therapist - Community - Development Role
Band 5
Job overview
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist, to join the Cambridge City North Community Rehabilitation Team based at CPFT Community Rehab Service, 15 Mowlam Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9NA. The role is a Band 5 / Band 6 development position, suitable for an experienced OT or someone looking to develop their skills.
This role is based in the area surrounding North Cambridge. You would be working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities in their home environment.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is able to work as an autonomous practitioner within the Community Rehab team to provide a high standard of care to our patients.
Your role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs.
You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
Your role will also include supervision of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensuring that Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
* To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own and delegated work.
* To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
* To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills.
* To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
* To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
* Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
* Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
* To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
* To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
Staff development within CPFT is highly valued and you will be supported to attend relevant internal and external courses to develop your knowledge and skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of your Appraisal process.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the OT professions.
* Current HCPC registration
* Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
* Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Experience
* Clinical experience in a variety of settings
* Clinical supervisor
* Community experience
* Knowledge of falls prevention
* Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
* Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
* Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
* Understands the principle of confidentiality
* Demonstrate professional responsibility
* SystmOne
* Relevant outcome measures
Physical Requirements
* Demonstrate empathy for the concerns of others
* Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
* Have a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress; can recognise when to use them and does so
* Hold a full UK driving licence
Skills & Abilities
* Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
* Able to work flexibly as part of a team
* Able to assess, plan and implement care
* Understanding of clinical supervision
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
* Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
* Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
* Children’s community services in Peterborough;
* Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit this link.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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