Job summary
Are you keen to develop specialist
clinical skills within a dynamic and supportive team in Primary Care?
Do you have experience making
autonomous decisions about your clinical practice, and enjoy contributing
towards the development of your service?
We have an exciting opportunity for
an experienced OT to join our established OT team part time (approx. 22.5 hours per week) for 12 months starting in January
2025. We would be willing to support secondment opportunities in line with your
current employers agreement.
Our OT team supports patients with complex health needs both in their own homes, and within care homes. We provide holistic assessments with a focus on reducing risks, promoting independence and encouraging self-management of long-term health conditions.
This role will largely be supporting our OT home visit service across the 5 GP practices within the NEXUS Primary Care Network (PCN).
Nexus is a supportive and dynamic organisation which works hard to nurture, inspire and care for its employees. It has access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and will offer regular supervision and training opportunities. The post holder would be an NHS employee, employed by Mount Pleasant Health Centre on behalf of Nexus.
If this sounds like an opportunity you would like to pursue, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work alongside two
experienced band 7 equivalent OTs to triage incoming referrals from staff
across the five practices. The post holder will further complete holistic comprehensive
geriatric assessments with patients at home, identify occupational needs,
providing OT advice and treatment and linking with other services to ensure the
persons functional, health and social care needs are being met.
The post holder will also support
with the running of our Occupational Therapy led Cognition Clinic to
undertake initial memory screening assessments, providing signposting and
advice, and making onward memory clinic referrals as required.
The post holder may also at times be
supporting with the implementation of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes
Framework. They will work closely with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to
improve the quality of care provided in the care homes aligned to PCN GPs. This
will be through provision of excellent OT assessment, advice and intervention by advocating for care home residents and by providing guidance to care home
staff where needed.
About us
Nexus PCN is located in the centre of the vibrant city of Exeter in Devon and has a population of around 42,000. There are 5 surgeries within the PCN, within close proximity of each other, with excellent inter-personal relations, a good support network and a history of collaborative working. The practices are Mount Pleasant Health Centre, The Heavitree Practice, South Lawn Medical Centre, Isca Medical Practice and Hill Barton Surgery. Our population is diverse, with varying levels of socio-economic status, young families, elderly patients and university students all of whom make providing care very interesting.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a key and pivotal role across
NEXUS Primary Care Network (PCN) to support patients living in their own home,
and with the delivery of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework.
The post holder will work across the
PCN to improve the quality of care for people living with complex needs, by
providing expertise in physical and mental health advice while addressing the
needs of the patient.
The post holder will take
responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the PCN and
undertake clinical, physical and psychosocial reviews to proactively manage
patients with multiple co-morbidities, complex polypharmacy, and those in residential
care homes.
The post holder will ensure that
collaborative working across the multidisciplinary team within Nexus and in
individual GP practices is vital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a key and pivotal role across
NEXUS Primary Care Network (PCN) to support patients living in their own home,
and with the delivery of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework.
The post holder will work across the
PCN to improve the quality of care for people living with complex needs, by
providing expertise in physical and mental health advice while addressing the
needs of the patient.
The post holder will take
responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the PCN and
undertake clinical, physical and psychosocial reviews to proactively manage
patients with multiple co-morbidities, complex polypharmacy, and those in residential
care homes.
The post holder will ensure that
collaborative working across the multidisciplinary team within Nexus and in
individual GP practices is vital.
Person Specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Champion of equality and valuing diversity
- Always operates in line with Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Working flexibly and prioritising competing demands on time to ensure agreed deadlines are met and organisational effectiveness within limited hours available
- Balancing the expectations of member Practices and the needs of the PCN as a whole within the constraints of limited resources and different ways of working
Experience
Essential
- To have comprehensive occupational therapy experience in health or social care
Desirable
- Experience working in the community and / or working with people who are frail with complex needs
- Undertaking and interpreting cognitive assessments
- Undertaking falls risk assessments
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Post graduate training Evidence of understanding the statutory framework within which Occupational therapy is provided (detailed knowledge of Occupational Therapy legislation, guidelines and procedures)
- Health and Care Professions Council Registered (HCPC) Registration with The Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Desirable
- Evidence of recent training as a commitment to personal and professional development.
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Due to the nature of working in the community, you will need to have a full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Ability to demonstrate effective management of clinical caseload, in particular frail elderly
- Ability to provide effective occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to people on your caseload
- Skilled in carrying out individual interventions
- Knowledge of evaluating outcomes of interventions and ability to critically appraise own performance
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other professionals
- Ability to operate effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to assess and prescribe appropriate specialist equipment
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to and responsibility for own CPD
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership-working
Desirable
- Familiarity and skill using IT systems and information packages
Person Specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Champion of equality and valuing diversity
- Always operates in line with Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Working flexibly and prioritising competing demands on time to ensure agreed deadlines are met and organisational effectiveness within limited hours available
- Balancing the expectations of member Practices and the needs of the PCN as a whole within the constraints of limited resources and different ways of working
Experience
Essential
- To have comprehensive occupational therapy experience in health or social care
Desirable
- Experience working in the community and / or working with people who are frail with complex needs
- Undertaking and interpreting cognitive assessments
- Undertaking falls risk assessments
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Post graduate training Evidence of understanding the statutory framework within which Occupational therapy is provided (detailed knowledge of Occupational Therapy legislation, guidelines and procedures)
- Health and Care Professions Council Registered (HCPC) Registration with The Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Desirable
- Evidence of recent training as a commitment to personal and professional development.
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Due to the nature of working in the community, you will need to have a full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Ability to demonstrate effective management of clinical caseload, in particular frail elderly
- Ability to provide effective occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to people on your caseload
- Skilled in carrying out individual interventions
- Knowledge of evaluating outcomes of interventions and ability to critically appraise own performance
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other professionals
- Ability to operate effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to assess and prescribe appropriate specialist equipment
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to and responsibility for own CPD
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership-working
Desirable
- Familiarity and skill using IT systems and information packages
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
