Job summary
B6 Occupational Therapist-community 30 hours per week
8 months fixed term or secondment
The Community Specialist Rehabilitation Service (CSRS) is an inter-disciplinary team of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and vocational rehabilitation staff, providing assessment and interventions to patients with a range of complex physical, cognitive and behavioural needs.
Due to internal secondment, we require an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Locality 2 Community Specialist Rehabilitation Team on a temporary basis. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your clinical experience in a small and supportive interdisciplinary team based at The Walton Centre.
You will be committed to professional development. Support and learning and development opportunities are available via the service, wider Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN) and the Walton Centre. You will be supported by the Lead Occupational Therapist and the wider interdisciplinary team with access to regular clinical supervision.
Please note for a secondment, you must have support from your current employer.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Wendy Owen, Community Specialist Rehabilitation Service Lead.
Main duties of the job
You will have post-graduate experience in neuro-rehabilitation /complex rehabilitation and will work as an autonomous practitioner carrying out a range of specialist and comprehensive evidence based Occupational Therapy interventions for patients with complex rehabilitation needs.
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training relevant to complex rehabilitation
Desirable
- Professional practice educator's qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with patients with Complex Rehab needs
- Evidence of working in an NHS environment
- Able to demonstrate a range of clinical skills relevant to patients with a broad range of complex rehabilitation presentations.
- Ability to initiate and apply evidence based practice within a clinical area.
- Able to manage own time to effectively manage clinical caseload and other duties
- Effective team player within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Awareness of current NHS issues and relevant frame work / quality indicators.
- Knowledge of current DH guidance.
- Evidence of Clinical Audit.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of clinical governance and its application within Occupational Therapy/Rehabilitation.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community environment.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Effective and responsive communicator on all levels.
- Ability to initiate and apply evidence-based practice within a clinical area.
- Able to manage own time within clinical and non-clinical activity and to guide others using problem solving and decision making skills.
- High level organisational skills.
- Demonstrates leadership behaviour's and acts as a positive role model.
- Ability to provide specialist high quality clinical intervention that is evidence based.
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
- A positive attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service demands.
- Ability to manage own stress and stress in others.
Desirable
- Able to use basic IT systems, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Effective presentation and education skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training relevant to complex rehabilitation
Desirable
- Professional practice educator's qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with patients with Complex Rehab needs
- Evidence of working in an NHS environment
- Able to demonstrate a range of clinical skills relevant to patients with a broad range of complex rehabilitation presentations.
- Ability to initiate and apply evidence based practice within a clinical area.
- Able to manage own time to effectively manage clinical caseload and other duties
- Effective team player within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Awareness of current NHS issues and relevant frame work / quality indicators.
- Knowledge of current DH guidance.
- Evidence of Clinical Audit.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of clinical governance and its application within Occupational Therapy/Rehabilitation.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community environment.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Effective and responsive communicator on all levels.
- Ability to initiate and apply evidence-based practice within a clinical area.
- Able to manage own time within clinical and non-clinical activity and to guide others using problem solving and decision making skills.
- High level organisational skills.
- Demonstrates leadership behaviour's and acts as a positive role model.
- Ability to provide specialist high quality clinical intervention that is evidence based.
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
- A positive attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service demands.
- Ability to manage own stress and stress in others.
Desirable
- Able to use basic IT systems, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Effective presentation and education skills.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
