Job summary
The Gateshead Learning Disability Team are happy to be offering an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Occupational Therapist. The post holder will carry out occupational therapy assessments and treatment and be supported by the clinical team.
A professional registration is needed for the role of Band 5 Occupational Therapist.
We are a multidisciplinary community team working across the whole of Gateshead with individuals with complex needs. The successful post holder will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality patient care, good organisational skills and be able to demonstrate prioritisation of workload. Key components of the role will be to ensure the service offer a safe, caring, responsive and well-led service.
The role will include liaising with agencies such as social care, service providers, inpatient services, safeguarding, alongside a range of other agencies. Within this team we pride ourselves on having a broad range of knowledge within these selected areas and ability to manage the risks associated with this.
We work in an environment where staff are valued highly and where we make every effort to encourage and support you to develop yourself in your specialist areas of interest.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients who have substantial and complex needs.
Provide specialist clinical advice to patients, families, carers, staff, statutory agencies, third sector partner agencies and the public.
You will be expected to provide high quality assessment and care, alongside offering the wider team support, advice and supervision
Work collaboratively with patients to develop care plans, recovery and wellbeing plans. Ensuring patients have access to regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt care plans as necessary.
To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in care planning where appropriate.
To deliver evidenced based clinical interventions.
The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
Coordinate treatment planning, interventions, clinical reviews and discharge planning.
Provide clinical supervision to staff as delegated by Pathway Manager and Clinical Leads.
To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
To incorporate a patient centred philosophy into nursing practice and patient centred collaborative care.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
If you are successful you will you will be supported and encouraged to continue to develop your own specialist knowledge and areas of interest. Your development will be guided using your appraisal and management supervision with the team manager and clinical and caseload supervision with an occupational therapist within the service. You will also receive support from the rest of the clinical team to support further training and development opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th October 2024
Closing date : 24th October 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th October 2024
Closing date : 24th October 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of post-registration training in clinical interventions/skills relevant to the post.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions.
Desirable
- Previous experience/knowledge of working in a community setting.
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
- Knowledge/Experience of working with individuals with a learning disability
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users and demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Skills in being able to assess and manage risk
Desirable
- Commitment to using research skills in practice.
- Skills in reflective practice and being proactive in being able to seek advice
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of post-registration training in clinical interventions/skills relevant to the post.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions.
Desirable
- Previous experience/knowledge of working in a community setting.
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
- Knowledge/Experience of working with individuals with a learning disability
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users and demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Skills in being able to assess and manage risk
Desirable
- Commitment to using research skills in practice.
- Skills in reflective practice and being proactive in being able to seek advice
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
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).
