Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Community Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

The Bexley Community Rehabilitation Team is looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the integrated Community Assessment and Rehabilitation (CAR) Team that is community-based and community-focused in Bexley. The post holder should have proven experience of working with adults with a wide range of conditions, including complex cases in a multi-disciplinary team as well as evidence of recent training with a rehabilitation emphasis.

If you have experience working in rehabilitation, or as an Occupational therapist in a health setting, hold a full UK driving licence, and have excellent communication and observation skills, then we have the perfect job for you.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexible Band 7 Occupational therapist to join our community Team. You need to be an autonomous practitioner with flexible problem solving skills, a holistic approach to care and be efficient in your time and people management. The team provides provides a great opportunity for joint working, goal setting and regular in-service training.

You will have support from an experienced and friendly team and experienced staff across the locality. It is essential that you hold a full UK driving license and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

Main duties of the job

CHRT provides assessment and treatment, to housebound patients within the London Borough of Bexley. The team mainly consists of physiotherapists, but an opportunity has arisen to introduce this occupational therapy post to enhance the service provision. The remit involves health prevention as well as delivering interventions that promote and optimise rehabilitation and occupational performance.

The team also supports with the management and prevention of falls within the community through the delivery of falls clinics and groups. The team will also be providing training and consultative input to care homes within the borough to support with the management of falls within these settings.

The occupational therapist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including health and social services colleagues to meet the needs of clients referred to CHRT, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.

To conduct specialist assessments with the MDT
To provide highly specialist Occupational Therapy input to clients
To lead in the delivery of a specialist Occupational Therapy service within the multidisciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.
To deliver a broad range of training programmes covering all aspects of Occupational Therapy rehabilitation and professional development to the multidisciplinary team.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We're Kind
We're Fair
We Listen
We Care

Date posted

21 April 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

277-5186835-CPH

Job locations

Queen Marys Hospital

Frognal Avenue

Sidcup

DA14 6LT

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To manage a clinical caseload
To work as a member of the MDT
To lead on the development of evidence-based OT practice
To provide OT specific assessment & interventions
To lead on service development
To lead/participate in research/audit activities
To supervise the work of technical instructors and OT students on fieldwork placement

Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
To provide specialist OT advice
To work independently without direct supervision
To be an OT specialist and have in-depth knowledge of OT assessment & interventions for the client group
To provide leadership for junior staff
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust wide OT service
To undertake identified generic responsibilities for an agreed percentage of time

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To manage a clinical caseload
To work as a member of the MDT
To lead on the development of evidence-based OT practice
To provide OT specific assessment & interventions
To lead on service development
To lead/participate in research/audit activities
To supervise the work of technical instructors and OT students on fieldwork placement

Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
To provide specialist OT advice
To work independently without direct supervision
To be an OT specialist and have in-depth knowledge of OT assessment & interventions for the client group
To provide leadership for junior staff
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust wide OT service
To undertake identified generic responsibilities for an agreed percentage of time

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

OT degree
HCPC registered
Relevant specialist courses

Desirable

Leadership qualification
Advanced training courses in rehabilitation

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with clients in a community setting
Sufficient post grad experience in relevant clinical area
Evidence of MDT working
Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management

Desirable

On-going CPD
Developing and delivering training

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
Supervising others
Understanding of clinical governance, national policy
Leadership and change management experience

Other

Essential

Drivers licence
Car owner/ access to vehicle for work

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

OT degree
HCPC registered
Relevant specialist courses

Desirable

Leadership qualification
Advanced training courses in rehabilitation

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with clients in a community setting
Sufficient post grad experience in relevant clinical area
Evidence of MDT working
Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management

Desirable

On-going CPD
Developing and delivering training

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
Supervising others
Understanding of clinical governance, national policy
Leadership and change management experience

Other

Essential

Drivers licence
Car owner/ access to vehicle for work

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Marys Hospital

Frognal Avenue

Sidcup

DA14 6LT

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Marys Hospital

Frognal Avenue

Sidcup

DA14 6LT

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)