Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist - Band 6

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our team in Cheltenham, This is a key role working as part of our Integrated Community Team, alongside our partners in Adult social care, and primary care, providing rapid assessment of patients in their own homes, to prevent hospital admission and facilitate hospital discharges.

The caseload is wide and varied, and you will require robust clinical reasoning and problem-solving abilities, working in a fast-paced environment. We have a very supportive and cohesive MDT working together to support our patients to live as independently as possible in their own environment.

Recently we have rolled out a successful service development utilising the skills of therapists in the assessment of the deteriorating patient, carrying out NEWS 2 assessments with all new patients to the service. This has had a positive impact on our patient care, expanding our AHP skill set in line with the requirements of our ever-changing NHS services, placing AHPS at the forefront of such developments in Gloucestershire.

If you would like to join our team, and seize the opportunity to develop your skills working with people with a wide range of conditions, using a health coaching approach to achieve the best possible outcomes, then we would like to hear from you.

We can offer you a welcoming, supportive team environment, with regular supervision, annual appraisals and CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

As an Occupational Therapist you would be a key part of our team, providing assessment, goal planning and reviews, working alongside Physiotherapists, Nurses, Reablement workers and rehabilitation assistants to enable our patients to gain their maximum level of independence in their own home. The caseload will be varied working with the MDT in the referral centre to carry out rapid assessments to prevent hospital admission and facilitate rapid discharges, including falls response work within agreed countywide timescales.

This is a very exciting time to join our team, as we build on our existing services in order to support more people to live independently at home. If you have a passion for community work, and delivering personalised care, then we would love to hear from you.

About us

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Date posted

23 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-23-079

Job locations

Independant Living Centre

Village Road

Cheltenham

GL51 0BY

Job description

Job responsibilities

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Educational

Essential

1.Educated to degree standard in Occupational Therapy.

Desirable

Relevant post-graduate qualifications .

Clinical

Essential

Consolidated experience of recent and relevant Occupational Therapy practice; including experience of managing long term conditions/complex patients/rehabilitation.
Evidence of ability to effectively manage workload, including prioritisation skills and delegation

Managerial

Essential

. Evidence of relevant leadership experience; to be competent supporting and managing more junior staff and students.
Evidence of effective communication skills; including liaison with other health care professionals and external agencies, as well as MDT working.
. Evidence of initiative, autonomous working, good time management and organisational skills. .

Desirable

Relevant post-graduate qualifications .

Person Specification

Educational

Essential

1.Educated to degree standard in Occupational Therapy.

Desirable

Relevant post-graduate qualifications .

Clinical

Essential

Consolidated experience of recent and relevant Occupational Therapy practice; including experience of managing long term conditions/complex patients/rehabilitation.
Evidence of ability to effectively manage workload, including prioritisation skills and delegation

Managerial

Essential

. Evidence of relevant leadership experience; to be competent supporting and managing more junior staff and students.
Evidence of effective communication skills; including liaison with other health care professionals and external agencies, as well as MDT working.
. Evidence of initiative, autonomous working, good time management and organisational skills. .

Desirable

Relevant post-graduate qualifications .

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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Independant Living Centre

Village Road

Cheltenham

GL51 0BY

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Independant Living Centre

Village Road

Cheltenham

GL51 0BY

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)