Job summary
The Enable team provide community neuro-rehabilitation to residents of Ealing working with other NHS community services to provide high quality care.
The post holder will lead the Occupational Therapy provision within the Enable team, and act as a point of expertise in community neuro rehab and vocational rehab for other Occupational Therapists within Ealing Community Partners.
The post holder will carry a clinical caseload of patients with complex needs, and provide triaging expertise for patients who are referred to the Enable team. This includes holistic assessments of patients and provision of evidence based neurological rehabilitation, long term complex condition management and vocational rehabilitation therapy to patients in both individual and group formats.
- This post holder will provide clinical leadership and support development of the Occupational therapy staff, assistants and students in the team. This post holder will work with the Occupational Therapists, physiotherapy, Speech therapy and clinical psychology leads and the service manager to ensure the efficacy of the team in working towards our service aims.
- The post holder will continue to develop the vocational rehab pathway and evaluate the efficacy of this and other pathways within the service.
- The post holder will need to apply enhanced knowledge of neurological rehab and be confident when representing the service and at multiple forums.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties
To be responsible for a clinical caseload. To work with complex cases, acting as a role model for excellence in care provision, using advanced clinical judgement and decision making.
To act as a point of expertise within Ealing Community Partners providing clinical support to Senior Occupational Therapists as necessary.
To carry out cross professional assessments for patients with complex needs.
- To develop the Ealing Vocational rehabilitation pathway for patients with neurological impairments establishing pathways for further services across North West London.
- To lead on the management of patients with complex progressive neurological conditions including spasticity management, postural and seating management, working across professional boundaries to ensure holistic care and effective multi-disciplinary working.
Professional Leadership
- To represent the service at equipment contract meetings and oversee sign off approval for equipment.
- To identify team priorities to ensure care delivery is managed in a proactive and timely manner.
- Manage Occupational Therapist performance with the Service Lead.
Collaborative and Partnership Working
- To lead on equipment provision for the Enable and Falls teams on issues, liaising with private contractors and Contract Leads.
- To represent the role of Occupational Therapists at neighbourhood hubs, wider multi-disciplinary meetings or forums.
About us
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providingtop quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description document attached for complete details of this role and main duties of the job section.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description document attached for complete details of this role and main duties of the job section.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration clinical experience in neurological rehabilitation at a senior level
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of undertaking complex assessments and providing care to people with neurological impairments.
- Experience in managing, auditing and evaluating clinical services
- Experience of initiating and implementing changes to services
- Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals and across organizational boundaries
- Experience in delivering and evaluating vocational rehabilitation.
- Evidence of innovation in practice
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
Education/qualifications
Essential
- Registered Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration
- Therapy degree or equivalent
- Post-registration qualification and evidence of continuing CPD to MSc level or equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential
- knowledge across a range of long-term neurological conditions
- Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures and policy initiatives
- Knowledge of complex specialist equipment provision
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, risk assessment and personal accountability
Skills/aptitude
Essential
- Advanced patient assessment skills
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- Ability to communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing
- Resourceful and able to affect change through leadership and influence
- Ability to adapt to changing needs of service
- Able to teach in formal and informal settings
- Able to manage difficult situations and address poor practice
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Ability to Drive/Full Driving Licence
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration clinical experience in neurological rehabilitation at a senior level
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of undertaking complex assessments and providing care to people with neurological impairments.
- Experience in managing, auditing and evaluating clinical services
- Experience of initiating and implementing changes to services
- Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals and across organizational boundaries
- Experience in delivering and evaluating vocational rehabilitation.
- Evidence of innovation in practice
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
Education/qualifications
Essential
- Registered Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration
- Therapy degree or equivalent
- Post-registration qualification and evidence of continuing CPD to MSc level or equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential
- knowledge across a range of long-term neurological conditions
- Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures and policy initiatives
- Knowledge of complex specialist equipment provision
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, risk assessment and personal accountability
Skills/aptitude
Essential
- Advanced patient assessment skills
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- Ability to communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing
- Resourceful and able to affect change through leadership and influence
- Ability to adapt to changing needs of service
- Able to teach in formal and informal settings
- Able to manage difficult situations and address poor practice
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Ability to Drive/Full Driving Licence
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).
