Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialised rehabilitation assessment, education, advice and treatment to adult patients in the community, who have complex health and social care needs.

To prioritise factors involved in the patients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, prognosis and other physical, social emotional and mental health issues.

To set goals for treatment with patients and/or their carer and ensure that care is patient centred and agreed by the patient and/or their carer.

To independently screen and assess multi-disciplinary referrals from a variety of sources. This screening will establish priority, determine needs and initiate a plan of intervention.

To manage a caseload of patients with a range of needs, utilising supervision and guidance as necessary from senior staff.

To work in a variety of community locations including patients homes, nursing homes, and residential homes and provide intensive rehabilitation.

To successfully monitor, evaluate and review Occupational therapy treatment/interventions within a multi-disciplinary framework and to modify as necessary, taking a key worker role as indicated

To ensure patient and service records are recorded and maintained on IT databases and that patient documentation is according to trust and local policies.

To prescribe, delegate and monitor the work of rehabilitation assistants and counter sign documentation.

To actively be involved in service development, with support and guidance from senior therapy staff.

To participate in departmental continuous professional development, education and training, audit and research projects.

To maintain and update a Continuing Professional Development Portfolio (CPD).

Please see attached JD&PS for full details of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/ Diploma Occupational therapy
• State registration with HCPC

Desirable

• Membership and/or involvement in National special interest group
• Member of RCOT
• Post-Graduate MSc degree

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as a Occupational therapist.
• Significant post -registration working as band 5 or band 6 or equivalent in experience
• Experience in a variety of core areas to include the following:o Older people/elderly rehab o Medicine & general surgery o Orthopaedics o Falls o Dementia o Long term conditions

Desirable

• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, fluency in written and verbal English
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload pressures with effective time management skills
• Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio with self-directed learning and Reflective practice
• Knowledge of developments within NHS community rehabilitation and Occupational therapy profession.

Desirable

• Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, databases etc

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ealing day Treatment Centre

Britten Drive

Southall

UB1 2SH

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)