Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated, dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Multidisciplinary community team based at Whitby Hospital.
This role offers the opportunity to provide planned Occupational Therapy to a varied caseload of patients, as well as the opportunity to develop skills to be able to support the Urgent Community Response service in Whitby.
You would be joining an integrated community team who work across traditional professional boundaries for the benefit of their patients, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and promoting independence.
This post offers the chance to consolidate knowledge and develop OT specific and generic skills that are transferable across teams, and service user groups. We are looking for someone who will take the opportunities afforded by this, and who can foster effective working relationships with professionals and with service users.
The post-holder will be expected to assess and deliver evidence-based OT interventions, to facilitate wellbeing, and optimise independent functioning in self-care, productivity and leisure activities, from an occupational perspective.
Interventions take place in home environments and community settings with flexibility of working required to meet service user needs.
Main duties of the job
- To help people who have difficulties carrying out day-to-day activities because of a disability, illness, trauma, ageing, and a range of long-term conditions.
- To support the Urgent Community Response service in Whitby, aiding prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating early discharges from hospital.
- To delegate intervention to the appropriate staff members to enable evidence-based patient care and promote patient flow.
- Provide occupational therapy advice to other disciplines and provide training and competency support to the wider team.
- Participate in departmental research.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide and receive complex, sensitive, and challenging clinical information to patients, carers, and a range of health professionals regarding personal, physical, and or psycho-social problems in an empathetic and supportive way.
Regularly demonstrate specialist skills in assessing the needs of patients and their relatives, based on the analysis of a range of complex facts and situations. Interventions will be planned on the assessment and interpretation of this information e.g., risk assessment.
To contribute to assessment and management plan for patients/service-users with high risk clinical needs to ensure safety of patients/service-users, carers, staff and the general public.
To plan a range of care for patients e.g., organising appointments, treatments, interventions, care programme approach (CPA) reviews.
Develops and maintains the patients control over decision making, assesses the patients commitment to the jointly determined plan of care, setting SMART goals, and fosters personal responsibility for health and well-being.
To contribute to reviewing, developing, and monitoring operational/clinical policy, relevant to occupational therapists within the clinical area based on evidence-based practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide and receive complex, sensitive, and challenging clinical information to patients, carers, and a range of health professionals regarding personal, physical, and or psycho-social problems in an empathetic and supportive way.
Regularly demonstrate specialist skills in assessing the needs of patients and their relatives, based on the analysis of a range of complex facts and situations. Interventions will be planned on the assessment and interpretation of this information e.g., risk assessment.
To contribute to assessment and management plan for patients/service-users with high risk clinical needs to ensure safety of patients/service-users, carers, staff and the general public.
To plan a range of care for patients e.g., organising appointments, treatments, interventions, care programme approach (CPA) reviews.
Develops and maintains the patients control over decision making, assesses the patients commitment to the jointly determined plan of care, setting SMART goals, and fosters personal responsibility for health and well-being.
To contribute to reviewing, developing, and monitoring operational/clinical policy, relevant to occupational therapists within the clinical area based on evidence-based practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
Desirable
- Previous experience working as a community based Occupational Therapist
- Leadership qualification/equivalent experience if required
- Teaching qualification or equivalent presentation skills/training experience
- Evidence of continuing learning and CPD
Experience
Essential
- Experience of case load management within specialist service area, some of which may be complex
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills and experience in supervising and fieldwork education/mentorship
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills and work flexibly within the team/service
- Ability to motivate staff to embrace change
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
- Ability to effectively commute between the organisations various sites
Desirable
- Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
Desirable
- Previous experience working as a community based Occupational Therapist
- Leadership qualification/equivalent experience if required
- Teaching qualification or equivalent presentation skills/training experience
- Evidence of continuing learning and CPD
Experience
Essential
- Experience of case load management within specialist service area, some of which may be complex
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills and experience in supervising and fieldwork education/mentorship
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills and work flexibly within the team/service
- Ability to motivate staff to embrace change
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
- Ability to effectively commute between the organisations various sites
Desirable
- Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment
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).
