Job summary
B6 Occupational Therapist
The Extended Primary Care Team in Newham is looking for a B6 Occupational Therapist. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists, nursing associates and healthcare assistants. You will have support from a wide range of professionals who work with us, including Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy clinical leads, senior therapists, senior nurses, safeguarding and psychology professionals.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with other Occupational Therapists, carrying out joint visits with physiotherapy colleagues when appropriate. Your professional focus will be rehabilitation in the community for patients who have experienced a deterioration of their physical health, but you will work closely with occupational therapists in other teams when needed, including the in-house rapid response and fast falls team and social services. Of course, you will have monthly clinical supervision and a yearly appraisal to identify your on-going professional development needs.
About us
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to develop your line management knowledge and skills by supervising a B5 OT and/or rehabilitation support workers. You will be provided with an iPad so that you have access to all clinical information for your patients when you are in the community. Please contact us to discuss further if you have any questions before you apply.
Please refer to the attached JD & PS for a full job description and specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to develop your line management knowledge and skills by supervising a B5 OT and/or rehabilitation support workers. You will be provided with an iPad so that you have access to all clinical information for your patients when you are in the community. Please contact us to discuss further if you have any questions before you apply.
Please refer to the attached JD & PS for a full job description and specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Occupational Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Maintenance of continuing professional development portfolio
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration occupational therapy practice, which should include working with a range of clients who require occupational therapy in a therapeutic setting
- Experience in training others
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of theory and practice of occupational therapy with clients with physical, cognitive and psycho-social needs
- Knowledge of legislation affecting our work as occupational therapists
- Evidence of sound knowledge of the roles of other disciplines and agencies involved
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
- Knowledge of safe manual handling techniques
Skils and other
Essential
- Ability to establish a therapeutic relationship with a client and his/her family/carers, motivating them to participate in the therapeutic process
- Ability to undertake all aspects of the occupational therapy process
- Ability to use equipment safely with clients
- Ability to demonstrate empathy with clients and their family/carers ensuring that effective communication is achieved
- Ability to apply specialist knowledge and skills in advising others on the care and treatment of clients with physical conditions
- Evidence of basic ability to supervise and manage a junior member of staff and a student with a commitment to developing these skills
- Ability to use a computer, e.g. to enter statistics, and produce reports for use by others both internal and external to the Trust
- 1.Ability and willingness to work alone within various community locations e.g. client's homes, community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Occupational Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Maintenance of continuing professional development portfolio
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration occupational therapy practice, which should include working with a range of clients who require occupational therapy in a therapeutic setting
- Experience in training others
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of theory and practice of occupational therapy with clients with physical, cognitive and psycho-social needs
- Knowledge of legislation affecting our work as occupational therapists
- Evidence of sound knowledge of the roles of other disciplines and agencies involved
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
- Knowledge of safe manual handling techniques
Skils and other
Essential
- Ability to establish a therapeutic relationship with a client and his/her family/carers, motivating them to participate in the therapeutic process
- Ability to undertake all aspects of the occupational therapy process
- Ability to use equipment safely with clients
- Ability to demonstrate empathy with clients and their family/carers ensuring that effective communication is achieved
- Ability to apply specialist knowledge and skills in advising others on the care and treatment of clients with physical conditions
- Evidence of basic ability to supervise and manage a junior member of staff and a student with a commitment to developing these skills
- Ability to use a computer, e.g. to enter statistics, and produce reports for use by others both internal and external to the Trust
- 1.Ability and willingness to work alone within various community locations e.g. client's homes, community
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
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).
