Occupational Therapist

Central London Community Health Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

Band 5 Occupational Therapist working on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Wards at Potters Bar Community Hospital, working as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive assessment, treatment and discharge planning to patients with a variety of conditions.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment for referred clients, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for groups or individuals, identified within the unit.

Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to residents of West Hertfordshire within the bed-based unit.

Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.

Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services across CLCH including the acute and community teams to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapist and the Multi-professional team.

Be responsible for the supervision Rehabilitation Assistants and Occupational Therapy students, with guidance from Senior Therapists.

Support self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any Inservice Training, Audit or research being undertaken by the service.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,469 to £38,308 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-HERTS-6766862-C

Job locations

Potters Bar Community Hospital

Potters Bar

EN6 2RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable

Relevant Post graduate training.

Experience

Essential

Application of the OT Process.
Experience of working as part of an MDT.
Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
Relevant work experience in a variety of clinical placements

Desirable

Experience of delegation to support staff.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current best practice in OT.
Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Word processing and internet skills.
Basic knowledge of the principals of clinical governance.

Other

Essential

Car driver with UK driving licence.

Desirable

Access to car for business purposes.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable

Relevant Post graduate training.

Experience

Essential

Application of the OT Process.
Experience of working as part of an MDT.
Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
Relevant work experience in a variety of clinical placements

Desirable

Experience of delegation to support staff.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current best practice in OT.
Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Word processing and internet skills.
Basic knowledge of the principals of clinical governance.

Other

Essential

Car driver with UK driving licence.

Desirable

Access to car for business purposes.

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.