Job summary
Norwich place are excited to be advertising a full time Band 5 triage Occupational Therapy position! This role is predominantly a triage role, however there will be an opportunity to do community work on a regular basis.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with the therapy triage team to triage Community Occupational Therapy referrals coming into the service and clinically reason putting the patient on the correct pathway for their needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an established Community therapy team with daily clinical support and a real 'team approach' to triaging.
This post offers learning skills in clinical reasoning, prioritisation, risk management, communication skills both with patients, colleagues and other professionals, and enhanced equipment knowledge.
About us
The base is Norwich Community Hospital.
Community visits are in and around the outskirts of Norwich. The successful candidate would take on a variety of patient assessments in patient's own homes and care homes.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6 monthly supervision will be provided, peer OT supervision and Therapy meetings. CPD opportunities are provided and encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6 monthly supervision will be provided, peer OT supervision and Therapy meetings. CPD opportunities are provided and encouraged.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients with multiple pathologies and developing and delivering care plans designed to meet their needs
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical/ professional issues
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge and understanding of own learning needs.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
- Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of audit
- Experience of audit research
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses, including: Palliative care, Long term conditions
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC registration
- Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy degree
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to provide high standard of care
- Good observational and reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations.
- Good time management skills
- Good IT and keyboard skills
- Ability to concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting data/patient records.
Desirable
- Ability to manage interruptions whilst triaging
Communication
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively using the English language in both verbal and written forms
Personal and People Development
Essential
- A team player
- Ability to manage stressful situations over the phone
Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)
Essential
- Self Awareness.
- Professional Appearance.
- Reliability.
- Enthusiastic.
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work as part of team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to identify with the Trust commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
- Value and respect the privacy and dignity of patients.
Other
Essential
- Must have a full and valid driving license and access to a vehicle.
- The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
- Kneel, bend and stoop and work in cramped environments
- Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 KG
- Manoeuvre patients using manual handling equipment
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients with multiple pathologies and developing and delivering care plans designed to meet their needs
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical/ professional issues
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge and understanding of own learning needs.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
- Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of audit
- Experience of audit research
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses, including: Palliative care, Long term conditions
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC registration
- Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy degree
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to provide high standard of care
- Good observational and reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations.
- Good time management skills
- Good IT and keyboard skills
- Ability to concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting data/patient records.
Desirable
- Ability to manage interruptions whilst triaging
Communication
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively using the English language in both verbal and written forms
Personal and People Development
Essential
- A team player
- Ability to manage stressful situations over the phone
Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)
Essential
- Self Awareness.
- Professional Appearance.
- Reliability.
- Enthusiastic.
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work as part of team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to identify with the Trust commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
- Value and respect the privacy and dignity of patients.
Other
Essential
- Must have a full and valid driving license and access to a vehicle.
- The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
- Kneel, bend and stoop and work in cramped environments
- Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 KG
- Manoeuvre patients using manual handling equipment
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).
