Job summary
At The Marbrook Centre we are recruiting for an Occupational Therapist with experience in Neurological Rehabilitation to work closely with the current Occupational Therapy team and wider MDT. The post holder will be working in a dynamic environment providing comprehensive assessment and high quality treatment programmes to individuals with a wide range of neurological conditions. You will have the opportunity to work closely with your patients and utilise a wide array of resources and up to date technology. There will be opportunities to run/attend regular training and to provide supervision to assistants and students. CPD is actively encouraged through regular supervision, weekly in service training and funding provision for external courses. Working at The Marbrook Centre you will have access to a wide range of resources to use as part of individuals rehabilitation such as: - Well-equipped Therapy Gym - Therapy Kitchen space - Rehabilitation training/transitional living flat - Splinting equipment and resources - Wheelchair accessible vehicles for community access/rehabilitation - iPads and other IT equipment.
Main duties of the job
The Marbrook Centre holds three services within the one building;
- Eden - Inpatient Rehab Unit - Providing intensive rehabilitation for people post-stroke, acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury and other acute neurological conditions
- Bray - Long-term Nursing Unit – Providing nursing care for those with long-term neurological conditions
- Mayfield - Dementia Unit – Providing residential care for those living with dementia.
The Ocupational Therapy team input daily into the inpatient rehabilitation unit; providing intensive rehabilitation for around 6-8 weeks, and provide reviews and advice to those on the long-term nursing unit.
About us
The Marbrook Centre is a specialist Neurological Rehabilitation provider in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.
The centre provides intensive rehabilitation for people post stroke, ABI, spinal injury and many other conditions. Since opening over 5 years ago Marbrook has developed consistently high quality therapy outcomes and received positive feedback from individuals, families and our CCG partners on the rehabilitation and care experience.
Marbrook has a successful track record of supporting individuals to return to their home environment having made significant functional gains and achievement of their goals. Our success is based on recruiting those individuals who have the awareness and passion to drive us forward to being the best available neuro rehab service, and in return for that commitment you will work in a job that provides satisfaction and stimulation.
In the current climate rehabilitation is being pushed to the fore and widely acknowledged as being hugely beneficial to so many people. At Marbrook we have continued to work closely with our CCG partners to support those needing neurological rehabilitation as well those needing post Covid 19 specialist input.
We offer sponsorship for overseas workers as skilled workers/Tier 2 sponsorship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Location: The Marbrook Centre
Line Manager: Therapy Lead
Nature: Full time/Permanent
Contract: Salaried
Purpose of role:
This post holder will be primarily responsible for designing and delivering rehabilitation programmes and supporting and coaching staff to achieve desired outcomes.
As this is primarily a clinical/care role, this post holder will have day to day contact and involvement with residents, their families and visiting professionals
Overall Responsibilities:
• Effectively manage a caseload of complex rehabilitation residents.
• Carry out in depth assessments and use these to formulate therapeutic plans.
• Deliver high quality person centred dynamic rehabilitation sessions.
• Effectively utilise outcome measures to monitor effectiveness of therapy interventions.
• Work closely with members of the MDT to support residents and families with Goal setting and discharge planning.
• Complete access and home visits for residents to aid discharge planning.
• To play a leading role in rehabilitation review meetings.
• Liaise with external agencies such as CCG’s, social services, wheelchair services etc.
• Act as a key point of contact for residents and their family members.
• To produce high quality written reports and rehabilitation documentation.
• To participate in the recruitment of the rehabilitation service staff team as required.
• Contribute to regular clinics with Consultant in Rehabilitation medicine.
• Act as Clinical Educator for students on placement.
• Provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants.
• Provide clinical training and education to support workers
• Take a leading role in CPD and personal development through regular supervisions.
• Play an active part in weekly MDT in service training programme.
• Contribute to service development projects and where suitable take a leading role in their creation and delivery.
General Responsibilities:
• To keep accurate and clear documentation in line with sector specific and legal requirements.
• To participate in audits as required.
• To keep abreast of new developments in the profession, and to bring innovation and creative input to the role, for consideration and discussion with line manager.
• To attend all mandatory and developmental training courses relevant to the post and as agreed with the line manager.
• To work in accordance with all relevant legislation e.g. CQC standards, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty, Health & Safety at Work etc, and in line with The Marbrook Centre’s policies and procedures at all times, contributing (if and when appropriate) to the revision of these documents.
• To take an active role in own personal and professional development.
• To act in line with Health and Safety at Work legislation and requirements and in line with The Marbrook Centre’s approach to Health and Safety at all times.
• To act in line with the Care Standards Act 2000 and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SoVA) at all times.
• To adhere to all aspects of security and ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents, staff and visitors at all times.
• At all times to: ensure high levels of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material and information, to respect the dignity and confidentiality of our service users.
• To undertake any other duties from time to time, in order to maintain and enhance the service provision and as this role develops
Equality & Diversity:
It is the individual and collective responsibility of every member of staff to ensure adherence to The Marbrook Centre’s equal opportunities, equality and diversity policies. Racial, sexual or any other harassment or bullying will not be tolerated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Location: The Marbrook Centre
Line Manager: Therapy Lead
Nature: Full time/Permanent
Contract: Salaried
Purpose of role:
This post holder will be primarily responsible for designing and delivering rehabilitation programmes and supporting and coaching staff to achieve desired outcomes.
As this is primarily a clinical/care role, this post holder will have day to day contact and involvement with residents, their families and visiting professionals
Overall Responsibilities:
• Effectively manage a caseload of complex rehabilitation residents.
• Carry out in depth assessments and use these to formulate therapeutic plans.
• Deliver high quality person centred dynamic rehabilitation sessions.
• Effectively utilise outcome measures to monitor effectiveness of therapy interventions.
• Work closely with members of the MDT to support residents and families with Goal setting and discharge planning.
• Complete access and home visits for residents to aid discharge planning.
• To play a leading role in rehabilitation review meetings.
• Liaise with external agencies such as CCG’s, social services, wheelchair services etc.
• Act as a key point of contact for residents and their family members.
• To produce high quality written reports and rehabilitation documentation.
• To participate in the recruitment of the rehabilitation service staff team as required.
• Contribute to regular clinics with Consultant in Rehabilitation medicine.
• Act as Clinical Educator for students on placement.
• Provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants.
• Provide clinical training and education to support workers
• Take a leading role in CPD and personal development through regular supervisions.
• Play an active part in weekly MDT in service training programme.
• Contribute to service development projects and where suitable take a leading role in their creation and delivery.
General Responsibilities:
• To keep accurate and clear documentation in line with sector specific and legal requirements.
• To participate in audits as required.
• To keep abreast of new developments in the profession, and to bring innovation and creative input to the role, for consideration and discussion with line manager.
• To attend all mandatory and developmental training courses relevant to the post and as agreed with the line manager.
• To work in accordance with all relevant legislation e.g. CQC standards, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty, Health & Safety at Work etc, and in line with The Marbrook Centre’s policies and procedures at all times, contributing (if and when appropriate) to the revision of these documents.
• To take an active role in own personal and professional development.
• To act in line with Health and Safety at Work legislation and requirements and in line with The Marbrook Centre’s approach to Health and Safety at all times.
• To act in line with the Care Standards Act 2000 and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SoVA) at all times.
• To adhere to all aspects of security and ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents, staff and visitors at all times.
• At all times to: ensure high levels of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material and information, to respect the dignity and confidentiality of our service users.
• To undertake any other duties from time to time, in order to maintain and enhance the service provision and as this role develops
Equality & Diversity:
It is the individual and collective responsibility of every member of staff to ensure adherence to The Marbrook Centre’s equal opportunities, equality and diversity policies. Racial, sexual or any other harassment or bullying will not be tolerated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HPC
- Evidence of Neuro specific CPD
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 1 year post qualification experience.
- - Experience working in neurological rehabilitation
Desirable
- - Experience completing complex cognitive assessments, MCA assessments and involvement in best interest decision making.
- - Experience of splinting and upper limb spasticity management.
- - Experience of staff support, recruitment, training & development processes
- - Experience of supervising students
- - Experience of liaison with outside agencies e.g. CCG, social services etc.
- - Evidence of participation in service development projects
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- - A keen interest in caring for people who have neurological conditions
- - Sound knowledge of health & safety at work processes
- - To be friendly and approachable
- - Willingness to learn and develop
- - Ability to work as part of a team
- - Able to prioritise and work under pressure
- - Good written and verbal communication skills
- - I.T Literate
Desirable
- - Full UK Driving Licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HPC
- Evidence of Neuro specific CPD
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 1 year post qualification experience.
- - Experience working in neurological rehabilitation
Desirable
- - Experience completing complex cognitive assessments, MCA assessments and involvement in best interest decision making.
- - Experience of splinting and upper limb spasticity management.
- - Experience of staff support, recruitment, training & development processes
- - Experience of supervising students
- - Experience of liaison with outside agencies e.g. CCG, social services etc.
- - Evidence of participation in service development projects
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- - A keen interest in caring for people who have neurological conditions
- - Sound knowledge of health & safety at work processes
- - To be friendly and approachable
- - Willingness to learn and develop
- - Ability to work as part of a team
- - Able to prioritise and work under pressure
- - Good written and verbal communication skills
- - I.T Literate
Desirable
- - Full UK Driving Licence
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).
