Job summary
We are looking for a skilled and passionateBand 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Community Neuro Rehab Team full-time (37.5 hours per week).
You willprovide specialist assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for adult patients living in the community with neurological conditions, who have rehabilitation needs, and referred into the service.
The service operates five days a week, Monday to Friday, 9am -5pm with no requirement for weekend working.
Whether you are a talented band 5 looking for the next step in your career or already a band 6 looking for a change of environment we would love to hear from you!
This role may involve travel between services a UK Driving License and access to a car are a requirement for this role.
Main duties of the job
The below is a selection of some of the responsibilities you will undertake:
- Be able to work autonomously, with a specialist neurological, often complex caseload, to assess, diagnose, develop and implement programmes of care. Supported by clinical supervision.
- Assess, differentially diagnose, formulate treatment plans (in collaboration with patients and carers), write assessment reports, identify and choose appropriate therapeutic or clinical management techniques from a range of options, provide appropriate therapeutic intervention and evaluate treatment outcomes.
- Demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
- Provide complex and sensitive information to patients in a manner that they can understand e.g. regarding cognitive changes
- Refer on for specialist assessment/ intervention. Liaise with specialist services to provide continuity of care and suitable equipment.
- Liaise with a wide range of professional colleagues and other agencies to ensure comprehensive management of the patient e.g. attendance at ward meetings and case conferences and telephone liaison e.g. with GPs, all health and allied to health professionals and social services.
- Plan for patient discharge, ensuring appropriate onward referral and liaison as required.
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our idea candidate will:
- Have a degree or Diploma in Occupatoinal Therapy
- Have current and active registration with HCPC
- Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
- 18 months post graduate experience
- Experience of working in the field of neurological rehabilitation
- Knowledge and understanding of the NICE guidelines and relevant NSFs
- Involvement in clinical audit
- Ability to travel independently between sites as required by the service
As this role may involve travel between services a UK Driving License and access to a car are a requirement for this role.
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, youll be part of our Community Neuro Rehab Team primarily based at Gravesham Community Hospital, Gravesend, North Kent.
You will feel valued as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £35,392- £42,618 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions and a high cost area supplementof 5% of the basic salary
- Plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our idea candidate will:
- Have a degree or Diploma in Occupatoinal Therapy
- Have current and active registration with HCPC
- Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
- 18 months post graduate experience
- Experience of working in the field of neurological rehabilitation
- Knowledge and understanding of the NICE guidelines and relevant NSFs
- Involvement in clinical audit
- Ability to travel independently between sites as required by the service
As this role may involve travel between services a UK Driving License and access to a car are a requirement for this role.
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, youll be part of our Community Neuro Rehab Team primarily based at Gravesham Community Hospital, Gravesend, North Kent.
You will feel valued as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £35,392- £42,618 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions and a high cost area supplementof 5% of the basic salary
- Plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
Desirable
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
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.
