Job summary
We are excited to offer a unique opportunity to join our Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation covering the Community Neuro and Stroke Service, the in-patient older adult rehabilitation unit with dedicated stroke beds and the falls and balance clinic.
The available post is currently offered on a full time basis, with each rotation lasting 9 months.Each service is supported by a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist and there is a strong commitment to supervision, learning and development.
The Community Neuro and Stroke Service Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) provides intensive, specialist rehabilitation in the community for those people who have experienced an acute stroke and for people with long term neurological conditions. The service operates over 7 days and includes bank holiday working.
The successful applicant will be required to undertake assessments of service users in the community in order to formulate individualised, evidence based, management and treatment plans.
The Sulis Unit at St Martins Hospital isfocused upon maximising our patients recovery with a strong commitment to provide an effective and enabling rehabilitation environment. We work closely with other services to ensure patients are discharged with the right level of support for their on-going community based rehabilitation or longer term needs.
If youd like to discuss the role further, please contactAndrew Griffin -01225 831544 andrew.griffin@hcrgcaregroup.com
Main duties of the job
Within eachrotation, you will:
- Undertake assessment of service users in order to formulate individualised management and treatment plans.
- Implement evidence based Occupational Therapy intervention.
- Evaluate Occupational Therapy intervention and facilitate timely discharge of service users from the service.
- Communicate effectively with members of the service and with members of other organisations.
- Work with service users and their carers towards shared goals, providing advice, education and training where required.
- Assess for and provide equipment to assist service users in the completion of activities of daily living.
- Deliver safe moving and handling practice as part of clinical intervention.
- Participate in service development projects
- Actively engage within the supervisory process.
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
As an Occupational Therapist, youll be part of our valued team at St Martin's Hospital
You will feel valued as an Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£29,970 - £34,483 withNHS Pensionand full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day 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
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 the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
- HCPC (Occupational Therapy) registration
- BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- The ability to work flexibly across specialities as need arises
- The ability to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to write and evaluate treatment plans
- Knowledge of relevant national guidance and other relevant initiatives
- Access to a car and hold a valid UK license
- A keen interest in developing specialist skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an Occupational Therapist, youll be part of our valued team at St Martin's Hospital
You will feel valued as an Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£29,970 - £34,483 withNHS Pensionand full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day 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
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 the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
- HCPC (Occupational Therapy) registration
- BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- The ability to work flexibly across specialities as need arises
- The ability to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to write and evaluate treatment plans
- Knowledge of relevant national guidance and other relevant initiatives
- Access to a car and hold a valid UK license
- A keen interest in developing specialist skills.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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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.
