Community Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Job Title: Community Occupational Therapist

Grade: Band 6

Trust: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Location: Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, School Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9PW

Ward/Dept: Integrated Care Team - Therapy

Hours: Full time Up to 37.5 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri, with 1 weekend day every 6 weeks

Pay Rates Day: £22.89

The Role

Do you want to work as part of an award-winning team? Welwyn and Hatfield Integrated Care Team are winners of Hertfordshire Community Trust Leading Lights awards for Demonstrating Fantastic Patient Care.

Are you a Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge? We would love to hear from you!

We are looking to recruit an experienced Occupational Therapist to provide specialist Occupational therapy to patients in their own homes within Welwyn, Hatfield, and the surrounding areas.

Main duties of the job

The Responsibilities

If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below as well as those not included here, call today to discuss further:

The role includes triaging new referrals, and the caseload includes prevention of admission, supported discharge, core community therapy and falls prevention.

Successful applicants will be part of a supportive, enthusiastic, and patient focused team caring for patients in the community while working collaboratively with GPs, acute hospitals, social care, Hospices and other third sector organisations.

We provide rehabilitation to patients in their own environment, helping them to regain independence, empowering individuals to manage long term conditions and promote health and wellbeing.

We have a well-established structure for clinical supervision and in-service training; this will provide you with fantastic opportunities to enhance your existing knowledge and skills. We will also support your continuing professional development with the Course funding made available by Hertfordshire Community Trust.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

About us

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

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