Advanced Practitioner - Occupational Therapy

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service organization is seeking an Occupational Therapist to manage a defined caseload and conduct assessments to enhance functional participation in various occupations. The role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, providing feedback, and creating tailored treatment programmes. The ideal candidate should possess strong assessment skills and the ability to travel independently within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing occupational therapy assessments and treatment plans.
• Strong understanding of occupational performance and rehabilitation techniques.
• Ability to travel independently across locations within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload and carry out assessments and evaluations.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team for assessments and planning.
• Implement occupation-focused interventions and treatment programmes.

Skills

Ability to manage caseloads

Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Occupational therapy assessments

Effective communication

Job description

The Occupational Therapist will manage a defined caseload and will carry out OT assessments, treatment and evaluation of interventions to identify barriers to an individual's level of functioning in important occupations and within relevant contexts. They will scaffold improvements in occupational performance, using graded treatment programmes, on individual or group work basis, to enable and rehabilitate functional participation in identified occupations, maximising independence within the individual's living and community environments, including people and places., Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines.

• The post holder will participate in the delivery of an evidenced based Occupational Therapy service, providing occupation-focused intervention.
• This will involve collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, to support the workings of the wider team with information gathering, assessment, synthesis of assessment findings, provision of occupation-focused verbal and written feedback to the MDT, and third sector as necessary, in support of formulation, intervention and discharge planning.

  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

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