Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Fixed Term Contract- 12 months

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Rochford

On-site

GBP 26,000 - 32,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

NHS Jobs in Rochford is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term 12-month contract. You will assess clients, plan and deliver therapy to support everyday activities, and work within a multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role emphasises evidence-based practice, accurate documentation, and liaison with Social Services and external agencies. You will contribute to service improvement and supervise junior staff in a busy community setting.

Responsibilities

Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individuals abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.
Apply knowledge of bio-psychosocial science, pathology and occupation in its widest sense in order to make basic decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
To work in collaboration with others (usually Social Services) to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
To liaise with external agencies as appropriate to client need.
To apply a basic range of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual and group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to Assistants, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment accordingly, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
To ensure treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.
To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies.
To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process in line with Occupational Therapy clinical governance standards.
To establish positive and mutually supportive relationships with unqualified Occupational Therapy staff.

Job description

Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Fixed Term Contract- 12 months

Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individuals abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.
Apply knowledge of bio-psychosocial science, pathology and occupation in its widest sense in order to make basic decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
To work in collaboration with others (usually Social Services) to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
To liaise with external agencies as appropriate to client need.
To apply a basic range of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual and group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to Assistants, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment accordingly, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
To ensure treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.
To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies.
To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process in line with Occupational Therapy clinical governance standards.
To establish positive and mutually supportive relationships with unqualified Occupational Therapy staff.