Band 6 Case Manager - Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

West London NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join their team. The role requires a BSc in a relevant field and HCPC registration. Successful candidates will demonstrate effective communication skills, clinical supervision experience, and the ability to work under pressure. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient care and rehabilitation programs.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Continuous Professional Development

Qualifications

• Must have BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
• Must be HCPC registered.
• Experience in older people/frailty assessment and rehabilitation required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision.
• Manage audit and service development.
• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills, fluency in written and verbal English

Ability to maintain accurate clinical records

Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Ability to work under pressure

Education

BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Tools

SystmOne or similar patient record systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• BSc Degree in either Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

Member of RCOT/ CSP and or involvement in professional network

Post Graduate MSc Degree

Post registration courses e.g.Cognitive assessment and rehabilitation • Manual handling • Goal setting • Frailty and older people's rehabilitation • Student placement facilitator

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous clinical experience in the following: • Older people / frailty assessment and rehabilitation • Medicine and general surgery • Orthopaedics • Falls • Dementia • Long term conditions
• Substantial experience of working at a band 5 level (acute / community) as an occupational therapist or physiotherapist
• Experience teaching junior staff members /rehab or therapy assistants / students.
• Experience completing audit and service development
• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Desirable criteria

• Experience of advance care planning and End of Life care identifying and managing clinical situations working with universal care plan (or similar system)
• Previous general experience to include the following: • Community working • Neurology • Pain management • Frailty or older adults

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills, fluency in written and verbal English
• Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the Trust policies.
• Ability to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary.
• Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office suite for various administration tasks, including spreadsheets, document writing and email.
• Knowledge and ability to use patient record systems such as SystmOne or similar.
• Understanding and ability to apply relevant knowledge and skills required to act as an effective professional clinician and adhere to your relevant code of conduct/practice.
• Ability to plan and use assessment methods that are appropriate for complex needs, and uses processes of reasoning that are based on available evidence including national guidelines such as NICE and other local and professional policies.
• Ability to follow processes of reasoning which balance additional information against the overall picture of the individual's needs to confirm or deny developing hypotheses

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills
• Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development
• Understanding the principles of multi-disciplinary team work
• Awareness of developments in NHS and service delivery and improvement
• Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio
• Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role of an Occupational therapist in rehabilitation as well as the role of other professionals in the MDT
• Demonstrate a commitment to working with older people
• Able to demonstrate insight into the problems of disability and its effects
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of health and safety
• Personally and professionally responsible
• To be flexible, to be able to motivate self and others
• 34. The ability to work under pressure and set priorities, delegate and manage own time

Desirable criteria

• Have insight into own strengths and development areas with respect to the Trusts' values and behaviours
• Leadership skills and an interest in management skills

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD and PS (PDF, 1.1MB)