Community Falls OT - Band 6 - Multidisciplinary Team

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to work within the community Falls Team in Solihull. The role involves carrying out holistic, multifactorial falls assessments in patients' homes and care homes, linking with the team and wider networks to reduce future fall risk and hospital admissions.

You will triage referrals, conduct telephone assessments, support students and junior staff, provide in-service training, and contribute to audits,

Responsibilities

• Carry out home-based holistic, multifactorial falls assessments.
• Triaging referrals and conducting telephone assessments.
• Support students and junior staff and contribute to training and audits.
• Contribute to development of the Falls service within the community.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Home assessments

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to work within the community Falls Team in Solihull. The role involves carrying out holistic, multifactorial falls assessments in patients' homes and care homes, linking with the team and wider networks to reduce future fall risk and hospital admissions.

You will triage referrals, conduct telephone assessments, support students and junior staff, provide in-service training, and contribute to audits,