Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist – Community Neuro Therapies

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist for its Community Neuro Therapies team in Enfield. The role includes providing high standards of care and leading the development of occupational therapy within the team. This position requires relevant qualifications, including a degree in Occupational Therapy and experience in neuro rehabilitation. Offering flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional development, this role is essential in supporting the diverse community needs.

Benefits

Full time, flexible working

In-service team training and supervision

External training opportunities

Qualifications

• Recognised diploma in Occupational Therapy required.
• Evidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate training.
• Experience at Band 7 level or significant Band 6 OT experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard Occupational Therapy care to patients.
• Act as a resource for specialist advice within community services.
• Lead the development of occupational therapy in the community neuro rehab team.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning

Problem-solving skills

Fluent in written and spoken English

Ability to deal with conflict

Ability to supervise and teach

Education

Recognised diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy

CPD of relevant post-graduate training

Post grad/ MSc in neurology/ elderly care

Leadership training

Job description

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Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist – Community Neuro Therapies

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Occupational Therapy - Adult Community Neuro Rehab Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 391-NMUH- 7201583

Site St Michaels Town Enfield Salary £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of outer London higher cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 23/06/2025 23:59

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.

In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.

Job overview

We are a friendly, supportive community neuro rehab team, recently expanded to include Occupational Therapy.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to lead the development of occupational therapy within the community neuro rehab team.

We offer in-service team training, effective supervision and external training opportunities through the Trust.

The services are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire and proximity to M25.

A car driver is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

To provide a very high standard of Occupational Therapy care to patients under the Neurological rehab team and their carers/family in a community setting, meeting the needs of the multicultural and diverse population.

Together with other senior staff to act as a resource for specialist advice to the rest of the Community rehabilitation and therapy services, and others within wider multidisciplinary services.

See Job description/ Person Spec for full details.

Working for our organisation

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See job description and person specification attached to this advert.

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Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Recognised diploma / degree in Occupational therapy
• Evidence of CPD of relevent post graduate training to high level (theoretical and practical)
• Post grad/ Msc in relevent area (Neurology/ elderly care)
• Leadership training

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience at band 7 or significant experience as band 6 OT working in neuro rehab
• Experience of working across OT core areas
• Experience working as part of MDT team in the NHS
• Experience working in the community
• Knowledge of NHS and best practice guidelines related to neuro conditions
• Evidence based occupational therapy practice
• Experience leading a project/ audit
• Knowledge of North Central London partnership working

Skills and Abilities

• Fluent in written and spoken English including the ability to generate letters and reports of a high caliber
• Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills within adult neurology and other relevant clinical areas
• Ability to deal with difficult situations involving conflict and/or distressed patients/carers/staff
• Ability to supervise and teach
• Ability to prioritise own and others workload within a busy environment

Other

• Car owner/ driver with valid UK driving license with access to car for work use

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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