Occupational Therapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Chichester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to support community patients. You will provide therapy services, mentor colleagues, and ensure high quality care with diverse patient needs. The ideal candidate should have an Occupational Therapy degree and relevant clinical experience, along with strong interpersonal skills. This role offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 pro rata, with opportunities for flexible working.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy required.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council must be maintained.
• Experience supervising junior staff and managing a clinical caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy to community patients.
• Support and mentor team members.
• Manage patient caseload independently.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

IT skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Current registration with HCPC

Relevant postgraduate courses

Training in student education

Job description

Overview

The successful applicant will provide occupational therapy to patients in the community and support other staff with their patient caseloads. You will need an excellent and wide-ranging knowledge of a variety of health conditions.

You will support colleagues with mentoring, coaching and teaching. The emphasis will be on providing occupational therapy in order to support community patients to maximise their independence and achieve their goals.

You will also provide specialist support to therapy colleagues and work closely with the other clinical and operational members of therapy services and members of the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring seamless care for patients going in and out of hospital.

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, a demonstrable dedication to personal development and a commitment to providing high quality care to a range of patients with differing needs.

Main duties

• Provide occupational therapy to patients in the community setting
• Provide professional occupational therapy advice/ guidance to other team members
• To support the leadership team in service development and ensuring clinical excellence
• To take part in the responsibility for work allocation and triage
• To support and be involved with service change and development
• To provide regular supervision and complete appraisals for staff
• To keep up to date with clinical competencies and ensure supervisees maintain their competencies
• To manage an active caseload of patients

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients\' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values -- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence -- guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

To provide occupational therapy to patients in the community, liaising with family members, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality
• Training in student education

Experience

• Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
• Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
• Experience of interdisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
• Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
• Experience at contributing to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
• Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems
• Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge

Skills and other requirements

• Access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Car driver (unless under Equality Act)
• Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata