Occupational Therapist

East Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust; Rotherfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Onsite parking

Staff restaurant

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an occupational therapist to join a friendly inter-professional team in the Hastings & Rother area. You will independently manage a community caseload, supervise Band 5 and Band 4/3 staff, and contribute to education of other professionals.

The role includes service improvement and health promotion activities. The post requires a BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and a postgraduate qualification or active professional development.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration currently active.
• Postgraduate qualification or relevant PD history.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic assessments for complex community clients.
• Deliver occupational therapy interventions as required.
• Key work individual cases and supervise junior staff as needed.
• Offer OT advice to colleagues and participate in the team.
• Manage a clinical caseload and support service improvements.
• Contribute to health promotion and staff education.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Inter-professional work

Initiative

Education

BSc / MSc Occupational Therapy

Job description

Job summary

This is a Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity to work as part of a friendly inter-professional team in the Hastings & Rother area. Independently managing a caseload, which will include routine and complex cases who require rehabilitation in the community setting. To supervise Band 5; Band 4 and Band 3 staff. To participate in the education of other professionals or other disciplines.

Main duties of the job

To provide a holistic assessment to clients with diverse or complex presentations, working within the community as part of an inter-professional team. To provide specific occupational therapy intervention as required. To key work individual cases as appropriate. To provide occupational therapy advice to other colleagues within the team. To participate as a member of the team. To manage a clinical caseload. To support service improvement and delivery within the team. To participate in health promotion and education of staff, clients and families.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation. In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / MSc in Occupational therapy.
• Current registration with HCPC.
• Postgraduate qualification or evidence of relevant post-qualification professional development

Experience

Essential

• 2 years rotational Band 5 experience.
• Experience of training/supervision.
• Experience of multi-professional working.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to verbalise the clinical reasoning process in the management of routine cases.
• Motivated to work flexibly within an inter-professional framework.
• Evidence of ability to use own initiative within boundaries of role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.