Occupational Therapist Band 6

HCRG Care Group; Melksham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

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NHS Pension

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Wellbeing & Coaching

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is recruiting a Band 6 Occupational Therapist for Melksham Community Hospital. The role focuses on comprehensive assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning within a community-based Integrated Neighbourhood team.

You will work across home, residential and nursing settings, supporting independence and collaborative care planning, with flexible hours and weekend/on-call elements as needed.

Qualifications

• Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy is required.
• Registration with HCPC and RCOT membership where applicable.
• CPD portfolio and ongoing professional development are expected.

Responsibilities

• Carry out comprehensive OT assessments, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation.
• Focus on admission avoidance and timely discharge through MDT collaboration.
• Manage a complex caseload and prioritise workload as service needs change.
• Provide an evidence-based OT service including assessment, care planning, rehabilitation and discharge planning.
• Must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for travel to domiciliary and community locations.
• Supervise junior staff where applicable and participate in supervision.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Rehabilitation planning

Community-based care

Education

Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Are you a motivated Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference within your local community? HCRG Care Group is looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team in Melksham Community Hospital. The Integrated Neighbourhood team is a community-based service which supports and works with people, either in their own home or in Residential or Nursing Homes. The aim of the service is to maximise and maintain independence based on patients identified needs through rehabilitation. Following an initial assessment and, in consultation with the service user, a care plan and rehabilitation programme is drawn up. As our services transform, there may be times you will be expected to support both nursing and therapy in the delivery of care, within an appropriate scope or practice and following relevant on-the-job training. Flexible working across 24/7 to meet the service demands. Weekend working and out of hours working will be required.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• To carry out comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation for patients with diverse presentations and a range of physical, psychological and social needs, using advanced clinical reasoning and person-centred goals.
• Focus on admission avoidance, planned rehabilitation and facilitating timely hospital discharge through effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
• To hold responsibility for a complex caseload and manage capacity effectively, prioritising workload in response to changing patient and service needs.
• To provide an evidence-based Occupational Therapy service of a high standard through comprehensive assessment, reassessment, care planning, rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention and discharge planning. Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Membership of The Royal College of Occupational Therapists and/ or evidence of other professional liability insurance to practice
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) recorded in a portfolio, as recommended by HCPC
• To have gained effective experience in a range of practice areas
• To demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices within Occupational Therapy to include knowledge of medical conditions prevalent in the elderly such as Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, MS, COPD, falls, orthopaedic conditions, general ageing and diabetes
• Good working knowledge of typical work-related systems, procedures, equipment and technology
• Knowledge and understanding of the legislation that applies to care and health work
• Car driver with access to vehicle with business level insurance cover, business Insurance and be able to travel Independently
• Previous experience supervising junior staff Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Desirable

• Previous recent experience as an Occupational Therapist within a Community setting

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Benefits & Rewards

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist you will be part of our valued team in our Community Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling