Occupational Therapist (Community)

Our Community Specialist Rehabilitation Service comprises 2 teams, which provide specialist inter-disciplinary rehabilitation to patients with complex rehabilitation needs, as part of Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN).

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Locality 2 Community Specialist Rehabilitation Team, which covers Liverpool and Sefton region. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your post-graduate experience in neurorehabilitation/complex rehabilitation in a supportive interdisciplinary community team.

Support, learning and development opportunities are available via the service, as well as the wider CMRN and organisation. You will be supported in your role by the Lead Occupational Therapist and the wider interdisciplinary team with access to regular clinical supervision.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Abigail Hayes, Lead Occupational Therapist, Locality 2 CSRT at 0151 556 3277.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an autonomous practitioner carrying out a range of specialist and comprehensive evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions for patients with complex rehabilitation needs in a community setting.

About us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services, we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of relevant post-graduate training relevant to complex rehabilitation

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of working with patients with Complex Rehab needs
• Evidence of working in an NHS environment
• Able to demonstrate a range of clinical skills relevant to patients with a broad range of complex rehabilitation presentations.
• Ability to initiate and apply evidence-based practice within a clinical area
• Aware of current NHS issues and relevant framework/quality indicators.
• Effective team player within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of current DH guidance
• Experience of working in a community environment.

Skills & Attributes

• Demonstrates leadership behaviours and acts as a positive role model.
• High level organisational skills
• Able to manage own time within clinical and non-clinical activity and to guide others using problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Able to use basic IT systems, Word, Excel, and Outlook

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.

Location

Locality 2 Community Specialist Rehabilitation Team L9 7LJ

Sid Watkins Building, The Walton Centre, Lower Lane

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

160-6959676-B