Occupational Therapist Gravesend

Meeveem Limited; Gravesend; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Band 6 salary with NHS pension

5% high cost area allowance

Discounts via My Reward Hub

Job summary

Meeveem Limited is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist for Gravesham Community Hospital’s Early Supported Discharge Service. You will deliver neuro-focused assessments and rehabilitation for stroke and neurological patients, spanning inpatient care and home visits to support safe, timely discharge.

You will join a dynamic multidisciplinary team, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service improvements while enjoying NHS Band 6 terms and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
• Post graduate experience across a range of clinical settings, including neurology and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist, neuro focused Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention.
• Support early supported discharge for stroke and neurological patients.
• Work across inpatient and community settings (Sapphire Ward and patients' homes).
• Supervise junior staff, apprentices and students.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated care.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

IT literacy

Planning/organizing

Education

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Royal College of Occupational Therapists membership

Post graduate experience in neurology/rehabilitation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Package Description:

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will join our Early Supported Discharge Service based on Sapphire Ward at Gravesham Community Hospital. This is a rewarding opportunity to support patients recovering from stroke and neurological conditions as they transition from hospital to home. You will play a key role in delivering high quality, patient centered rehabilitation, helping people regain independence and confidence in their daily lives. This is a varied role that combines inpatient work with community visits, giving you a unique opportunity to follow patients through their recovery journey. You will be part of a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team who are passionate about delivering excellent care and continually improving the service.

Package Description

You will be joining a collaborative and forward thinking therapy team who are committed to delivering high quality stroke and neurological rehabilitation. The team provides a supportive environment where development is encouraged, ideas are valued and colleagues work closely together to achieve the best outcomes for patients. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• NHS Agenda for Change Band 6 salary with an NHS pension
• 5% high cost area allowance
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
• Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest borrowing
• Online and in person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
• Access to e learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organization where the majority of our services hold Good or Outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

This is a full time role working Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will deliver specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for patients with stroke and a range of neurological conditions. You will support early discharge from hospital, ensuring patients receive the right care at the right time in the most appropriate setting. You will work across both the inpatient setting on Sapphire Ward and within patients homes, supporting rehabilitation in real life environments. This approach allows you to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, helping individuals regain independence as quickly and safely as possible. Alongside your clinical work, you will support junior colleagues, students and therapy assistants, contributing to the development of the wider team. You will also play an active role in service improvement, working with senior therapists to enhance and evolve the Occupational Therapy provision. Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering specialist, neuro focused Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention
• Supporting early supported discharge for stroke and neurological patients
• Working across inpatient and community settings
• Supervising and supporting junior staff, apprentices and students
• Contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated care

A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle is essential, as you will be completing community visits.

Person Specification

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Post graduate experience across a range of clinical settings, including neurology and rehabilitation
• Knowledge of evidence based practice and relevant national stroke guidelines
• Experience using a range of assessment tools and therapy interventions
• Strong communication, organizational and team working skills
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Experience working within a stroke or community neuro rehabilitation service
• Experience supervising junior staff or students
• Experience contributing to service development or quality improvement
• Interest in developing specialist skills within neurological rehabilitation

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. 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

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.