Occupational Therapist - Intermediate Care

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

High Cost Area Supplement

Induction and training

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the London Intensive Rehabilitation Service. You will manage a community caseload and deliver client-centred rehabilitation in home and community settings.

You will work within a large multidisciplinary team, ensuring early discharges and coordinate with inpatient services to support patients through intensive community-based rehabilitation. NHS pension and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Assessment and development of person-centred treatment plans.
• Clear, concise communication within a multidisciplinary team.
• Monitor progress and adjust therapy as needed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive clinically reasoned assessments to devise treatment plans.
• Work as an effective team member within the multidisciplinary IRS.
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and effectiveness.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Caseload management

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Job Overview

Qualifying this year? Ready to start your occupational therapy career or enhance your skills by gaining

experience in community rehabilitation?

We are looking for highly motivated, passionate occupational therapists to join our NELFT London Intensive Rehabilitation Service.

• Protected CPD time with a varied In Service Training Programme
• Regular supervision
• NHS pension
• Close transport links into London

Opportunity for service development and audit

Flexibility within our 7 day working services

Agile working devices to support community based working

High cost area supplement

Salary Sacrifice car scheme

Possible rotation within physical and mental health teams.

If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT and meet our criteria

Main duties of the job

The IRS is a large multidisciplinary London based community team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Rehab Assistants.

We offer physical rehabilitation as an alternative to hospital bed-based rehabilitation, supporting patients to recover at home within their own environment.

We work closely with the Inpatient Rehabilitation Services and acute partners to enable early facilitated discharges whilst supporting patients through an intensive rehabilitation programme in the community.

As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist within the team, you will manage your own caseload of community patients.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Use a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to complete comprehensive, clinically reasoned assessments to devise person specific treatment plans enabling patients within productivity, self-care and leisure.
• Use excellent communication skills to be an effective team member
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients with multiple in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of effectiveness

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement Outer London

(B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.