Occupational Therapist Reablement Unit | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; St Helier; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A London healthcare provider is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join their Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit Team. The role involves providing inpatient rehabilitation services within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on community visits and optimizing patient independence. Candidates must hold a degree in Occupational Therapy and have the ability to work autonomously. This full-time role offers opportunities for professional development and rotations within acute settings.

Qualifications

• Qualified practitioner with a degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Experience in delivering Occupational Therapy services.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Occupational Therapy services within community and hospital settings.
• Provide comprehensive preventive services to improve health and quality of life.
• Maintain clinical records and implement treatment programs.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Patient Assessment

Autonomous Practitioner Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Occupational Therapy degree

Job description

Overview

To work as part of the Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit Team to provide an inpatient rehabilitation service for service users within South West London. Post holders will be working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team including nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, rehabilitation assistants, and administrators, as well as the voluntary sector. The post holder will be primarily based on the SHC reablement unit with some community visits in order to provide a rehabilitation over a 7 day period. There is the potential for this to be a rotational post with St Helier Acute Occupational Therapy team in the future. Occupational Therapists have a key role within both supported discharge and prevention of admission to support individuals to optimise their independence and wellbeing. To deliver Occupational Therapy services within the community services as well as the possibility for rotations within the acute hospital.

Responsibilities

• To deliver Occupational Therapy services within the community services as well as the possibility for rotations within the acute hospital.
• To provide a comprehensive and co-ordinated range of Occupational Therapy and preventative services which maintain or improve people's health, independence and quality of life.
• To consolidate and further develop skills and knowledge learned through the Occupational Therapy course.
• To assess and implement treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner, maintaining associated clinical records.
• To work unsupervised reporting back and receiving guidance and teaching from the senior Occupational Therapist on a regular basis each week.

About the Trust

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.