RRIC Community Practitioner - Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Newsham; Presencial; GBP 32 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist to join the Aylesbury Rapid Response and Intermediate Care service, providing community-based assessment and care across Buckinghamshire. The role emphasises triage, planning, case management and coordination to promote independence and support early discharge.

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team, develop clinical pathways, and lead care planning and delivery.

Qualificações

• Degree or diploma in occupational therapy.
• Recent continuing professional development.
• Postgraduate clinical training (e.g. advanced history taking and assessment).
• Training in long term conditions, respiratory disease, cardiac disease, trauma, orthopaedics and end of life.

Responsabilidades

• Provide triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of patients' and carers' needs using OT skills and experience.
• Plan programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys.
• Allocate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team.
• Work with a range of professionals to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning and co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.
• Support the development of the clinical pathway.

Conhecimentos

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Team leadership

Communication

Presentation skills

Self-awareness

Motivate staff

Formação académica

Degree or diploma in occupational therapy

Recent continuing professional development

Postgraduate clinical training

Training in long term conditions, respiratory, cardiac, trauma, orthopaedics and end of life

Ferramentas

Electronic clinical systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

An occupational therapy role in the Aylesbury team of the Rapid Response and Intermediate Care service, working across Buckinghamshire within a multi-disciplinary community team. Work centres on assessing and planning care for people in crisis, helping them recover at home, supporting early discharge and caring for patients at end of life. The post also involves case managing patients, allocating workloads to colleagues and helping develop clinical pathways. Candidates need HCPC registration and a current UK driving licence, with access to a car and business insurance.

What the job involves

• Provide triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of patients' and carers' needs using OT skills and experience
• Plan programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys
• Allocate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team
• Work with a range of professionals to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner
• Demonstrate professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning and co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery
• Support the development of the clinical pathway

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in occupational therapy
• Recent continuing professional development
• Relevant postgraduate clinical training, e.g. advanced history taking and assessment
• Training in long term conditions, respiratory disease, cardiac disease, trauma, orthopaedics and end of life

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as an occupational therapist

Experience

• Clinical placements in care of the elderly, orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory, palliative care and long term conditions
• At least 2 years working in an NHS community or inpatient setting since registration
• In-depth experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of working with the NHS or Adult Social Care single assessment process

Skills & knowledge

• Profession-specific clinical assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
• Ability to motivate staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Presentation skills
• Self-awareness

Checks & eligibility

• Valid UK driving licence and car with business insurance to travel across Buckinghamshire

Nice to have

• Experience of electronic clinical systems
• Experience participating in research or audit
• Experience of day-to-day staff management, e.g. allocating cases to healthcare assistants
• Ability to manage complex cases
• Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
• Knowledge of legal requirements for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
• Knowledge of the NHS and social care modernisation agenda
• Teaching patients, carers and colleagues

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Pension
• Access to NHS discount schemes
• Range of health and wellbeing services
• Secondment option for internal applicants