Senior Community Occupational Therapist

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Teddington is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. The post involves providing high-quality therapy assessments and interventions for diverse patient groups, primarily older adults. This is a full-time role requiring effective communication skills and a willingness to travel across the borough. The ideal candidate will contribute to service development and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Occupational Therapist in a clinical setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse patient groups.
• Willingness to travel across borough for work.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for clinical and professional work.
• Contribute to service development projects.
• Utilise communication tools for patient interactions.
• Document assessments and treatments accurately.

Job description

Job Overview

This band 6 Occupational Therapy post offers experienced Occupational Therapists the opportunity of gaining advanced clinical skills & knowledge in the community. This post is full time 37.5 hrs per week. The post holder will provide high quality therapy assessments and interventions to a wide variety of patients in liaison with the multidisciplinary team and community partners. RRRT is a seven-day integrated health and social care service for adults, primarily older people, working in partnership with HRCH and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council. The service is open 7 days per week from 8am - 8pm (37.5 hours per week). The post holder will be included on the weekend working rota which will include Bank Holidays. Travel is an integral part of the post so applicants should possess the ability and willingness to travel across the borough for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical and professional work, including the management of patients in your care.
• Contribute to service development projects within RRRT or, where indicated, lead on allocated projects with senior support.
• Utilise a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients and carers, to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This includes patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, for example those who are hearing impaired, have visual impairments, have learning difficulties, psychological or language difficulties or who may be unable to accept diagnosis.
• Document and record legible written and electronic records of client assessment and treatment in accordance with trust guidelines and local standards and policy.

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Working for our organisation

• Compassionate: We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy
• Inclusive: We respect, fair and open, embracing everyone's unique contribution
• Collaborative: We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive
• Inspiring: We strive for the best for patients, staff and partners and are always learning and improving. Department philosophy