Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Ivy Chimneys; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ivy Chimneys is looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their friendly team. This role involves assessing and treating patients, leading therapy groups, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should hold a degree in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered. The position offers supportive supervision and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered required.
• Experience managing a complex caseload.
• Desirable: Access to a car for work.

Responsibilities

• Assess individual abilities and plan treatment.
• Manage complex cases with senior support.
• Lead therapy groups including Cognitive Stimulation Therapy.

Skills

Team collaboration

Group therapy facilitation

Patient assessment

Communication

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 to work as part of a supportive and friendly OT team working over a number of different sites delivering group and one to one therapy sessions.

This job will give you the opportunity to screen patients for groups, prepare and lead a number of groups including Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, work closely with Multi-Disciplinary Team, attending meetings whilst also gaining experience working with patients in the community in their home environment.

You will be responsible for providing high standard of assessment, advice, treatment and evaluation of patients referred to the service. You will have regular supervision and supported with your developmental pathway.

Main duties of the job

• Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individual's abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.
• Support/supervise junior members of staff
• Plan to lead groups sessions
• Screen patients for groups
• Manage complex cases in the community with support from senior members of staff

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Job responsibilities

• Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individuals abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.
• Apply knowledge of bio-psychosocial science, pathology and occupation in its widest sense in order to make basic decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
• To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
• To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
• To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance, managing complex cases.
• Confidentially organise and lead groups over a number of different NHS sites in-particularly having experience with Cognitive Stimulation Therapy.
• To apply a basic range of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual and group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
• To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to Assistants and Band 5s, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
• To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment accordingly, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
• To ensure treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.

Person Specification

Registration and qualification

• HCPC Registered
• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Desirable: Access to a car for work

Previous work experience

• Experience running groups
• Experience managing a complex caseload

Desirable: Experience working in an NHS setting

Supervision

• Experience supervising
• Practice educator experience

Desirable: Experience with quality improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.