Specialist Community Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Dundee; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Band 6 senior occupational therapist post is based in the Intensive Rehabilitation Service Pathway 2 team, working with inpatients on an intermediate rehabilitation pathway. The role focuses on specialist OT for patients recovering after hospital admission, with travel for access and discharge visits.

Applicants must be HCPC registered and hold Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice credentials. The post involves supervision and development of the team, and collaboration with a

Qualifications

• BSc or BSc (Hons) in occupational therapy.
• Post-registration qualification in a relevant area of clinical practice.
• Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice qualification.
• Registered with the HCPC.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist occupational therapy for inpatients on the rehabilitation service.
• Assess, interpret, plan and deliver treatment and care to inpatients.
• Reduce inpatient length of stay by promoting and supporting early discharge.
• Carry out access visits and discharge visits, with travel between sites.
• Lead complex discharge planning and case management.
• Support the Clinical Lead to guide and develop the team, including Band 5 therapists, assistant practitioners and rehabilitation support workers.
• Work within a multi-professional team with physiotherapists, assistant practitioners, support workers, care staff and social workers.
• Take an active role in supervision, appraisals and service improvement.
• Provide advice and support to other teams.
• Apply a patient-centred approach to care.

Skills

Discharge planning

Inter-professional communication

Patient-centred care

Education

BSc Occupational Therapy

Post-registration qualification in clinical practice

Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice

Job description

This Band 6 senior occupational therapist post sits in the Intensive Rehabilitation Service Pathway 2 team in South Wiltshire, hosted in a care home in Laverstock. The work is specialist occupational therapy for inpatients on an intermediate rehabilitation pathway, helping patients recover after hospital admission so they can return home or move to a more suitable care setting. The role is full time, with most time spent at the rehabilitation centre and travel for access and discharge visits. Candidates need HCPC registration and a Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice qualification.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist occupational therapy for inpatients on the rehabilitation service
• Assess, interpret, plan and deliver treatment and care to inpatients
• Reduce inpatient length of stay by promoting and supporting early discharge
• Carry out access visits and discharge visits, with travel between sites
• Lead complex discharge planning and case management
• Support the Clinical Lead to guide and develop the team, including Band 5 therapists, assistant practitioners and rehabilitation support workers
• Work within a multi-professional team with physiotherapists, assistant practitioners, support workers, care staff and social workers
• Take an active role in supervision, appraisals and service improvement
• Provide advice and support to other teams
• Apply a patient-centred approach to care

Qualifications

• BSc or BSc (Hons) or equivalent qualification in occupational therapy
• Post-registration qualification in a relevant area of clinical practice
• Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice qualification

Registration & licences

• Registered with the HCPC

Experience

• Experience across a wide range of patient and client care groups
• Assessment and care planning with a focus on complex discharge planningMulti-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Experience gathering and interpreting information to shape service development

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent inter-professional communication, including sensitively giving bad news to service users
• Delivering patient-focused care
• Teaching professionals, students and patients or carers
• Typing and data inputting to use a computerised patient records system
• Physical ability to manually handle patients and equipment

Other

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Evidence of an innovative and flexible approach to care and its organisation
• Ability to challenge and lead practice

What’s offered

• Pay progression under Agenda for Change
• NHS pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• My Reward Hub membership with discounts, cashback and vouchers
• Access to earned wages before payday
• Wellbeing support including counselling, legal, debt and career coaching
• eLearning, career pathways and CPD through The Learning Enterprise
• Open culture for new ideas, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding a year