Specialist Occupational Therapist

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic Integrated Therapy Team. This role involves managing a diverse caseload in both acute and community settings, ensuring high standards of care and rehabilitation. You will play a key role in discharge planning and patient pathways, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. The organization prides itself on innovation and excellence in patient care, offering a supportive environment with ample training opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference and developing your skills, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave

Access to NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work.
• Experience in facilitating discharges and managing complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the annual Band 6 rotational scheme.
• Plan and organise a designated caseload of complex patients.
• Monitor and evaluate treatment interventions for effectiveness.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary working

Complex caseload management

Patient rehabilitation

Clinical reasoning

Education

BSc / MSc Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Tools

Standardised assessment tools

Information technology

Job description

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Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking Band 6 senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Therapy Team, on our acute and community rotation. We are looking for talented people who will be confident and professional with the clinical skills required to manage a diverse, complex caseload within a dynamic environment. Providing a high standard occupational service in designated acute inpatient, outpatient specialties and/or community settings as part of an annual rotational scheme. You will need to demonstrate both supervisory and leadership skills to support junior members of staff and students and will be required to work a shift pattern across 7 days & extended days until 6pm in some specialty areas. The Therapy Service has a high profile within the Trust and respected roles in admission avoidance, complex discharge planning and influencing patient pathways. We thrive on innovation and challenge and have taken a lead role in many developments which are helping to shape the future of patient pathways within the local area. Our excellent reputation has been built on the expertise and skills of our clinicians; do you have what we are looking for?

It is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area in some rotational areas.

Main duties of the job

To participate in the annual Band 6 rotational scheme.

Specialist assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning.

To plan and organise a designated caseload of complex patients within the designated service and own professional activities under the management of Team Leader.

To work with the patient and carers to identify and meet OT goals, using standardised and OT assessment tools to assess their skills deficits, occupational needs and achieve functional fitness for timely discharge.

In collaboration with the patient, to plan and implement single or a programme of interventions using treatment techniques to meet the patient's needs for timely discharge. These will be achieved using professional and theoretical knowledge, and specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment interventions to measure progress and ensure effectiveness, involving patient, carer and MDT as appropriate.

To ensure Therapy goals are integral to the multidisciplinary care plan for safe and timely discharge.

To apply an enhanced understanding of effects and impact of illness, frailty and disability on patient's abilities and provide advice and education regarding lifestyle changes/adaptations to their physical and social environment.

About Us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Date posted
10 March 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time

Reference number
432-HR2367-24

Job locations
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Comprehensive range of junior rotations with experience of complex caseload management.
• Experience of facilitating discharges from the acute setting and/or managing a caseload of patients within the community.

Desirable

• Supervision of students in any environment

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / MSc Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist

Desirable

• Non-clinical courses
• Student educator course
• LEO / leadership
• Validated post registration courses

Knowledge

Essential

• Broad knowledge of; respiratory, neurology, elderly and trauma and orthopaedic conditions and their management.
• Principles and practices of rehabilitation/reablement
• Sound clinical reasoning
• Detailed anatomy and physiology relevant to the speciality

Desirable

• Knowledge of local community agencies, services and resources
• Supervisory/appraisal skills
• Knowledge Information technology

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/