Specialist Occupational Therapist

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust in London is seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist to join our community-based team near Enfield Town. The role involves delivering high-quality OT care to patients and carers in diverse communities, with home visits and car travel required.

You will assess complex cases, develop individual treatment plans, and work with the MDT with supervision available. Access to training and professional development is provided within the Trust.

Qualifications

• To perform comprehensive OT assessment of people with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.
• Deliver individualized treatment programs based on assessments.
• Work autonomously with MDT support; participate in audits and service improvements.
• Must have car and be willing to travel for home visits.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive OT assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Manage own caseload and deliver a full package of care with the MDT.
• Undertake evidence-based audits and contribute to service improvements.
• Provide cover for OTs and support health promotion initiatives.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Community health

Autonomous practice

Clinical governance

Audit & research

Job description

We are a friendly, supportive, growing OT community who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer professionally led services, in-service team training, effective supervision and external training opportunities through the Trust.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop skills within a community service. We are looking for a creative, friendly and enthusiastic OT to join our exsisting team. The services are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire and proximity to M25.

A car driver/owner is essential due to the nature of the role, community based home visits.

Providing care to a multi cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of occupational therapy care to patients and their carers.

To perform comprehensive OT assessment of people with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this to provide a clinical diagnosis and deliver an individualised treatment program.

To hold responsibility for your own caseload and, working without direct supervision but together with the other members of the MDT, deliver a comprehensive package of care to patients and their carers. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case review and case conferences. Access to advice and support from a more senior occupational therapist is available.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

With support from more senior staff, to undertake evidence-based audit and or research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.

To be aware of and to highlight to your line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to your role and practice.

To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives.

To provide cover for OTs in the service as required.

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.

Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nnamdi Igwe Job title: Proactive Care Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07929383809