Specialist Occupational Therapist (IMC at Home)

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Leigh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS organization seeks rehab-focused Occupational Therapists for their Community Division in Leigh, England. The ideal candidates will possess NHS experience and be capable of conducting assessments and interventions in community settings. This role requires independent travel for home visits and excellent communication skills. Emphasis on teamwork and innovation, supporting the establishment of a new Intermediate Care at Home Team is essential. This position operates on a variable schedule from Monday to Sunday.

Qualifications

• NHS experience is essential, whether voluntary, placement, or employment.
• Ability to independently travel across the borough for home visits.
• Experience in completing Occupational Therapy assessments.

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments for community patients to facilitate earlier discharges.
• Plan and implement effective interventions while managing risks.
• Supervise students and provide clinical supervision to junior staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Innovative thinking

Ability to travel

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for rehab focussed Occupational Therapists to join the Community Division in the Wigan borough. We are aiming to recruit suitably qualified, enthusiastic, and experienced individuals to our new Intermediate Care at Home Team. NHS experience is essential whether voluntary/placement/employment. The Team provide assessment and rehabilitation for patients in their own place of residence, and other community settings. You will work with health and social care partners to support safe discharge utilising a Home First approach, to maintain and improve people's functional abilities within their own homes and encouraging independence. The ideal candidates will have a forward thinking mindset, be innovative and be willing to support the development and establishment of this newly developing service. You will have excellent communication skills and thrive on working as an effective team member. It is essential for this role that you have the ability to independently travel across the borough to make multiple home visits each day to deliver therapy interventions for patients in their own place of residence. Working pattern is Monday to Sunday. Enhanced DBS with Adults' Barred List will be required - obtained during pre-employment checks.

• To complete functional and specialist Occupational Therapy assessments of people in community settings, in order to facilitate earlier discharges, support people to remain in their own homes and to improve functional abilities.
• To plan and implement effective interventions, work closely with community services, while effectively managing risk.
• To act as a source of knowledge on the management of a varied range of conditions providing an advisory service to patients, relatives, healthcare professionals and social care.
• To assist the Team Leader in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the intermediate service provided to on a day-to-day basis.
• Function as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team and the integrated team within Health and Social Care.
• To manage a defined caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to access, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To regularly supervise students on practice placement.
• To provide leadership and clinical supervision for other junior staff as delegated by supervisor.
• To support team leads in the development and delivery of in service training for MDT colleagues.
• To consider and support service development alongside senior colleagues including data collection, audits, service review etc.
• Responsible for providing therapy intervention to patients in a defined caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to access, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.