Job Introduction
We are excited to offer a unique opportunity to join our Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation covering community stroke rehabilitation and in-patient older adult rehabilitation with dedicated stroke beds. There is also an aspiration to provide experience within the falls and balance service. The available post is currently offered on a full time basis, lasting 9 months in each clinical area. Each service is supported by a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist and there is a strong commitment to supervision, learning and development.
The Community Neuro and Stroke Service Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) provides intensive, specialist rehabilitation in the community for those people who have experienced an acute stroke and for people with long term neurological conditions. The service operates over 7 days and includes bank holiday working. The successful applicant will be required to undertake assessments of service users in the community in order to formulate individualised, evidence based, management and treatment plans.
The Sulis Unit at St Martins Hospital is focused upon maximising our patient’s recovery with a strong commitment to provide an effective and enabling rehabilitation environment. We work closely with other services to ensure patients are discharged with the right level of support for their on-going community based rehabilitation or longer term needs.
If you’d like to discuss the role further, please contact Andrew Griffin {01225 831544 / Andrew.griffin@hcrgcaregroup.com} or Jo Lindley {07976239274 / jo.lindley@hcrgcaregroup.com}
Main Responsibility
Within this role, you will:
- Undertake assessment of service users in order to formulate individualised management and treatment plans.
- Implement evidence based Occupational Therapy intervention.
- Evaluate Occupational Therapy intervention and facilitate timely discharge of service users from the service.
- Communicate effectively with members of the service and with members of other organisations.
- Work with service users and their carers towards shared goals, providing advice, education and training where required.
- Assess for and provide equipment to assist service users in the completion of activities of daily living.
- Deliver safe moving and handling practice as part of clinical intervention.
- Participate in service development projects
- Actively engage within the supervisory process.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
- HCPC (Occupational Therapy) registration
- BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- The ability to work flexibly across specialities as need arises
- The ability to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to write and evaluate treatment plans
- The ability to identify and set clinical goals with patient and/or carer
- Experience of working within a Health Care organisation at preregistration or post registration level
- Knowledge of relevant national guidance and other relevant initiatives
- The ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams across health, social and voluntary sectors
- Excellent communication skills
- Motivation, adaptability and innovation skills
- Access to a car and hold a valid UK license
- You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
Package Description
As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist you will receive AfC terms and conditions and NHS pension, you will feel valued as an Occupational Therapist receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Laptop and Mobile enabling fantastic flexible working patterns that can help you lead a perfect work/life balance
- MyWellness – a health and lifestyle platform covering mental health awareness and support, healthy recipes & activity challenges and access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- We are pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- A committed Learning and Development team who work closely with Universities and Health Education England to further your potential and support your progression
- Access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities continuing your professional development
- Strive for Better networks - a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
- Opportunities to work in different areas and various services to gain new knowledge and experience
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
- Access to Reward Gateway - our staff benefits scheme which grants you access to premium offers and discounts on practical spending at national supermarkets and well known retailers as well as special treats like Virgin Experience Days and Leisure Vouchers
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with 100% of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 by our Chief Executive Dr Vivienne McVey and like-minded colleagues, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.
From around 500 locations across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply. We reserve the right to cease any advertising prior to the published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.
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