Job Introduction
Are you an dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist in the Gravesend area? Are you looking to join an NHS Health and Social Care partner which is striving to make positive changes? Would you like to work for an organisation where more than 9 out of every 10 of the people who use services would recommend them?
As a Senior Occupational Therapist you will work within the Rapid Response team, where you will work collaboratively with our team of Physiotherapists, OTs, Nurses and Rehab assistants, to deliver high quality care to patients in the community by assessing their needs and implementing a treatment plan to encourage their independent living and prevent hospital admissions.
Main Responsibility
You will be expected to travel out into the community to review patients, so access to a car and holding a full driving license is essential. In addition to this you will need a holistic approach when treating patients with excellent communication skills as well as being able to maintain accurate records in line with the HCPC standards and maintaining confidentiality, privacy and dignity of all patients. You’ll care for patients and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work.
Frail elderly patients and those with complex needs living in Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Swale are set to benefit from getting more health and care services in their own homes thanks to new multi-disciplinary team (MDT) coordinators.
The coordinators will be managed by us, and we’ll be working in partnership with each area's local NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
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.
If you’d like to discuss the role further, or see a copy of the full job description, please contact Tosin Oyelakin on 01474 360 558, or email oluwatosin.oyelakin@hcrgcaregroup.com
Package Description
As a Occupational Therapist, you’ll be part of our valued team at Gravesham Community Hospital
You will feel valued as a Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £32,306 - £39,027 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, 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. 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 applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
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