Occupational Therapist - Community
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available to recruit a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work as part of an established team providing assessment and treatment to patients in a community setting and being responsible for your own clinical caseload. This is an opportunity to further develop your career working across both Health and Social care.
You will work as a member of the Community Occupational Therapy Team, promoting independent living and well being through individualised assessments which may lead to the provision of specialist equipment or environmental adaptations to the home.
The Community Occupational Therapy team is based at the Link Centre and part of the Integrated Therapy Hub, which comprises of Community Neuro Rehab, Falls, Stroke, Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Macmillan AHP's, Community Physio.
Main duties of the job
Working with both adults and children experiencing difficulties managing everyday activities due to disability/illness within their home environment this is a varied and diverse role.
You will actively liaise with other services in the community, primary and secondary care to ensure the necessary support is available.
Your will provide support/supervision/training to peers and junior Occupational Therapy staff as required.
Further details can be found within the job description and person specification
There may be a requirement to work flexibly which may include evenings and weekends.
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
Assess the functional abilities of people whose needs can be complex, changing and vary across the caseload.
Provide professional guidance and support for Technical Instructor III's/OT Assistants.
To assess and treat patients and develop, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment program.
To carry a caseload of patients that present with acute or chronic conditions
To participate in appropriate meetings e.g. MDT's
Assess, plan, prioritise and make recommendations with regard to equipment, adaptations etc. as appropriate to the client group. Assess for and advise on patient's care needs and evaluate this.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload
- Self-motivated and able to lead and motivate others
- Ability to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
- Flexible approach to working, to meet changing demands and needs
- Proven organisational skills including time management, prioritising and the ability to complete a task
- Able to travel across NCA sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings
- Effective computer skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
Desirable
- Ability to prioritise referrals, respond to queries and allocate referrals to staff/waiting lists in line with the services duty system whilst working under pressure.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Post graduate training in specialist areas / working with complex need patients
- Evidence of autonomous post graduate CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
- Good working knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
- Enabling effective team working
- Effective liaison with other professionals and partnership working
- Teaching and supervision of others
- Manage conflict and defend own viewpoint effectively
- Manage complaints or queries in a positive and constructive manner
- Formal supervision and appraisal of others
- Contribution to the recruitment process
- Addressing poor performance in others
- Enable patient choice and participation and support others to do so
- Involvement in and responsibility for service development activity
- To have an understanding of and adhere to relevant Trust/national policies and procedures including, but not limited to, data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety
- Satisfactory attendance record to support effective service delivery
Desirable
- Application of HR policy with regards staff management
Professional Registration
Essential
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Membership of BOAT
- Membership of a specialist interest group
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Clinical Educators accreditation
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Link Centre
140 Union Street
Oldham
OL1 1DZ
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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