Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist
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An Exciting Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist (OT) to join the Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust Therapy Hub. The Therapy Hub is a community-based team comprising occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation technicians, rehabilitation assistants, and administrative support. The post is 30.0 hours per week.
Responsibilities
As part of the Therapy Hub, you will be responsible for:
- Maximising the independence and autonomy of people, ensuring that interventions are provided fairly and in a manner that is sensitive to individual needs.
- Having good assessment and treatment planning skills, an ability to prioritise workload and enjoy a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation approach.
- Working in partnership with the Early Intervention Community Team to assist in the prevention of inappropriate hospital admissions and the facilitation of hospital discharge in line with the overall objectives of the service.
- Working in accordance with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) ‘Code of Ethics/Professional Conduct’, and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) ‘Standards of Proficiency’.
- Being responsible for the provision of Occupational Therapy within the Division in a variety of settings.
- Being responsible for carrying and prioritising your own caseload and assisting junior staff, Rehabilitation Technicians, and Rehabilitation Assistants to manage their caseloads ensuring effective handover of caseloads during periods of absence.
- Actively contributing in the promotion and development of Falls Awareness, in conjunction with partner agencies, raising general awareness within the community with the aim of reducing falls risk factors.
- Ensuring, where possible, that all intervention is evidence-based, utilising appropriate outcome measures when applicable.
- Assisting in setting professional and service standards and participating in the auditing of these standards.
- Being professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of your own work, including the generic and/or specialist assessment of clients with a variety of conditions, ascertaining appropriate information, analysing their physical, social, and psychological needs, and signposting to the appropriate professionals within the team and external agencies.
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Be Part of Our Team
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics, and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families, as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
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Please note, driving is a requirement of this role, although reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act can be considered for alternative methods of travel if required.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Samantha Coombs
- Job title: Team Lead
- Email address: samantha.coombs1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0121 466 4162
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