Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Community Neuro Occupational Therapist
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Job Overview
Ealing Neurological Rehabilitation Team - Band 6 Physiotherapist
Are you an innovative, organised and motivated Occupational Therapist with a strong interest in neurology? Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive environment with a focus on further learning and developing clinical skills? We have exciting opportunities for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our specialist multidisciplinary community neuro rehabilitation service.
Main duties of the job
The ENable team provides a stroke pathway for clients recently discharged from stroke units and a long term neurological conditions pathway for either progressive or acquired neurological conditions.
This is an opportunity to develop your clinical Occupational Therapy practice and deliver evidence based assessment and rehabilitation with a focus on functional rehabilitation in client homes and supporting clients with complex disabilities.
The successful candidate will provide evidence-based, goal focused rehabilitation appropriate to the various specialist areas. We are looking for a highly motivated team worker with excellent communication skills.
You will need to have postgraduate experience, including substantial experience working in neurology, rehabilitation and experience or an interest in the community setting within the NHS.
Working for our organisation
We are a small, friendly team based across Ealing borough, we support staff to be autonomous and will support you in developing your clinical, supervisory and management skills.
We may be able to consider offering this position as a secondment should your current employer be open to this.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To provide an evidence-based assessment, treatment and advisory service to clients with neurological conditions both progressive and acquired such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, MS, spinal cord pathologies, MND.
To work flexibly with all other members of the ENABLE team to provide an integrated rehabilitation service to clients in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the team.
To see clients in community outpatient clinics or other settings such as their own homes, or leisure facilities.
To manage a varied caseload comprising clients with a range of neurological diagnosis causing neurological impairments that often include musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, cognitive and communication impairments as well.
To participate in departmental continuous professional development, education and training, audit and research projects.
To manage a complex caseload using evidence-based clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis.
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To use a client centred, goal-orientated rehabilitation approach.
To participate in departmental clinical supervision that is responsive and personalised e.g. can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree Occupational Therapy
- State registration with HCPC
- Relevant Post Registration courses or in-house training
Desirable criteria
- Membership and/or involvement in National special interest group
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post -registration experience working as band 5 or band 6 or equivalent in experience
- Experience in a variety of core areas to include the following:
- Neurology
- Care of Older people
- Community
- Previous experience of working with students or supervising students
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in the UK health service or a similar health economy as an Occupational Therapist
- Management experience of departmental duties
Skills
Essential criteria
- Participated in some form of evidence based practice e.g. research, audit
- Demonstrate ability to use Computers including: internet, word, power point and excel
- Problem solving skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of holistic rehabilitation of clients with complex needs and disability
- Good understanding of a neuro MDT and the role of OT within this.
Desirable criteria
- Able to direct own study programme
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