Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Community Occupational Therapist
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Job Overview
We are looking for a dedicated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a Community Health team working across the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in the borough of Camden. Services in this Central London location provide client-centred assessment and rehabilitation in patient homes, therapy gyms, and community facilities.
Our Trust has a variety of staff benefits, which have been detailed in the staff wellbeing attachment.
If you come and work with us, we will ensure you are able to follow your clinical and leadership development priorities identified through your personal development and appraisal plan. We will equip you for mobile working and actively support flexible working practice.
You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the benefits of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort which includes Medical, Mental Health, Nursing, Allied Health Professional, Social care, and Reablement staff.
Main duties of the job
- To promote, maintain, and develop a high-quality, efficient, and effective Occupational Therapy Service to clients referred to the Integrated Community Health Service, in a multi-disciplinary context, and in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the
- To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, and participate in specific clinical projects as agreed and supported by the Team Leader, and participate in service developments, audit, and review of the
- To provide supervision to rehabilitation assistants and students
Working for our organisation
Our teams strive for inclusivity and value everyone's contribution, no matter their job role or grade. We know that working in the NHS can be tough, so we make sure that we work as a team and support each other through informal and formal supervision. We even have the odd social every now and then too!
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You will be offered both internal and external learning opportunities and support to develop in your area of interest as well as being encouraged to take part in service development. We value clinical excellence and strive to cultivate an environment which facilitates learning and career development.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide evidence-based, client goal-focused rehabilitation appropriate within community settings areas. We are looking for a highly motivated team worker with excellent communication skills.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, and HCPC code of ethics
- To undertake specialist occupational therapy assessment of clients with diverse needs through subjective questioning, objective assessment, and other written material available
- To prioritise factors involved in the client's presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, client's prognosis, and other physical, social, emotional, and mental health issues
- To set goals for treatment with clients and/or their carer and ensure that care is client-centred and agreed by the client and/or their carer
- To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice which is evidence-based where possible, using standardised assessment and outcome measures, where appropriate
- To independently screen and assess complex multi-disciplinary referrals from a variety of sources. This screening requires individual responsible action when at times no other professional is currently involved. This screening will establish priority, determine needs, and initiate a plan of intervention.
- To be able to identify a deteriorating patient and escalate in a timely manner
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Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist
- Worked in the NHS or equivalent Health Care Service
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate MSc Degree
- Membership of BAOT
- Post Registration courses in the following, e.g., Neurology, Older people/elderly rehab, Goal setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience with Older People/Elderly Rehab
- Experience with Falls
- Experience with Dementia and delirium
- Previous experience of working in the NHS
- Experience with Medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics
- Previous experience of supervising juniors and/or students
- Experience of completion of audit and service developments
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
- Previous general experience to include the following: Urgent Community Response working, Neurology, Pain Management
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Demonstrate clinical and professional development
- Understanding the principles of Multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Demonstrates understanding and experience of working within frailty
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence, and best practice guidelines
- Understanding of delirium – causes, treatment, and effects on function and cognition
- Demonstrates flexibility, problem-solving, initiative, and leadership skills
- Able to prioritise, delegate, and manage own time
Desirable criteria
- Excellent IT skills
- Use of System 1, EMIS, EPIC
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- The ability to work under pressure and set priorities, delegate, and manage own time
- The ability to work in a team
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