Apr 24
Are you an occupational therapist (band 5 or 6), seeking to advance your education and training in a community-based environment? A band 6 occupational therapist position is presently open for community adult rehabilitation. You will be able to cycle between patient homes and care homes with this position, obtaining experience in both clinical and non-clinical settings. We can offer Tier 2 sponsorship.
• Attendance to allocation meeting.
• Management of your own caseload of patients
• Holistic initial assessment of patients and maintaining a patient-centre focus to discharge planning.
• Designing rehabilitation programmes for patients to undertake themselves, or co-ordinating across the team to facilitate.
• Attendance to multidisciplinary meetings and team meetings.
• Completing onward referrals.
• Supporting students, rotational and unregistered staff through supervision and informal discussion.
We can offer Tier 2 sponsorship. We expect any candidate applying to tailor their application to the role and encourage informal enquiries about the post.
Diploma or 1st level Degree in Occupational Therapy
Current HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
Clinical Educators qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
Previous experience of elderly rehabilitation
Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
Experience of community working
Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Evidence of a higher level of skills and knowledge of practice.
Good communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
A team player
Highly motivated
Able to provide high standards of care
Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
Able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity
Ability to use own initiative
Good observational & reporting skills
Ability to manage stressful situations
Leadership skills
Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills
Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
Be able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
Be able to make own travel arrangements to patients, clinics, base and meetings as required.