Specialist Occupational Therapist - LDAN
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity division that provides a range of services for adults with Learning Disabilities and or Autism in Bath and Northeast Somerset (B&NES), Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).
We strongly believe that our services should be person centered and enable the people we work with to have choice and control in their lives and reach their potential as individuals and members of their community.
This is a great opportunity to work with in a multi-disciplinary team of specialist health care professionals who provide assessment, advice, therapeutic interventions and support to adults who have learning disabilities and complex health needs and people with an autism diagnosis.
The role is varied and highly rewarding and will include collaborative working with colleagues across BSW and within primary and secondary care.
Main duties of the job
* To independently manage a complex caseload using advanced clinical reasoning to support assessments. This will use a client-centred approach to current evidence base to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document occupational therapy Interventions.
* To provide specialist occupational therapy and MDT working to fulfil clinical responsibilities in managing complex needs; challenging behaviour; dementia; autism; profound and multiple disabilities and those in transition from children to adult services.
* To contribute to the coordination of the dementia pathway as required.
* To act in an advisory capacity to Individuals, families, and support staff, providing evidence-based information and training as required.
* Autonomous day to day management of a defined caseload, supporting Individuals to receive a comprehensive assessment of needs and risks.
* Ensure effective communication where there may be barriers to understanding and acceptance, developing close working relationships between service users, families, carers, and all relevant agencies, both Internal and external.
For a full list of role responsibilities please refer to the attached job description.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job responsibilities
As a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist you will be part of our valued team in our Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodiversity (LDAN) Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
* Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
* The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
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.
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