Specialist Community Occupational Therapist
Are you an Occupational Therapist who thrives on autonomy, variety, and making a real difference in people's lives? Do you want to work somewhere where the coastline is as inspiring as the work you do? If so, Whitby Community Services is seeking a Specialist Occupational therapist.
We are excited to invite an enthusiastic, motivated Band 6 OT to join our expanding community therapy team, which involves inclusion in Intermediate Care (IC) and Urgent Community Response (UCR) – supporting people across one of the most stunning rural coastal communities in the NHS.
A relocation package can be considered to support candidates moving to the Whitby area.
Main duties of the job
Be professionally accountable for your own area of clinical responsibility, ensuring the delivery of evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions for a specialist caseload across a variety of community and intermediate care settings.
Follow the full Occupational Therapy process, including assessment, joint goal‑setting, intervention planning, implementation, and evaluation, in line with standard operating procedures. Contribute actively to multidisciplinary care planning as a core member of the MDT.
Demonstrate and maintain specialist clinical skills, providing high-quality, person‑centred care. Offer support, training, and clinical advice to patients, relatives, colleagues, managers, and external agencies to promote safe and effective practice.
Support individuals experiencing difficulties with everyday activities due to disability, illness, trauma, ageing, or long–term conditions, enabling them to maximise independence and quality of life.
Contribute to the Urgent Community Response (UCR) service, helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitating timely, safe discharges from hospital.
Delegate interventions appropriately to ensure evidence-based care, effective use of skill mix, and smooth patient flow across services.
About us
We are an award‑winning CQC‑rated health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality while challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the working pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss arrangements that differ from the advertised pattern.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts, including an enhanced leave package and health and well‑being support.
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
* Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area
* Previous experience working as a community‑based Occupational Therapist
* Teaching qualification or equivalent presentation skills/training experience
* Evidence of continuing learning and CPD
Experience
* Experience of caseload management within specialist service area, some of which may be complex
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
* Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
Skills and competencies
* Effective interpersonal skills and experience in supervising and fieldwork education/mentorship
* Able to demonstrate effective communication skills and work flexibly within the team/service
* Good time management and organisational skills
* Ability to motivate staff to embrace change
* Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment
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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