Employer Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Chesterton Medical Centre Town Cambridge Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/06/2025 23:59
Senior Occupational Therapist- Intermediate Care
Band 6
Job overview
6 Month Fixed-Term Contract
We are currently looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Team based in Cambridge on a six month fixed Term Contract.
If you are looking for a new challenge, are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for us.
The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, and be responsible for ensuring that patients get the best care possible in their own homes, maximising potential to regain independence in our short stay service.
Successful applicants will be expected to assist in the development of the integrated care workers to support the clinical delivery of the service and proactively work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.
Main duties of the job
· To work across Pathway 1 (care at home) and Pathway 2 (Health Interim beds for the Intermediate Care Service.
· To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
· To be responsible for patients on the shared caseloads.
· To undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
· To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide equipment and rehabilitation programmes.
· To take a holistic approach to all therapeutic interventions, working across professional boundaries at times.
· To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
· To provide support and education to peers, junior staff, non-registered staff, and students.
· To supervise and support education of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Band 5 Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Integrated Care Workers deliver high quality patient care.
· To be accountable for a delegated task and activities undertaken by Band 5 Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Integrated Support Workers.
· To prioritise all patients’ according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost tasks appropriately.
To provide resilience and cover to other locality teams as required due to operational demands and system pressures.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
* To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work
* To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines
* To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills
* To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate
* To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting
* Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately
* Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks
* To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions
* To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain
* To be actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care
* To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews
* To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate
* To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient
* To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well being. To ensure that we achieve this goal we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education
Benefits of working for CPFT include:
* Annual leave allowance 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
* Flexible job share opportunities
* Salary sacrifice schemes
* Professional development via the CPFT Academy which provides in-house training programmes
* Free on-site parking
* Stress awareness training
* Mindfulness training
* Counselling service
* Occupational health support
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent e.g., BSc, MSc, or Diploma entry level qualification into the Occupational Therapy profession
* Current HCPC registration
* Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
* Member of RCOT
Experience
* Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings
* Experience of equipment provision
* Experience of completing moving and handling assessments
* Community experience
* Experience using SystmOne
* Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
* Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
* Understands the principle of confidentiality
Skills and Abilities
* Time management and prioritisation
* Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
* Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
* Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
* Children’s community services in Peterborough;
* Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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