Job Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our well-developed, long-standing Community Therapy service. The service offers an urgent community response to ensure patients can be supported to stay at home to avoid hospital admission, as well as support those returning home from a hospital setting for ongoing rehabilitation to meet their full potential in their own environment. Alongside our Urgent Community Response offer we also offer community therapy to those patients with non-urgent routine therapy needs as well as therapy input into High dependency Discharge to assess beds (D2A) for patient who may have cognitive impairment, known delirium or a non-acute mental health diagnosis that require 24 hour care and 1:1 support, to provide recovery, reablement and rehabilitation, with an aim for discharge home and determine long term care needs.
Our team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Technical Instructors.
Successful candidates with be expected to work autonomously providing assessment and treatment/rehabilitation in peoples own homes.
We work closely with our other MDT colleagues, holding daily MDT's to support our patients in a collaborative way.
Continuing professional development is actively supported via clinical supervision, annual Personal Development Plans, in-service training from a university-professional and multi-disciplinary point of view. Supervision of students is actively encouraged. All our staff are fully supported by the Clinical and Operational Team.
If you are innovative, talented and adaptable, and would like to be part of a growing and forward-thinking community team then come and join us. The services which the NHS offers in the community are expanding.
Applicants must hold a valid UK driving license, have access to a vehicle for work purposes at all times on duty and confident to drive in all driving conditions for this community post.
Applicants will be flexible and adaptable, being able to respond to need at short notice.
For further information please contact Stacey Wyles, Operational Lead - stacey.wyles@nhs.net 07990 788328
Interview will commence on 16th July.
Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
* To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with a diverse range of needs and presentations in a community setting.
* To work as a specialist clinician to utilise, develop and enhance Occupational Therapy clinical and professional skills within the Service to deliver high standards of practice.
* To apply the Occupational Therapy process within a Multi-Disciplinary format providing specialist assessment and treatment in clinical care pathways.
* To take a lead in developing the Service. This involves promoting high quality clinical practice and ensuring professional standards are maintained in the workplace.
* To deliver a specialist Occupational Therapy Service to patients within a variety of settings, requiring flexibility/adaptability in recognising the complexity of these environments to maximise their abilities and opportunities for occupational wellbeing.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.