Community Inpatient Unit provides Rehabilitation, Re-ablement and recovery interventions for adults in North East Lincolnshire. The service will promote faster recovery from illness, prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions and premature admissions to long-term care, support timely discharge from hospital and maximise independent living wherever possible. Multi-professional staff will collaborate with individuals to ensure they achieve their full potential in terms of their level of independence, health, and wellbeing.
Please note that Care Plus Group are not currently registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.
Main duties of the job
Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist
Department: Community Inpatient Unit
Hours: 37.5 Permanent
Rota Pattern:Full or Part Time hours Monday - Fridayflexible working to meet the needs of the service
Salary Range 6£36,806 - £44,717 per annum.
Weare seeking a highly motivated and passionate Occupational therapist to jointhe therapy team at Care Plus Group.
The postholder will perform advanced therapy assessment of patients with diversepresentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. Use advancedclinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliverindividualised treatment programmes.
The post holder will be responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of service, working without directsupervision.
You will supervise, educate and assessstudents, assistants and junior staff and provide specialised advice/trainingto other health care professionals in the specific clinical area.
The post holder will undertakeevidence-based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinicalpractice. Make recommendations to clinical leads/manager of service changes topractice. May lead the implementation of specific changes to orcontribute to the development of service protocols.
About us
Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, establishedin 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employover 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture wehave developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvementof our staff.
We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NELincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback.Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awardsincluding winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold thehighest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducingour carbon footprint.
We offer excellent terms and conditions includingoptional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Providerclosed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programmeand an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognisecontinuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposesof annual leave entitlement.
We are a supportive employer and operate in a waywhich supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer,committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the samecommitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer,we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
Job responsibilities
The job description isattached as a separate document with the person specification please refer tothis for more information.
Other
* Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPG core values
* Ability to transport self and other around the area and to deadlines
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational therapy with State Registered
* Post graduate training across a range of specialised clinical areas
Experience
* Broad range of specialist rotations
* Demonstrates sound clinical reasoning skills
* Able to manage own caseload
* Evidence of supervising staff
* Experience of team working
* Presentations to wider audiences
* Clinical education of students, assistants or other staff
* Responsibility for clinical governance/audit activities
* Involvement in research
Knowledge & Skills
* Effective 1:1 and group teaching skills
* Evidence of participation in departmental clinical governance/audit activities
* Highly self-motivated
* Clear and effective communication skills both written and verbal
* Able to motivate others, including patients and team members
* Empathetic approach
* Working knowledge of Systm One or similar
* Awareness of legal responsibilities within remit of role
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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