Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care organisation which aims to provide high quality, safe and effective health and social care. Our vision is a community where we are all supported and empowered to be as well and as independent as possible, able to manage our own health and wellbeing, and in our own homes.
We have a great opportunity available within our Intermediate Team. We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist with experience or a Band 5 Occupational Therapist looking for career progression to join us on a 9 month fixed term contract.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team contributing to joint decisions regarding the management of patients, including acutely ill patients referred by their GP or A&E/ED and triage and prioritise work according to urgency and establishing presenting risks. Working with a patient centred approach, taking responsibility for assessment and making autonomous decisions/recommendations regarding packages of care, equipment provision and ongoing treatment to maintain patients at home, thereby preventing hospital admission
The Intermediate Care Service facilitates crisis management in the community, prevention of hospital admissions, quicker discharge from hospital and supports people to remain as independent as possible at home. Patients are seen within the most appropriate setting; at home and in intermediate care placements in residential care homes. The team works in a truly integrated way, with nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, assistant practitioners, support workers and a pharmacist.
You will be well supported by senior staff, as well as by the wider multi-disciplinary team, which will include medical support.
Torbay and South Devon offers the opportunity of a great work life balance with a variety of outdoor activities and natural beauty on tap.
Our team is based at Totnes Hospital and provides a community service to the residents in the Moor to Sea Locality. This is the towns of Totnes, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton and Dartmouth and also includes the villages around them. The multi- disciplinary Intermediate Care have a hard-working, flexible and can-do approach. The team are supportive and friendly, adapting to the ever changing demands on the service.
Torbay and South Devon offers the opportunity of a great work, life balance with a variety of outdoor activities and natural beauty on tap.
Why work with us - Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Boak Job title: Intermediate Care and Therapy Lead Email address: Telephone number:
Laura Renshaw Physiotherapy and IC clinical lead