Job overview
We are seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Locality Therapy team in South West Shropshire.
The successful candidate will be based at Bishops Castle Community Hospital managing an inpatient caseload.
The successful individual must have an interest and experience in patient rehabilitation within an inpatient and community setting and be able to work as an autonomous practitioner. The post holders’ main responsibilities will be providing Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients who have a wide range of conditions and complex needs, and contributing towards safe and effective hospital discharges.
We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), offering a supportive and proactive environment with opportunities for supervision, training and peer support, both locally and County wide. This post will be involved in supervision of junior staff, assistant practitioners, rehabilitation technicians and students.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
* To provide a high quality seamless Occupational Therapy service from Acute or Community Hospital to Community, responsive to the needs of the local population as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team.
* To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) that is responsive to the needs of the local population, working flexibly to respond to the changing needs of the patient.
* To provide a key role in facilitating the seamless transition from community hospital to patient’s own home and transferring the care of the patient to other appropriate services to maximise the patient's independence and quality of life.
* To provide supervision, facilitate the personal and professional development of junior members of staff, enhancing their skills and knowledge and where appropriate line management.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
* Current registration with HCPC
* Evidence of core rotations
* Evidence of specialist post graduate training and education with older adults.
Experience
* Significant Post graduate experience in a variety of clinical settings with experience in a community setting and inpatient setting
* Experience of working in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency teams.
Skills and Knowledge
* Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSF’s/NICE guidelines.
* Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Other
* Must be able to meet travel requirements of the post.
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.
Application numbers
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Current vacancies
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here ), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher ). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
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