You'll support older people living with frailty by carrying out thorough assessments and tailored interventions that help them stay safe, independent and confident in their daily lives. Working as part of an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll play a key role in delivering the community frailty pathway. You'll use your clinical skills to assess need, plan care and guide colleagues, working across the Integrated Care Centre and community settings. Your work will help improve patient experience and ensure people receive the right support at the right time.
Main duties of the job
What you'll do:
* Complete comprehensive assessments and deliver specialist occupational therapy interventions
* Work autonomously while contributing to multidisciplinary decision‑making
* Manage and prioritise a specialist caseload in a responsive and flexible way
* Support junior staff through supervision, mentoring and shared learning
* Contribute to service development, audits and continuous improvement
Job summary
You'll support older people living with frailty by carrying out thorough assessments and tailored interventions that help them stay safe, independent and confident in their daily lives. Working as part of an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll play a key role in delivering the community frailty pathway. You'll use your clinical skills to assess need, plan care and guide colleagues, working across the Integrated Care Centre and community settings. Your work will help improve patient experience and ensure people receive the right support at the right time.
What we're looking for:
* A registered Occupational Therapist with strong clinical skills in frailty or community care
* Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and managing complex caseloads
* Clear communication skills, with the ability to work sensitively with patients and families
* Confidence using clinical reasoning to plan and adapt care
* Commitment to ongoing learning, with support and supervision provided
We welcome applicants from all background and value ideas that help us strengthen fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement across our services.
About us
At CHCP, we’re passionate about people and we know that you are too, that’s why we’re here isn’t it? We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.
Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders and their thoughts and opinions are always heard at CHCP you have a real voice.
Compassion is at the heart of our business; we’re a team of nearly 2,500 colleagues who work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people living in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and St Helens. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Current HPC professional registration
* Degree / diploma on Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
* Post Graduate Diploma in relevant specialist area or Professional qualification to Degree level supplemented by specialist accredited training and experience in specialist field(s) equivalent to post graduate diploma level
Desirable
* To be on the live register of mentors (if required by the professional body)
* Leadership qualification/equivalent experience if required
* Teaching qualification or equivalent presentation skills/training experience
* Behaviour changing qualification.
* If appropriate dysphagia training.
Knowledge
Essential
* Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to clinical and service area
* Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
* Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area
* Evidence of undertaking audits/surveys
* Basic IT skills
Desirable
* Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or regionally
* Develop to advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of sound post‑registration professional practice
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
* Experience of multi‑agency/professional working
* Experience of case load management within specialist service area
* Evidence of promoting/supporting active patient/relative involvement/participation
Desirable
* Experience of complex case load management within specialist service area
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
City Health Care Partnership CIC
Address
The Jean Bishop Centre
69 David Lister Drive
Hull
HU9 2BL
Employer's website
https://www.chcpcic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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