An opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, enthusiastic, conscientious, experienced and motivated occupational therapist with a keen interest in the holistic working model, to join the Integrated Reablement Team, incorporating the Urgent Community Response Service, operating across Nottingham City.
The service consists of a multi‑disciplinary team that includes Advanced Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Registered Medicine Technician, Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Support Workers and administrative support. The aim of the MDT is to promote independence through rehabilitation and crisis management with citizens in their own home or within a short term care setting to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support timely hospital discharges.
We are a dynamic, developing organisation with well recognised rehabilitation services providing education, advice, support and rehabilitation for patients across health, social care, care homes and the independent sector.
An understanding of Health and Social care provision and ability to work closely with partner organisations and other stakeholders is essential. You will need excellent assessment and intervention skills in order to plan, develop and evaluate goal focused rehabilitation and Reablement programmes, as well as complex discharge planning experience.
Main duties of the job
* Demonstrate high standards of evidence based clinical practice, maintain excellent interpersonal and communication skills and prioritise workload, manage time effectively and work flexibly within the team.
* Carry out profession specific, and holistic, assessments and evaluations as required to promote independence and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
* Plan and develop goal focused rehabilitation/reablement programme for adults with a wide variety of complex physical and mental health needs either in a community bed or in their own homes.
* Manage the community triage hub which facilitates all hospital discharges to community rehab and assessment beds, and coordinates home discharges for patients who need short term support from the team.
* Use clinical skills to triage referrals, liaise with wards, community bed staff and hospital discharge teams to facilitate timely discharges from the acute setting, and support the flow of patients through the system.
* Respond pragmatically to rapidly changing demands and circumstances, showing excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services. CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare values the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under‑represented within our organisation.
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