An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated, dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary Community Team based at Whitby Hospital.
This role offers the chance to work with a varied and rewarding caseload, delivering planned Occupational Therapy interventions that make a meaningful difference to patients' independence and wellbeing. You will also have the opportunity to develop your skills within the Urgent Community Response service and intermediate care pathways in Whitby.
As part of an integrated community team, you will work collaboratively across traditional professional boundaries to provide high‑quality, patient‑centred care. Our team is committed to preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, supporting safe discharge, and promoting independence within the community.
There will be an expectation to provide cross‑cover across the wider division, including Scarborough and Ryedale, in line with service needs.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, compassionate and eager to contribute to a supportive and forward‑thinking team.
This role may be eligible for recruitment incentives, please liaise with the recruiting manager for further detail.
This post offers the chance to consolidate knowledge and develop OT specific and generic skills that are transferable across teams, and service user groups. We are looking for someone who will take the opportunities afforded by this, and who can foster effective working relationships with professionals and with service users.
The post-holder will be expected to assess and deliver evidence-based OT interventions, to facilitate well being, and optimise independent functioning in self-care, productivity and leisure activities, from an occupational perspective.
Interventions take place in home environments and community settings with flexibility of working required to meet service user needs.
There may be an expectation to be involved in projects or service developments happening within teams, allowing the post-holder to develop their skills within this area.
You will have access to supervision, CPD networks and the Trust Preceptorship programme, which dovetails well with more specific OT preceptorship requirements. Training is supported, together with leadership development programmes. We are committed to undergraduate student education, with occupational therapists encouraged after a reasonable period, to undertake the SLiP training.
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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