Senior Occupational Therapist
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We have an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking Band 6 senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Therapy Team in a static role within our medical team.
Responsibilities
* Complete specialist assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning.
* Plan and organise a designated caseload of complex patients within the designated service and own professional activities under the management of Team Leader.
* Work with the patient and carers to identify and meet OT goals, using standardised and OT assessment tools to assess their skills deficits, occupational needs and achieve functional fitness for timely discharge.
* Plan and implement single or a programme of interventions using treatment techniques to meet the patients needs for timely discharge.
* Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment interventions to measure progress and ensure effectiveness, involving patient, carer and MDT as appropriate.
* Ensure Therapy goals are integral to the multidisciplinary care plan re: safe and timely discharge.
* Apply an enhanced understanding of effects and impact of illness, frailty and disability on patients abilities and provide advice and education regarding lifestyle changes / adaptations to their physical and social environment.
Our Organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients own homes.
Benefits
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Contact
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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