Calling all Urgent Community Response Occupational Therapists
This is an exciting opportunity for a Occupational Therapist with strong clinical reasoning skills and enjoys a fast paced environment.
Our integrated teams provide urgent assessment & brief intervention to ensure a patient is safe in their own home.
The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Doctors, Physiotherapists, HCAs and OTAs.
The post holder will join a team of Occupational Therapists to provide specialist functional assessments when a patient finds themselves unsafe at home due to medical or physical deterioration. Often the OT will need to provide adaptive equipment.
This post is readvertised so previous candidates need not apply.
Please see the JD and personal spec.
To be a competent and strong Occupational Therapist with appetite to work in fast paced environment.
You will need strong clinical reasoning skills alongside effective communication to be able to manage difficult situations.
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co‑produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
* We are kind.
* We are respectful.
* We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 per annum, pro rata for part time).
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Elizabeth Gilliland
Job title: CTT Manager
Email address: Elizabeth.gilliland@nelft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07718253316
Please call to find out more about the role or to organise a visit as required.
#J-18808-Ljbffr