Occupational Therapist Integrated Care RotationNHS

Job summary

Community Rehabilitation & Hospital at Home Services

Agenda for Change: Band 6

Location: Alton Community Rehabilitation Hospital, North Hospital @ Home & Mid Community Therapy Services

Hours: Full Time (Part Time Considered)

Contract: Permanent

Join Our Team & Make a Difference Every Day

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, & forward-thinking Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our dynamic rotational service across our Community Rehabilitation Hospital, Community Therapy Team, & Hospital at Home Service.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist wishing to develop specialist skills across a range of settings while working within a supportive & innovative multidisciplinary team (MDT).

You will play a key role in supporting patients to maximise independence, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, & facilitate safe discharge & rehabilitation within their own homes & local communities.

Our Vision

Our teams are committed to delivering high-quality rehabilitation & integrated care that enables people to remain independent, recover closer to home, & avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. We work together to provide compassionate, person-centred care that supports patients to achieve their goals & live well in their communities.

If you are passionate about rehabilitation, integrated working, & supporting patients to thrive at home, we would love to hear from you. Apply today & help shape the future of community rehabilitation & hospital avoidance services.

Main duties of the job

You will work across our Community Rehabilitation Hospital, Community Therapy Team & Hospital at Home Service, providing assessment, treatment & rehabilitation for patients following illness, injury or deconditioning

Working within a multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, nurses, rehabilitation assistants, medical staff & social care colleagues, you will help patients maximise independence, recovery & safe discharge

You will assess & treat patients in their own homes, recommend equipment, adaptations & interventions, support admission avoidance, early supported discharge & rehabilitation closer to home, & contribute to integrated care planning, risk assessment & recovery for patients who may otherwise require inpatient care

Main Duties

Manage complex caseloads across community & rehab settings.

Undertake holistic assessments & treatment planning.

Work with multidisciplinary teams to achieve patient-centred outcomes.

Support hospital avoidance & timely discharge planning

Provide supervision for junior staff, assistants & students

Participate in service development, quality improvement & clinical governance

Contribute to integrated health & social care pathways

Why Join Us

Supportive MDT

Varied rotational opportunities

Regular supervision & professional development

Leadership & specialist training opportunities

Service improvement projects

Flexible working where service needs allow

Great opportunity to develop skills across a range of community rehabilitation services

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence