Senior Occupational TherapistNHS
Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced OT to join Droitwich, Ombersley & Rurals Neighbourhood Team. Were a friendly, supportive and hardworking team delivering compassionate community care.
This is a full time post.
You will be integrated with nurses and therapists and instrumental in the journey of patients on the intensive support pathway. Assessing patients being discharged from hospital or those requiring support to prevent admission, identifying short-term care support for rehabilitation and immediate equipment needs. The role is fast paced and responsive.
Alongside intensive support, you will triage and assess patients requiring functional OT assessments in their homes, including manual handling and provision of specialised and standard equip, working closely with GPs, physios, social services, HASE (housing adaptations & specialist equip) and the voluntary sector.
There are opportunities for training and development, alongside in-service training, appraisals and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
A shift is 7.5hrs between 0830 1630hrs, Mon to Fri.
A typical day includes coordinating your caseload, triaging referrals, supporting junior staff and assistants and prioritising urgent assessments alongside colleagues.
The role will involve:
Completing holistic assessments of patients needs following hospital discharge or to prevent admission.
Completing assessments for low level equipment including riser recliner chairs, minor adaptations (e.g. rails, half steps) and manual handling.
Co-ordinating care needs of patients on the intensive support team by liaising the GP, MDT, relatives and other agencies. Including organising individual client case reviews, communicating plans with the MDT, and being responsible for the ongoing actions in relation to the patient.
Line management of Band 5 and Band 3 team members including training, supervision and appraisals.
Maintaining contemporaneous clinical notes to the high professional standards of the COT.
Job description
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
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