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    Occupational therapist therapist - Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

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    Description
    Main area Community Grade

    NHS AfC:
    Band 5
    Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.Employer Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Collingwood House Town Gloucester Salary £28,407 - £34,581 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/06/2024 23:59
    Community Occupational Therapist - Band 5


    NHS AfC:
    Band 5

    At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire.

    We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

    We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care .

    We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking 'what matters to you '.

    We're passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

    The ethos of the team is a rehabilitative, person-led approach to recovery and self-management, to ensure we offer care close to home, avoiding unnecessary admissions to bed based services and supporting timely discharge from hospital.

    The post holder will work as an integral member of the Integrated Community Team to provide a service through assessing, collaborative goal planning, delivering and evaluating treatment for adults over the age of 18 with a physical disability as follows:

    Assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients, adopting a health coaching approach for all intervention
    Providing occupational therapy advice to other disciplines and promoting the role of OT within the wider team.
    Participate in departmental research/project work when opportunities arise
    Carrying out evidence based assessment, intervention and evaluation of occupational performance needs of patients with physical disabilities.

    You will assess, provide advice, provide appropriate standard or specialist equipment, refer on for minor adaptations and liaise with the borough councils and housing associations in relation to major adaptations.

    Be competent in risk assessments and managing risk autonomously within the home environment.
    Liaise with partner agencies to ensure patients access to environmental adaptations via the Disabled Facilities Grant process.
    Understand the nature, aetiology and expected progression of a wide variety of diseases/disabilities and to plan appropriate interventions.
    Understand the psychological and sociological impact of disease/disability on patients and carers.

    Provide training, advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the physical, psychological and social environment to meet the occupational performance needs of the patient.

    Attend appropriate specialist courses and cascade training to colleagues.
    Occupational Therapy Assistants, students.

    We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

    For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West.

    Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy.

    It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

    We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England.

    Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.

    In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module "Preceptorship for Healthcare" (AP7026).

    Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

    Occupational Therapy qualification
    Valid UK Driving License
    Community experience
    Knowledge of rehabilitation approaches
    Free car parking at many of our sites
    ~27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
    ~ A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
    ~ A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Social Workers, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
    ~ Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
    ~ Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
    ~ Recognition and long service awards
    ~ Fast Track physiotherapy
    ~ Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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