Community Occupational Therapist - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Permanent

Description

Job summary

This is an ideal opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist wanting to work in a community team at the forefront of development across the urban and rural communities of Gloucestershire.

As an Occupational Therapist you would be a key part of our community team, providing assessment, goal planning and reviews, working alongside Physiotherapists, Nurses, and Support staff to enable our patients to gain their maximum level of independence in their own home.

You will need to be a car driver - Independent means of travel are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced, flexible and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with a good understanding of the Disabilities Facilities Grant process and a passion for community work. Candidates should have a good variety of clinical experience and be committed to providing the highest standard of assessment and treatment.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, will enjoy working in a team and be able to support junior staff and support staff. They will be experienced in working with adults with physical health conditions in a variety of health and social care settings.

This is a very exciting time to join our team, as we build on our existing services in order to support more people to live independently at home. If you have a passion for community work, and delivering personalised care, then we would love to hear from you.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views ( It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;

would recommend the organisation as a place to work;

agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;

would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

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. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a Senior Occupational Therapist in the Integrated Community Team (ICT). To work with adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairment, mental health issues and complex social and community needs, experiencing occupational performance difficulties within and around their home environment.

To work as an integral member of the ICT to provide a service through assessing, collaborative goal setting, delivering and evaluating treatment

To use a recognised model of practice to underpin all practice

Assess and treat own caseload of patients/clients, adopting a health coaching approach for all intervention

The post holder will provide supervision and support to registered OTs, OT assistants and reablement colleagues as appropriate.

Provide occupational therapy advice to other disciplines

May participate in departmental research

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

Further qualifications relevant to community practice

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in the NHS in the UK in the clinical specialty

Desirable

Experience of supervising, appraising and providing education/training to others

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