Specialist Occupational Therapist

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) works across London boroughs and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

We have a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapy vacancy at Barnet Unplanned Care Service based at Finchley Memorial Hospital.

Are you a Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge or an experienced Band 5 seeking your first band 6 role? If the answer is "yes", we would love to hear from you! We would also consider a Band 5 developmental role.

We are looking for highly motivated, passionate and enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic care and interventions.

You will be able to be creative and be resourceful in your approach to client rehabilitation using your clinical skills to assess and create intervention plans for a varied caseload of patients.

As a B6 Occupational Therapist you will also be responsible for providing supervision, support and education to other junior therapists, students and community support workers.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in service development opportunities and audits. There is a commitment to evidence based practice and you will be encouraged to look for opportunities to promote this within the teams and seek out potential research projects.

Having a full UK driving license and access to own transport for business purposes are essential.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme
  * T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

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• To undertake specialised uni-professional and multi-professional assessments. To develop and implement treatment plans for clients referred to the Barnet Hospital at Home Service including the Discharge to Assess Service. These clients may present with a variety of complex multi-pathologies within specialist areas, including neurological conditions.
• To participate in the Single Assessment Process when appropriate, performing overview assessments and complex specialist assessments as appropriate. To communicate relevant medical information, assessment details, advice and recommendations across agencies and with clients in compliance with trust guidelines for sharing of information and informed consent. These agencies include General Practitioners, Social Services, healthcare professionals, voluntary agencies, and residential homes.
• To be responsible for gaining valid, informed consent for assessment, treatment interventions and sharing of information in compliance with legal and professional guidelines. To be able to interpret and follow these guidelines in circumstances where clients do not have capacity to provide informed consent.
• To have working knowledge of clinical guidelines; specific to the area you are working in and, with the guidance of your supervisor, to translate these guidelines into clinical practice.

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Evidence of up-to-date CPD portfolio
• Involvement in Appraisal Scheme
• Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation, Neurology, Older People Rehabilitation
• Post graduate degree in relevant area
• Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post
• Member of BAOT

• Experience post registration as a Band 5 occupational therapist in rehab or community setting
• Experience working at a Junior level in a wide range of clinical areas including, neurology, general rehabilitation, falls,…