Occupational Therapist - Community - Development Role

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Occupational Therapist - Community - Development Role

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Cambridge City North Community Rehabilitation Team based at CPFT Community Rehab Service, 15 Mowlam Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9NA. The role is a Band 5 / Band 6 development position, suitable for an experienced OT or someone looking to develop their skills.

This role is based in the area surrounding North Cambridge. You would be working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities in their home environment.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is able to work as an autonomous practitioner within the Community Rehab team to provide a high standard of care to our patients.

Your role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs.

You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.

Your role will also include supervision of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensuring that Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own and delegated work.
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills.
• To use evidence-based practice to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.

Staff development within CPFT is highly valued and you will be supported to attend relevant internal and external courses to develop your knowledge and skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of your Appraisal process.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the OT professions.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development.
• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy.

Experience

• Clinical experience in a variety of settings.
• Clinical supervisor.
• Community experience.
• Knowledge of falls prevention.
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role.
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
• Understands the principle of confidentiality.
• Demonstrate professional responsibility.
• SystmOne.
• Relevant outcome measures.

Physical Requirements

• Demonstrate empathy for the concerns of others.
• Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude.
• Have a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress; can recognise when to use them and does so.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

Skills & Abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
• Able to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Able to assess, plan and implement care.
• Understanding of clinical supervision.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £29,970 to £44,962 a year (Salary dependant on experience and per annum pro rata).