Expert Practitioner Occupational Therapist inNorthallerton inNorthallerton PUBLISHED
THU 16 JAN 2025
Band 6
NHS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WEEKEND
Opportunity to work within a large multidisciplinary team, enhancing collaborative skills and knowledge sharing.
Involvement in specialized Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, allowing for professional growth and expertise development.
The role promotes independence for clients, making a significant positive impact on their quality of life and well-being.
Access to leadership and improvement training programs designed to enhance managerial skills and career development opportunities.
Flexibility to work autonomously while still being part of a supportive team environment.
Experience the satisfaction of preventing avoidable hospital admissions through effective community support and home care.
Involvement in a vital service that operates 7 days a week, offering diverse experiences and challenges in care delivery.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Expert Practitioner Occupational Therapist to join their Urgent Community Response and Hospital at Home teams in Northallerton. The role involves providing specialized Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention within a multidisciplinary team, with a focus on supporting clients facing various medical, social, and emotional challenges. The position requires a proactive approach, exceptional communication and organisational skills, and the ability to work independently while performing home visits. The candidate must also be available for weekend shifts, as the service operates seven days a week.
The Trust emphasises leadership and improvement training for new staff, providing a comprehensive program designed to enhance management skills and promote Trust values. Successful candidates will attend training sessions that cover essential leadership and service improvement topics, allowing for further development opportunities. Candidates interested in the role can reach out to Pam McIvor, the Clinical Lead, for additional details or informal visits.
The Trust emphasises leadership and improvement training for new staff, providing a comprehensive program designed to enhance management skills and promote Trust values. Successful candidates will attend training sessions that cover essential leadership and service improvement topics, allowing for further development opportunities. Candidates interested in the role can reach out to Pam McIvor, the Clinical Lead, for additional details or informal visits.
There is currently an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 to join the Urgent Community Response and Hospital at Home in H&R. You will work within a large multidisciplinary team offering specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and Therapy intervention.
You will need to be able to work as part of a team and on your own, frequently using your own initiative. Excellent communication skills, organisational skills, enthusiasm, commitment and ability to negotiate across a wide range of agencies are also vital in this post.
The role will require being involved with clients with a range of multiple medical, social and emotional problems, as well as a substantial amount of home visits. The ability to travel independently is therefore an essential part of this post.
The team currently provides a 7 day service so there is an expectation for the successful candidate to be included in the cover for weekend working.
The service aims to enable individuals to maximise their independence at home and to support timely discharge and prevent avoidable admission to hospital or long term care.
Skills
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pam McIvor Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:
You will need to be able to work as part of a team and on your own, frequently using your own initiative. Excellent communication skills, organisational skills, enthusiasm, commitment and ability to negotiate across a wide range of agencies are also vital in this post.
The role will require being involved with clients with a range of multiple medical, social and emotional problems, as well as a substantial amount of home visits. The ability to travel independently is therefore an essential part of this post.
The team currently provides a 7 day service so there is an expectation for the successful candidate to be included in the cover for weekend working.
The service aims to enable individuals to maximise their independence at home and to support timely discharge and prevent avoidable admission to hospital or long term care.
Skills
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
- Your Leadership Impact
- Leading your Team to Success
- Leading Into the Future
- Service Improvement for Beginners
- Developing your Service Improvement Skills
- Lean Practitioner
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pam McIvor Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:
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