Specialist Neuro Rehab/ Stroke ESD Occupational Therapist inHuntingdon inHuntingdon PUBLISHED
TUE 22 OCT 2024
Candidates must possess excellent clinical skills, a flexible attitude, and the ability to travel independently within the service area using their own vehicle. The role requires accountability for assessing, planning, and implementing therapy interventions, with opportunities to shape and develop the service while adhering to professional guidelines. Successful applicants will be equipped with a smartphone and laptop to aid in their duties and must confirm their eligibility to meet transportation requirements for the position.
12 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Are you a highly skilled and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and established team? If so, we want to hear from you! We are currently seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist at band 6 level to join our Integrated Stroke Early Supported Discharge and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.
Our integrated service provides stroke rehabilitation and community neuro rehabilitation support to service users with complex needs.
As a band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will have the chance to work with a team of highly skilled & experienced professionals including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Psychologists, Specialist Nurses and Neuro Rehab assistants. Together we strive to deliver outstanding care to our service users.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of service users & the broader community. You will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload across the North of Cambridgeshire & shaping the service to support the development of your colleagues. You will provide comprehensive assessments & deliver evidence-based specialist neuro occupational therapy programs to support patients with physical, cognitive & psychosocial needs. You will work collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary Team.
If you are a highly motivated & adaptable individual with excellent clinical skills & knowledge, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. You should be comfortable working in different settings, including patients' homes, wards or community gyms and using virtual consultations to manage your caseload. We will provide you with a smartphone and laptop to support you in your work.
If you are a flexible & adaptable individual who can travel independently across your work locality, and has access to a car for work purposes, we would love to hear from you! Join our team and make a positive impact on the lives of our service users.
About us
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.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To provide a high standard of Neuro Occupational Therapy, performing assessments of patients and to deliver an individual treatment programme.
- To provide ESD in-reach to the community beds for patients under the ESD service and work with patients in their own homes for both ESD and Neuro rehab patients.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service working unsupervised within the multi-professional Integrated Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team.
- To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment to patients under the care of the Integrated Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team within professional guidelines, with the support of Specialist and Advanced Practitioners within the team. Providing appropriate equipment and rehabilitation programmes and making referrals on to other professionals and agencies as appropriate in order to meet the identified needs.
- To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions relating to their physical, functional, and psychological needs.
- To be involved in providing 6 month reviews for stroke survivors.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
- To work within Trust, RCOT, and HCPC guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements and use own professional judgement to vary from established practices where required.
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