Occupational Therapist inDriffield inDriffield PUBLISHED 22 AUG 2024

Job Overview



Job summary


An excellent opportunity has arisen for a an enthusiastic and dedicated HCPC registered Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our established, friendly and supportive team within the East Riding of Yorkshire Community Team for Learning Disabilities.

As part of the CTLD you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team alongside Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Physiotherapists and Learning Disability Nurses. We also work closely with our social care colleagues.

We will support you with specialist training and supervision to reach your potential and excel in your chosen career path. Experience in equipment and adaptation, moving and handling and supporting people to engage in meaningful occupations would be an advantage.


Main duties of the job



Main duties of the job


To follow the Occupational Therapy Process (information gathering, assessment, treatment planning, intervention, evaluation and discharge planning) and contribute to care planning process as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

To manage own caseload.

To assess capacity, gain valid consent and work within legal framework appropriate to service area.

To offer education, advice and training to informal and formal carers to best support client safety.

Ensure patient documentation is accurate, maintaining complete and contemporaneous records in line with HCPC/RCOT and Trust standards.

Promote the involvement and engagement of patients/service users and carers /relatives.

Ensure understanding of own and others level of accountability and responsibility when delegating tasks and duties to students and support staff.

Ensure that practice is within scope of own ability, knowledge, skills and experience. To ensure that practice is within the RCOT Code of Conduct and professional standards as well as Trust standards and policies.

Provide occupational therapy advice to other disciplines

Undertake the practice educators course to supervise OT students.

May participate in departmental research


Working for our organisation


We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification



Qualifications And Knowledge



Essential criteria

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with the Health Professions Council
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area.
• Knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice
• Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area
• Basic IT skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
• Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students.
• Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
  
  

Experience



Essential criteria

• Successful completion or willingness to undertake preceptorship
• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
• Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
• Experience of learning disability interventions - moving and handling, specialist equipment, PBS, Sensory Integration
  
  

Skills And Competencies



Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
• Evidence of good time management skills
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
• Ability to commute between the various sites
• Mandatory training to support safe practice and the management of violence and aggression
• Ability to safely manoeuvre patients/service-users and or equipment
• Requirement for frequent concentration e.g., assessments, care plans
• Provide working hours to support the service needs
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
• Wor