Job overview

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CPFT

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated  Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist (OT), to join the Wisbech Community Rehab Service based at North Cambridgeshire Hospital.

You would be working as part of a community based rehabilitation team providing high quality rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities in their home environment. This post will allow the successful candidate the opportunity to consolidate their community, clinical and managerial skills. You will be working within a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistants.

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team.

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 a multi professional Community Rehabilitation team to provide a high standard of care to our patients.

Your role will be leading and motivating a team of Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants to deliver a high quality patient care in the community, alongside Clinical Leads and Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy colleagues. You will work within a wider therapy leadership team under the direction of the Rehabilitation Service managers and collaborate with therapy leads from other organisations within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough structure.

You will also offer advanced clinical leadership to support the most complex patients on the caseload. 

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website 

Working for our organisation

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.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. 

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk