Job overview

 We are looking for a dynamic and patient focused Occupational Therapist to join our Community Therapy Team.

You will work alongside your community therapy colleagues (physiotherapists and Therapy Techs) and also the community nurses and matrons, to provide rehabilitation, palliative care, hospital at home/unplanned therapy support, to the residents of North Hertfordshire in their own homes, residential and nursing homes.

The team is friendly, supportive and works collaboratively to optimise patients’ level of independence and find innovative ways to enable them to increase their functional performance.

You will work as part of the Integrated Community Team (ICT) pathways to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and to provide therapeutic holistic assessment, support, treatment and rehabilitation of patients in their own home. We are developing closer working relationships with the Primary care networks with their frailty pathways and with other statutory services.

You will be required to work generally across the North Hertfordshire area which includes Baldock, Letchworth, Hitchin and Whitwell areas but at times asked to travel to other teams to support especially at weekends.

There is opportunity for ongoing professional development and to support students from a range of universities

The service operates at weekends and from 0830hrs – 1800hrs, but the team offer flexible working arrangements following discussion.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist occupational therapy intervention for your patients and able to delegate and support the OT skills of our therapy technicians

You will be able to manage a clinical caseload and to support patients with goal setting and supporting their functional performance through activity

You will  ensure that there is effective patient flow through the service

You will support the rest of the therapy and nursing teams with your experience in equipment provision, effective therapeutic moving and handling, cognitive assessments and OT interventions/therapy programmes

Working for our organisation

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities  
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you