Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Occupational Therapist Staying Steady
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 333-D-MK-CM-1142
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Home 1st, Bletchley Community Health Services
- Town
- Bletchley, Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/06/2025
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist Staying Steady
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within the CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Community Health Services, for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Staying Steady, falls prevention service. Due to the expanding and innovating project work, currently under development, we are further resourcing our team to carry out this exciting new work. Based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Staying Steady is a multi-professional team who undertake multifactorial risk assessments, provide enabling solutions using equipment prescription, advice, signposting and other treatment interventions to reduce falls risks for adults in Milton Keynes.
This post will provide an opportunity to further develop your assessment and treatment skills for people who have fallen or are at risk of falling. You will be working alongside experienced and specialist Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Support Workers and Consultant, to provide coordinated assessment and goal orientated intervention to service users.
Main duties of the job
- To provide advanced assessment of patients who are at risk of falling or who have fallen, to develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.
- To undertake telephone triage, multi-factorial assessments, equipment and other therapeutic input as part of the Multidisciplinary Team.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice.
Working for our organisation
Staying Steady is one of the Home1st planned care services and is based in Bletchley where the office is a central hub for multi-disciplinary working. You will be provided with laptop, mobile phone, uniform and have mileage expenses paid for.
Your participation in staff supervision, training and completion of competencies and observation of practice is key to the provision of the ongoing standard of care we expect at CNWL. There are opportunities for peer group CPD sessions and in-service training, QI project work and volunteering for champion roles.
CNWL can offer:
- Flexible working
- Buying and selling annual leave
- An attractive pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
- Staying well at work service for tailored employment related support to staff
- Physio Med: an education zone, advice line and treatment service for staff
- Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
- The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
- A range of staff networks
- Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust benefits
- Childcare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice
- Travel discounts
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care and that of students and assistants under your direct supervision. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
- To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation/multi-pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate assessment/diagnosis of their condition.
- To formulate, deliver and evaluate individual treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.
- To comply and uphold standards of the HCPC and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists as indicated by Professional registration
- To maintain own continuing professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments, and incorporate them as necessary into your work.
- To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attending, feeding back and delivering presentations and training sessions at staff meetings and tutorials, and by attending external courses and using reflective practice.
- To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include case conferences, patient reviews and discharge planning.
- To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Plan (PDP) as appraisee and appraiser.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- OT degree or equivalent professional qualification
- UK HCPC registration
- Evidence of post registration CPD relevant to Older People
Desirable criteria
- Membership of professional organization
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience in neurology and older peoples services.
- Previous previous experience in musculoskeletal/neurology/respiratory/ frailty/ orthopaedics
- Previous experience of working in the NHS / awareness of NHS policy / falls guidance
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision of students/ support workers
- Experience of providing falls prevention education / classes
Others
Essential criteria
- UK Car Driver and provision of car
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Becky Carrington
- Job title
- Staying Steady Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07871981876
- Additional information
Please do contact us for a chat about the post or to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
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