Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Neuro-Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 11 months (Contract end date - 14-Feb-2025)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-NORTH-8420-C
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edgware Community Hospital
- Town
- Edgware
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Neuro-Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Full time Band 6 Specialist Neuro-Occupational Therapist (flexible working, 37.5h/week secondment, 11 months ending February 2025) - maternity leave cover.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Barnet Early Stroke Discharge Team working with a MDT including other occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologist, speech and language therapists and rehabilitation assistants.
This post will have a role in developing the occupational therapy practice and delivery of evidence based Early Stroke Discharge rehabilitation packages for people returning home following initial treatment in hyper acute or acute stroke units serving the Barnet locality.
Main duties of the job
It is essential that you have current HCPC registration and recognised qualifications as an Occupational Therapist. You should have 2 year's experience including working with stroke or patients with a neurological condition. Can clearly demonstrate neuro-rehabilitation skills for specialist assessment and treatment of clients with stroke. Experience will include working in multi-professional teams and across a range of different agencies to achieve the optimum outcome for service users (including working in the community).
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for providing an early comprehensive specialist stroke service to the residents of Barnet requiring rehabilitation in the community and managing student/junior occupational therapists and other support staff.
- Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents of Barnet within the Early Stroke Discharge team.
- To perform Occupational therapy assessment of patients with neurological presentations (including stroke and other complex presentations) to develop and deliver an individualized treatment program.
- To work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing, treating, and managing own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate positive rehab outcomes, timely and coordinated discharge planning which support initiatives aimed at reducing length of stay.
- Work in a variety of settings including clients’ own homes, clinics, residential and care homes, community facilities, continuing care homes and community hospitals.
- To be responsible for the supervision and line management of junior staff, rehabilitation assistants, technical instructors and occupational therapy students.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current HPC registration
- Current COT registration
- Evidence of CPD relevant to assessment and treatment of neurological conditions
- Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
- Involvement in Appraisal and KSF Scheme
- Member other relevant special interest groups
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant post graduate degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-registration experience of 2 years working (including falls, neuro or stroke rehabilitation, and long term disability management).
- Post-registration experience of facilitating hospital discharges
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience working with Social Services
Desirable criteria
- Post-registration experience of working in a community rehabilitation setting.
- Rotations at a Band 5 level in a wide range of clinical areas including elderly care, neurorehabilitation, musculoskeletal, community and orthopaedics.
- Experience in supervising and appraising junior therapists or support workers.
- Experience in supervising occupational therapy students. Experience in service development projects. Experience working with voluntary organisations.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience and skills to assess and treat people with neurological conditions, complex multi-pathologies (including cognitive communication deficits, spasticity, splinting and casting, NMES, vocational rehab).
- Knowledge and understanding of the national guidelines for stroke rehabilitation, NSFs for Older People and Long-Term Conditions and relevant NICE guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of the neuro rehabilitation process
- Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centred, goal setting approach.
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice associated with stroke and neuro rehabilitation
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise, and demonstrate clinical reasoning.
- Communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- IT skills – Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook
- Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to clinical practice.
- An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and service development
- Remains up to date with own professional practice and new research
Desirable criteria
- Personally, and professionally responsible
- Able to self-motivate Able to work as a team member. Flexible, adaptable, reliable, and diplomatic Able to work under pressure. Able to resolve situations of conflict
- Able to implement change into own and others practice.
- To have occupational health clearance for the role specified
- Car owner and driver (hold a current UK license or equivalent)
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
- Marcin Kwiatkowski
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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