Job overview

To provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment for referred clients, as part of a multi-disciplinary
team, planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for groups or individuals, identified within the unit.
This is a broad summary of the role detailing key areas of operation and responsibilities – further detail will be 
provided in the Main Duties and Responsibilities section, below, which provides more granular detail.

The post holder will:
• Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive            Occupational Therapy service to residents of West Hertfordshire             within the bed-based unit.

• Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.

• Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services across CLCH including the acute and community teams to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapist and the Multi-professional team

• Be responsible for the supervision Rehabilitation Assistants and Occupational Therapy students, with guidance from Senior Therapists.

• Support self and service development through active participation in       Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by pa

Main duties of the job

To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skills deficits enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.

To formulate intervention plans which are aimed at maximising independence and reflect the clients’ own goals.

To work independently in a wide variety of settings including hospital bases, clients homes and community premises.

 To work pro-actively with other professionals in providing group and individual interventions.

To prioritise client referrals within service standards.

Working for our organisation

We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:

• stay well

• manage their own health with the right support

• avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.

We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.

Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.

Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence