Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Mat leave cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-7493589
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harpenden memorial Hospital
- Town
- harpenden
- Salary
- £32,602 - £39,686 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
OT Integrated Community Stroke Service
Band 5
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
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
To be an active member of the CLCH ICSS multidisciplinary team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents within West Hertfordshire and in their own homes. The ICSS includes Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) Neuro Enhanced Transition Team (NETT) and Community Stroke team.
To work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promoting best practice and undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.
To work mainly in the patients’ homes but also in a variety of settings including clinics, residential care homes, continuing care homes and community centers.
Main duties of the job
- To be an active member of the CLCH ICSS multidisciplinary team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents within West Hertfordshire and in their own homes. The ICSS includes Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) Neuro Enhanced Transition Team (NETT) and Community Stroke team.
- To work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promoting best practice and undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.
- To build up and maintain key relationships with referrers including GPs, acute providers, Bedded Services, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services and other services across CLCH to facilitate appropriate referrals. To have an understanding of the occupational therapy role within the multi-professional team.
- To be responsible for the supervision of rehabilitation assistants and occupational therapy students.
- To work mainly in the patients’ homes but also in a variety of settings including clinics, residential care homes, continuing care homes and community centers.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, 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 (only available for Band 5 and up)
- 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
**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
- Involvement in Appraisal Scheme
- Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation, Neurology, Older People Rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
- Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post
- 1.7 Member of BAOT / RCOT
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex neurological conditions and multi-pathologies
- Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including, neurology, multi-pathologies and falls
- Knowledge of role of Allied Health Professionals and interdisciplinary team working
- Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centred, goal setting
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence based practice relevant to occupational therapy practice in neurology
- Knowledge of the National Stroke Strategy, Clinical Guidelines for Stroke and the National Service Framework for Long term Conditions
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- Basic IT skills – Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel
- Teaching of junior staff / students, peers in in service training setting
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deb Croall
- Job title
- Lead for Community Neuro
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07917 427481
- Additional information
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