[ref. y29447020] NHS - Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist – Community Neuro Rehab
Job overview
We are a friendly, supportive community neuro rehab team, recently expanded to include Occupational Therapy.We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to lead the development of occupational therapy within the community neuro rehab team.
We offer in-service team training, effective supervision and external training opportunities through the Trust.
The services are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire and proximity to M25.
A car driver is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
To provide a very high standard of Occupational Therapy care to patients under the Neurological rehab team and their carers/family in a community setting, meeting the needs of the multicultural and diverse population.
Together with other senior staff to act as a resource for specialist advice to the rest of the Community rehabilitation and therapy services, and others within wider multidisciplinary services.
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Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level.Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Recognised diploma / degree in Occupational therapy
- Evidence of CPD of relevent post graduate training to high level (theoretical and practical)
- Post grad/ Msc in relevent area (Neurology/ elderly care)
- Leadership training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Experience at band 7 or significant experience as band 6 OT working in neuro rehab
- Experience of working across OT core areas
- Experience working as part of MDT team in the NHS
- Experience working in the community
- Knowledge of NHS and best practice guidelines related to neuro conditions
- Evidence based occupational therapy practice
- Experience leading a project/ audit
- Knowledge of North Central London partnership working
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Fluent in written and spoken English including the ability to generate letters and reports of a high caliber
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills within adult neurology and other relevant clinical areas
- Ability to deal with difficult situations involving conflict and/or distressed patients/carers/staff
- Ability to supervise and teach
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload within a busy environment
Other
Essential criteria- Car owner/ driver with valid UK driving license with access to car for work use