Specialist Occupational Therapist
Job overview
We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist to join our team for a short-term post to cover maternity leave cover, either as a fixed term contract or as a secondment. You will work as part of our Tamworth & Lichfield Discharge to Assess Team (D2A), a well-established and supportive integrated multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Social Care Practitioners, Home First Support workers and administrators.
Ideally you will be a band 6 with D2A experience, but we will also consider applications from band 5 and band 6 OTs who have relevant skills and experience working in the community.
You will be well supported by a Clinical Lead along with the D2A management and supportive Multi-Disciplinary Team who will offer continuous support and guidance to help achieve your goals.
Main duties of the job
As part of this role you will focus on providing comprehensive assessments and rehabilitation to support the individuals you see following their discharge home from hospital to maximise their potential, improve their independence and reduce the need for reliance on long term care and support.
You will be expected to:
- Undertake a range of occupational therapy assessments to support maximising patients' independence after a stay in hospital.
- Develop therapy goal plans for individuals which will then be shared with the designated care team to follow.
- Review of the goal plans and adapting to meet the needs of the individual.
- Liaise with other professional in the team around individual patients.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding this role please see attached a full job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria- Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
Desirable criteria
Relevant training to the role.
Experience
Essential criteria- Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities.
- Working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and life limiting conditions.
- Experience of working in the community.
- Experience working within D2A or similar post hospital discharge community therapy team.
- Able to travel between visits to fulfil service requirements - driving licence and access to car, or registered disability enabling access to work support.
- UK Driving licence.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria- Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
- Relevant training to the role
Experience
Essential criteria- Relevant experience to the role including assessments and interventions for a wide range of disabilities.
- Working in a Muliti disciplinary team
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience working within D2A or similar post hospital discharge community therapy team
Able to travel between visits to fulfill service requirements
Essential criteria- Driving licence and access to car, or registered disbability enabling access to work support
- UK driving licence