Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist (Harrow Community) - Band 5

The Harrow Community Therapy Service is looking for a suitable newly qualified who is looking to develop their knowledge and skills within a friendly team. Support is readily available and a supervision and CPD structure is in place and encouraged by the service.

You will receive professional guidance and direction from senior Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. As part of your development, there are opportunities to experience colleagues working in a range of partner settings, and to develop your supervisory skills with Therapy Support Workers and students.

You will be working closely with the other internal Integrated and Specialist Community Services, including, Community Nursing, Speech and Language, Tissue Viability, Falls and Rapid Response services. You will also be required to work closely with Primary Care Network Colleagues, Frailty Service and the Hospital Discharge Team to support hospital discharge

It is also essential to hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes

You will be required to complete electronic patient records (training provided)

The position is full time (37.5 hours per week) but in line with our flexible working approach we welcome applications for part time contracts. A seven-day working pattern will be required to cover weekends and bank holidays on a rostered/rotational basis.

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
• To assist Specialist Occupational Therapist in supervising, providing planned advice, teaching, support and instruction to therapy assistants, key workers, relatives and carers, to promote understanding of the aims of therapy intervention and to ensure a co-ordinated approach to patient care.
• To delegate to, teach and supervise the work of Therapy Assistants and Technical Instructors with guidance from senior staff.
• To work with other health care professionals on joint assessments, patient goals and treatment programmes in a patient centred approach.
• To undertake comprehensive assessment independently, plan and formulate an individual management and/or treatment programme, using clinical reasoning methods incorporating skills to implement therapeutic intervention:
• Analytical skills
• Investigative skills
• Organisational skills
• Range of physical treatment skills
• Time management skills
• To independently carry out rehabilitation and care programmes aimed at improving or maximising independence and reflect the client’s own goals established with the MDT (addressing performance and skills deficits enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, and leisure).

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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sohil Jangra Job title: Therapy Clinical Lead Email address: sohil.jangra3@nhs.net Telephone number: