Community Occupational Therapist

Are you a newly registered occupational therapist or early in your career and wonder what a role working in the community is like? We can support you to develop clinical knowledge, and the community is a perfect setting for this due to the variety we offer. If you want a job that involves a flexible work-life balance, rehabilitation of patients with a wide variety of clinical conditions and #no2daysthesame then look no further!

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams offering holistic rehabilitation using a coaching and self-management approach to achieve patients goals. Our interventions are exciting and dynamic, supporting patient flow through urgent response and facilitation of hospital discharge with a Home First approach. You will also gain experience in core areas: Falls reduction and prevention work, case management of long-term conditions including neurology, MSK, orthopaedics, respiratory, rheumatology, frailty and palliative and end of life care.

Main duties of the job

The service functions over 7 days between 8am and 6pm. You will be aligned to the North, South or West hub area and we utilise a flexible working policy to accommodate needs where possible. A band 4 role may be offered if you await registration.

Supported by senior therapists you will be responsible for your own caseload delivering holistic rehabilitation or delegating to others, made meaningful by taking place in the home environment.

We are committed to your development, and you will work with the wider multidisciplinary team receiving regular clinical supervision, CPD opportunities and peer support. You will develop leadership skills supporting others including students and have opportunities to make a positive difference to both your patients lives and contribute to service improvements across the Trust and wider partners. We hope to expand the role into rotational opportunities in the near future as funding allows.

You are welcome to visit our team to see what we have to offer.

Please Review the Job Description and Person Specification Attached for full Requirements of the Role.

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities, and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.