Occupational Therapist

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is committed to bringing care closer to home. Due to new and exciting service developments, a vacancy is now available for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Occupational therapist to join our community response service (CRS) with the main focus to support hospital discharges, as well as working with the urgent therapy response and routine therapy service
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and forward thinking service and a good opportunity to develop into an inspiring senior Occupational therapist. You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop to meet the needs of our service and your profession.
The successful candidates will work with patients in their own homes to deliver an integrated rehabilitation pathway across community services. You will liaise and work closely with Community & Specialist Nursing Colleagues, General Practitioners and the acute hospital, as well as with other therapists within the Integrated Health Teams.
The Integrated Community Health Service operates a seven day service from 08:30 - 22:00, so flexible working is required including weekends and bank holidays. The ability to travel independently across Warwickshire is required, must hold a full British driving licence and have access to a vehicle., Working as a member of the Integrated Health team, planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the programmes of care provided across health, social and voluntary care sectors as part of a multi-disciplinary community based rehabilitation team.
To provide effective clinical leadership within the Integrated Health team, enabling the service to deliver to the highest possible care standards, ensuring that evidence based practice is used. To act as a role model and exercise good leadership.
Providing skilled therapy treatment and advice to clients and carers. Communicating with members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain high standards of care.
To work as an accountable and autonomous professional responsible for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of clients who may have problems as a result of presenting with medical conditions involving multiple pathology and the acutely ill.
To provide assessment and treatment for patients with a range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within community settings as a member of the Intermediate Care Service.
To work flexibly over a 7 day roster including weekends and bank holidays in order to meet the demands of the service and a rapidly changing caseload., To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated case load of clients with a variety of physical and social needs.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of clients with a wide variety of complex conditions using investigative and analytical skills of clinical and non-clinical information to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis.
To formulate individualised therapy programmes, using sound clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based treatment to provide rehabilitation, which is client led and goal orientated.
To assess competency for and delegate appropriate tasks to other team members, carers and their families.
To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload and at times dealing with unplanned and unpredictable urgent referrals for clients living in the community.
To demonstrate ongoing evaluation of therapeutic interventions with the client and respond accordingly.
To carry out treatment plans for other professionals in their absence under delegation and within your competency.
To work innovatively to address the challenges posed by providing rehabilitation in a variety of community settings.
To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination therapeutic handling skills for assessment and manual treatment of a predominantly older caseload.
To demonstrate highly developed knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant specialist physiotherapy equipment.
To demonstrate highly developed knowledge and skills in the assessment and provision of mobility equipment.
To take an active lead in the advising and teaching of therapeutic handling of clients, to other professionals, families and carers.
To assess for and provide equipment in accordance with ICES (Integrated Community Equipment Store) guidelines.
To regularly work unsupervised and alone in clients' homes.
To fulfil the duties of the 'key worker' role. This involves being the named clinician who is available for consultation for designated clients. This includes detailed discussion with the clients, families or career's and other agencies to recommend the best course of intervention using client led goals, and developing comprehensive discharge plans.
Alongside regular caseload, to act as 'duty' clinician when needed with other professionals within the team. The duty clinician will triage all referrals to the service and where indicated, allocate an appropriate service response or alternatively signpost the referrer utilising knowledge of local service providers.
To immediately report to the professional lead any variance to the clients care pathway and document in accordance with the agreed procedure.
To identify urgent need for, and initiate an emergency response, giving appropriate first aid as necessary within own capabilities.
To work at all times strictly within the Trust's Infection Control Guidelines. To ensure that therapy / treatment / care does not constitute a risk of infection either to the health professional, the patient / client or to visitors, and to report any situation that compromises the safety of staff, clients / patients or visitors with regard to risk of infection.
To communicate effectively with clients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential, using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
To gain valid consent to intervention where possible in accordance with the legal framework and consent policy. To identify and report concerns where clients may lack capacity.
To liaise and effectively communicate assessment and rehabilitation outcomes with other multi- disciplinary teams, voluntary agencies and health and social care professionals in accordance with the Trust's information sharing guidelines. This communication will include verbal, report or letter format and include case conferences and multidisciplinary team meetings.
To maintain accurate, comprehensive, contemporaneous documentation and maintain confidentiality in accordance with local intermediate care protocols, the Trust's records policy and national professional standards.
To undertake and promote efficient use of available resources.
To maintain accurate and timely input into EMIS information systems.
Under the direction of the Integrated Health team Professional Team Leader participate in the training/clinical education for staff and students, including: peer clinical supervision, interdisciplinary reflection, the training and support of NVQ candidates including writing expert witness statements.
To attend external courses were identified as part of individual appraisal.
To attend professional meetings and study days appropriate to the needs of the service. Thereafter, to provide written evidence of learning and feedback to the Integrated Health team.
All employees will have an organisational and individual responsibility towards safeguarding vulnerable adults, young people and children. Where employees are working with children, young people and families they have a responsibility to cooperate in national safeguarding policy around early intervention activities appropriate to improving health outcomes. This section details the main duties and areas of responsibility attached to the post. It should be comprehensive enough to give a good understanding of what the normal activity and demands of the job include but it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the tasks.
These should be measurable where possible, describing the role and level of responsibility and accountability in broad terms, and link with annual objectives and performance review., Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
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Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.