Occupational Therapist

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary Respiratory Care Team across North West Surrey, on a fixed-term basis. This multidisciplinary team (MDT) works in the community managing and supporting patients with respiratory disease. We support admission avoidance, provide early discharge programmes, community clinics, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Oxygen prescription and home visiting., To undertake advanced OT and generic assessments of individuals with respiratory problems that affect their functioning, also including environmental factors. These patients will have a complex and/or chronic presentation.

To provide assessment and intervention of psychological issues and breathlessness on daily functioning; to improve management of daily life and chronic respiratory condition.

To participate in the provision of Occupational Therapy assessment and education sessions within Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes across the North Surrey locality.

To communicate effectively to the multi-disciplinary team to promote patient safety and the management of risk

To provide an effective high quality service to a patient, helping to develop the service according to patient need and available resources

To take a role/contribute in the supervision and teaching of the Therapy Technician in the Respiratory Care Team.

To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring standards of practice.

To undertake evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and to lead where appropriate in departmental evaluation/research.

To take a role/contribute in teaching/supervising acute and community OT staff and to influence across organisations the implementation of best practice in respiratory care

Previous experience of managing patients with chronic respiratory disease and the psychological impact of long-term conditions is desirable as this role supports patients in the community with the management of both the physical and psychological aspects of respiratory conditions and functional use of oxygen. The role will also support the delivery of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise and education programmes.

This post is an opportunity to become a specialist occupational therapist in the field of respiratory care, working autonomously and as part of a MDT. The successful candidate must have good communication and organisational skills and work flexibly to meet the changing needs of the service. The team strives towards evidence-based practice and audits their service regularly.

CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.