Occupational Therapist - Discharge to Assess

Are you a confident Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a more rewarding clinical challenge within a Discharge to Assess Therapy Led service? We have a fantastic opportunity for Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our pioneering team as part of the wider acute therapy team at Southport Hospital. The Chase Heys New Directions, Discharge to Assess Therapy Team,offers a dedicated seven-day enhanced therapy service to 14 beds located within Chase Heys providing specialist assessment and intervention including discharge planning to adults following their acute stay in hospital. Our team work closely with Trust colleagues, patients and families to achieve the best possible level of independence and quality of life, always supporting a discharge home where possible. Thus promoting the HomeFirst pathway and encouraging people's functional independence to stay safe in their own environment. The successful applicant will be part of a motivated, forward thinking, multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Assistant Practitioners. The team work closely with the wider MDT to include the Care Team at Chase Heys, Medical and Social Care colleague to provide excellent care and outcomes. Continuous evidence-based practice and service development is fundamental to the team, and you will be passionate in identifying, leading and driving forward new projects., You will be joining a recently established team and willhave access to support and supervision from a Band 7 Team Lead, with wider clinical supervision provided through peer support from Trust colleagues. We have an excellent staff supervision system enabling our staff to develop both the service and themselves. The appropriate candidates will also demonstrate a strong commitment to training rotational therapists, rehabilitation assistants and undergraduate staff.

• be a registered Occupational Therapist with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council)
• have a minimum of 2-3 years post-qualification experience
• have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Occupational Therapy process / interventions and an ability to apply these skills
• have experience of and eagerness for continued professional development
• have experience of service development, audit and research
• work effectively as part of a team
• have excellent communication and time management skills
• be passionate about student education
  
  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme