Occupational Therapist - Interim Beds

An exciting opportunity has arisen for part time permanent band 6 Occupational Therapists. This is suitable as a developmental post for an experienced band 5 who wants to develop to a senior role. You will benefit from working in a busy NHS Trust offering service provision across care homes, and patients' homes in West Suffolk. The Interim care home beds provide ongoing assessment for patients following an inpatient admission at the acute hospital. You would work within the multidisciplinary team across different sites to help those that are transitioning from an acute environment who require additional assessment prior to being discharged. This role may also include working across West Suffolk in the various Community Assessment Beds settings providing reablement and discharge planning support. Main duties of the job To provide assessments and interventions to patients within their home or care residence setting. To participate in professional supervision and training for other occupational therapists, students and therapy assistants. To assist the team lead in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients, on a day-to-day basis. To provide additional support in the absence of the team lead and to the wider teams as required. To actively contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence based and meets the needs of the local population.

Frequent travel is essential to this role. You must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. We will offer the successful candidates the opportunity to broaden their clinical practice, knowledge and skills with using evidence-based practice to help ensure the quality of service delivery meets the requirements of the patients and service. The post holder will support occupational therapy apprentice and other students as part of our wider programme. Promoting the role of occupational therapy within the Trust, and more widely is an essential part of the role. The occupational therapy department is part of Integrated Therapy Services, and forms part of the wider West Suffolk Alliance. We are committed to professional development and evidence-based practice. This is demonstrated through training opportunities, service improvements and expanding our roles across primary care, non-statutory sector, community, and secondary care with new initiatives to improve the service and outcomes for our local population. This post may involve some weekend working in the future. Person Specification Education & Qualification Essential

• oDegree in Occupational Therapy (BSc / MSc)
• oHCPC registration
Desirable
• oRelevant clinical courses
• oMembership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Experience & Knowledge Essential
• oExtensive experience as a qualified therapist within a range of settings
• oDocumented evidence of Clinical Professional Development (CPD) demonstrating transferable skills
• oPrevious experience of working in an NHS UK health and social care system
Desirable
• oExperience of supervising students or staff
• oPractice Educators Course
Skills & Abilities Essential
• oAdvanced knowledge of application of Occupational Therapy
• oAssessment and interventions relevant to the client group
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• oProven team player
• oDemonstrable interpersonal skills
• oEvidence of excellent written and verbal skills
• oAbility to undertake Manual Handling tasks
• oOrganisational skills and flexibility
• oAbility to prioritise when working under pressure
Desirable
• oEvidence of audits conducted and service
• oEvidence of service development initiatives
• oEvidence of formal education and teaching
• oEvidence of the promotion of occupational therapy
• oLeadership training
Personal Qualities Essential
• oAbility to critically self-reflect
• oTo be open to new initiatives and ways of working
• oGood level of self-awareness to proactively, and sensitively meet the needs of patients and members in the team.
• oKnowledge and use of coping skills to deal with working under pressure
• oAble to demonstrate advanced initiative and responsibility
• oAble to maintain judgement under pressure
Desirable
• oAbility to pass on knowledge and skills to others
• oPragmatic, Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
  
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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge. Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital. We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team. With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be. We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.