Occupational Therapist - Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Team

Provide specialist, high quality assessment & rehabilitation to improve health & independence, to enable earlier discharge from hospital or prevent hospital admission

Assess, manage & provide treatment to individuals with complex &/or multiple needs, working closely with the MDT providing supervision/support to other staff

Ability to deliver education regarding community rehabilitation

The team is committed to personal development & provides allocated time for CPD, training & wellbeing.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the assessment & provision of a specialised programme of rehabilitation, meeting the specific needs & agreed goals of your patients to facilitate their rehabilitation & optimise recovery potential

Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy

Monitor & evaluate treatment to measure progress/outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions & service delivery

Develop programmes of care to support discharge

Contribute to clinical leadership/supervision facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice

Have high level communication & excellent interpersonal skills to negotiate & establish collaborative partnerships with patients & care professionals

Ensure compliance with clinical governance being responsible for ensuring Infection Control policy/procedures are followed

Assist in service development & projects as we strive to transform & modernise patient care

A vehicle to undertake travel is essential & the ability to work flexibly including evenings, weekends & bank holidays

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

Candidates who do not currently demonstrate this level of knowledge & skills but are willing to work towards the achievement of the below competencies are invited to apply as a Band 5 Aspiring Occupational Therapist in the NRS.

To work as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist in NRS, in addition to BSc (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy & HCPC registration, you will be able to demonstrate:

Ability to manage a varied caseload of people with rehabilitation needs in the community

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.