Rotational Occupational Therapist

Henderson Court Reablement/ St Pancras Pathway 1 the Reablement service is a Camden social work led pathway where the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist provide in-reach therapy to support service users to work on reablement goals and support with discharge planning. The Pathway 1 service supports Camden patients who are at St Pancras Rehabilitation Unit and ready to leave the hospital setting but would benefit from daily (Mon-Fri) therapy and NHS Carelink support work intensity within the first week returning home. The therapists provide input for discharge planning and working on community-based goals within the first 5 days of returning home. The Camden Stoke and Neuro service is a neurological community rehabilitation team providing time limited input to clients with a neurological diagnosis and providing Early Supported Discharge for stroke intervention. You will be part of a team where your proven ability to make high level clinical decisions will aid patient recovery.
This will include having a direct link to the patients medical and therapy team for liaison and support where necessary and with the patients GP or other health care professional as required. You will provide complex assessments and interventions and will make high impact clinical decisions. You will be work autonomously whilst drawing assistance from other colleagues in primary and secondary care. You will promote, maintain and further develop a high quality, efficient and effective Neurological and Complex rehabilitation Physiotherapy Service, within a multi-disciplinary context and in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies for the Unit and Organisation. Your exceptional caseload management and communication skills will enable you to prioritise patient care. You will also work closely with senior nurses, social workers, therapists and other health care professionals to establish and maintain a whole systems approach for your patients. You will be responsible for the
supervision and monitoring of junior staff, including Band 5 OTs, Rehabilitation Health Care Assistants and PT students. The teams work a mixture of Monday to Friday 9-5pm and 7 day working hours. Please contact the Therapy Lead for more information.