RRRT Hospital In-Reach Lead Clinician / Nurse / Occupational Therapist

Are you ready for a new challenge? Could you make a difference?, An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hospital In-reach Lead Clinician/Nurse/ Occupational Therapist to work in Kingston Hospital for the Richmond Response and Rehabilitation Team (RRRT). The service operates from 7am until 7pm across Richmond borough. As a Lead Clinician/Nurse/ Occupational Therapist you will assist the RRRT Service Manager in the management of a designated caseload resulting from patients you have identified as appropriate for safe and timely discharge from Kingston Hospital. The Trust is passionate in developing the staff to build upon your occupational therapy career, with this post being a 6 months fixed-term role which will enhance and progress your continuing professional development. Get your career in the right direction, with the right organisation and at the right time - please come to KRFT and be part of this organisation., The Hospital In-Reach (HIT) Lead Clinician/Nurse/ Occupational Therapist will lead on the development and implementation of the RRRT function of in-reach to Kingston Hospital. There will also be a key responsibility of improving patient access to overall KRFT NHS Trust community services to ensure we get it right the first time, every time.

• The post holder will work closely with RRRT Service Manager, Divisional Managers, Assistant Directors and Clinical Operational Leads to deliver the agreed outcomes.
• The post holder will need to provide the leadership and representation of RRRT at Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust meetings whilst ensuring patient pathways are supported, developed and embedded into practice.
• The post-holder will operate at all times with reference to the Trust's objectives and quality priorities.
  
  Interested in developing your occupational therapy career?
• Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care?
• Compassionate towards patients and their families?
• An excellent communicator with the ability to lead and motivate a team?
• Highly motivated, energetic and innovative with full UK driving license holder with access to a car?
  
  NHS Pension scheme
• Unsocial hours payment at 0.3 on a Saturday and 0.6 Sundays and Bank Holidays, to be applied to your standard rate
• CPD time (3% of weekly hours)
• Support with funding towards training as part of PDP
• Car salary saving scheme
• Flexible working
• Ride to Work Cycle Scheme
• Annual season ticket loan scheme
• Discounted Cinema Tickets, Gym Memberships and More
• Generous annual leave
• Free counselling service
• Free and subsided exercise and mindfulness classes
• Fast-track access to physiotherapy
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally. We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. Infection Control As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.