Senior Occupational Therapist

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a change and a role that offers lots of job satisfaction?
Our In-patient Therapy Team are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Uckfield Intermediate Care Unit. Within the role you will also be part of the wider inpatient therapy team working closely with Occupational Therapists and Clinical Leads across our other units (in Lewes, Haywards Heath and Crowborough).
The team is based in Uckfield Community Hospital. We provide rehabilitation for adults of any age with a wide range of health care needs including post orthopaedic surgery, frailty, amputees, Parkinson's disease and post falls recovery. You will be based on our 14 bedded unit as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing rehabilitation and discharge planning for our patients. Our Occupational Therapists are recognised and valued as integral to patient experience and outcomes and are supported professionally via our Occupational Therapy Lead structure.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated member of staff with effective communication skills, a flexible approach, and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of a multi-disciplinary team and independently., · To be responsible, alongside the multi-disciplinary team, for complex caseload management providing rehabilitation and enabling the patients to meet their agreed goals.
· In collaboration with the patient, planning and implementing treatment interventions, prescribing equipment and discharge planning.
· To develop and maintain a high standard of clinical practice as a member of the multidisciplinary team, in line with the code of professional conduct of the College of Occupational Therapists.
· To work alongside physiotherapist, therapy practitioners and rehabilitation support workers, jointly working, delegating and overseeing workload where appropriate.
· Review and reflect on your practice through regular participation in professional supervision. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team, as agreed with the Therapy Lead., To practice as an occupational therapist managing the OT case load and delegating work to other team members as appropriate.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
+ Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support, See Job Description and Person Specification for details.
At the heart of how we operate is our Trust values:
+ Compassionate Care
+ Working Together,
+ Achieving Ambitions
+ Delivering Excellence
Our values are fundamental to the high-quality care we provide to the people who need us. We are proud to be a community that cares, delivering our services as a team whilst supporting our employees as individuals.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer that actively promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We embrace and celebrate diversity, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with an ethnically diverse heritage, those with disabilities, and individuals identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our aim is to grow a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
We strive to create an environment where every individual is valued and respected. Our recruitment process is designed to support candidates who require reasonable adjustments and to accommodate the needs of applicants.
This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.
Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically, please ensure you check your emails, including your junk folder. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

+ Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
+ Excellent training and development opportunities
+ Research opportunities
+ Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
+ Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
+ Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
+ Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
+ Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
+ Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff