Specialist Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Selby Community Response Team, for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, patient focused rehabilitation service, supporting people in their own homes. The service runs 7 days a week, 8am- 8pm, also supporting Urgent Crisis Response within 2 hours. You will be responsible for providing both holistic assessments, as well as specialist occupational therapy treatment and management of patients, providing rehabilitation to patients in their own homes as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team of nurses/physios and Generic Support Workers. The team works closely with all partners, including hospital wards, GP's, A&E, Social Services, and the voluntary sector, supporting hospital discharges and preventing unnecessary admissions. You will have the opportunity to undertake a wide variety of tasks. You must have excellent communication and organisational skills, work flexibly and be a strong team player. You will be expected to provide support to students and junior members of staff. If you are both motivated and flexible, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, then we would like to hear from you. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse or complex/multi pathology presentations. Specialist functional assessment of cognitive, perceptual, sensory and motor skills, which may include the use of standardised testing. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques, to provide an accurate treatment plan and to evaluate any intervention. To formulate and deliver a specialist, individual, goal orientated treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using assessment, clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment. To ensure a holistic approach to the overall care and rehabilitation of patients within the intermediate care and fast response service. To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload, to meet service and patient priorities. Readjusting plans as situations change/arise. Delegate duties to other members of staff as appropriate. To identify work related risk to staff and patients and inform Senior staff as necessary The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.