Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a mature and visionary PCN as a Primary Care Occupational Therapist. The successful recruit will be employed by WLPCN Ltd which is a fully contracted and mandated NHS organisation. We are committed to providing superlative services to our patient population whilst at the same time relieving pressure in our member GP practices. We seek to eliminate health inequalities, providing excellent healthcare across a number of different clinical disciplines. We are committed to growing, developing and upskilling our staff at every opportunity; a number of our staff are now published in various healthcare journals. If you thrive in a fast paced but satisfying environment where multi disciplinary consultations are the norm, this may be the perfect role for you
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivering
and leading highly bespoke clinical care to their own caseload and service
within their speciality area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and
evaluate patient centred therapeutic programmes of intervention, ensuring that
they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder
will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at
all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based
theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing
new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and
techniques and working with other services where appropriate to make
improvements.
About us
About West Leeds Primary
Care Network (WLPCN)
A Primary Care
Network consists of groups of general practices working together with a range
of local providers, including across primary care, community services, social
care and the voluntary sector, to offer at scale more personalised,
coordinated health and social care to their local populations. NHS England has significant ambitions for
Primary Care Networks, with the expectation that they will be a key vehicle
for delivering many of the commitments in the long-term plan and providing a
wider range of services to patients within their community.
WLPCN is a mature
and well developed PCN, boasting a workforce in excess of 50 staff members
across many clinical disciplines. We
also benefit from visionary leadership which often makes us pioneers within
our services and wider projects. A
number of our staff have now been published and we actively encourage our
whole workforce to upskill and grow at every opportunity. Please see our website for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for delivering and leading highly bespoke clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred therapeutic programmes of intervention, ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques and working with other services where appropriate to make improvements.
Key areas of intervention
- Support to manage common mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression
- Sleep management
- Pain/ fatigue management
- Provide strategies for those who require to return to work or remain in work
- Issue Fit notes to support return to work, reasonable adjustments or sign people off work if not fit
- Provide rehabilitation so people can continue previous occupations
- Provide interventions for those with long-term conditions such as respiratory, cardiac or neurological.
- Proactive management of those at risk of falls and frailty.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for delivering and leading highly bespoke clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred therapeutic programmes of intervention, ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques and working with other services where appropriate to make improvements.
Key areas of intervention
- Support to manage common mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression
- Sleep management
- Pain/ fatigue management
- Provide strategies for those who require to return to work or remain in work
- Issue Fit notes to support return to work, reasonable adjustments or sign people off work if not fit
- Provide rehabilitation so people can continue previous occupations
- Provide interventions for those with long-term conditions such as respiratory, cardiac or neurological.
- Proactive management of those at risk of falls and frailty.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Mandatory registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Completion of Roadmap to Practice framework for Occupational Therapists
- Post graduate training in specialist assessment and treatment approaches for adults
- Full person specification is in the uploaded Job Specification document
Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience in a range of clinical settings
Desirable
- Leadership and presenting skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Mandatory registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Completion of Roadmap to Practice framework for Occupational Therapists
- Post graduate training in specialist assessment and treatment approaches for adults
- Full person specification is in the uploaded Job Specification document
Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience in a range of clinical settings
Desirable
- Leadership and presenting skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).