Job summary
Occupational Therapist
Band 6 - £37,338 - £44,962 (pro-rata)
Hours per week:27.75 (The service runs 0800-1800 across 7 days)
Permanent
Main duties of the job
The Integrated Transfer of Care (ITOC) Teamis a dynamic and multi-skilled team consisting of nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and Assistant Practitioners. We also work in alignment with social services and other Locala community services.
Our purpose is to support a safe and timely hospital discharge of people who are medically fit, and no longer need hospital care, to a place more suitable to the persons needs.
The main priority of the team is to consider home first with ongoing community interventions, if required.
We are now looking to appoint an experienced Occupational Therapist to our team based in Kirklees. We offer a high degree of flexible working within the role, whilst ensuring that there is cover over the 7 days.
Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
About us
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-
- Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
- Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
- Refer a Friend Scheme -If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.
Locala Community Partnerships CIC is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.
Locala Community Partnerships CIC is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General / Specialist Knowledge
- HCPC Registered
- Awareness of implications of Clinical Governance
- Evidence of continuous professional development up to diploma level or equivalent
- Involvement in audit projects/evaluating service
- Experience of supervision of support staff
- Awareness of Intermediate and Urgent care agenda
- Working knowledge of broad range of patient conditions
- Experience of working as part of a rehabilitation and/or multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of Integration of services
- Evidence of leading and managing staff and caseload management
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies
- Experience of working in community services
- Clinical Educator Course
- Knowledge of inter-disciplinary working
- Discharge planning.
Desirable
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Experience
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to identify potential for rehabilitation through assessment
- Ability to prioritise and manage own caseload
- Be able to use research, reasoning and problem-solving skills to determine treatment
- Ability to use a range of IT systems
- Able to promote Service with support from supervisor
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- Team leadership experience/qualification
- Clinical supervision qualification
- Ability to manage competency
- Ability to problem solve effectively
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Flexible approach
- Ability to prioritise
- Able to recognise own limitations and when to seek supervision
- A commitment to quality and safety
- A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues
- A listening and leading approach
- Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work.
Desirable
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General / Specialist Knowledge
- HCPC Registered
- Awareness of implications of Clinical Governance
- Evidence of continuous professional development up to diploma level or equivalent
- Involvement in audit projects/evaluating service
- Experience of supervision of support staff
- Awareness of Intermediate and Urgent care agenda
- Working knowledge of broad range of patient conditions
- Experience of working as part of a rehabilitation and/or multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of Integration of services
- Evidence of leading and managing staff and caseload management
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies
- Experience of working in community services
- Clinical Educator Course
- Knowledge of inter-disciplinary working
- Discharge planning.
Desirable
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Experience
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to identify potential for rehabilitation through assessment
- Ability to prioritise and manage own caseload
- Be able to use research, reasoning and problem-solving skills to determine treatment
- Ability to use a range of IT systems
- Able to promote Service with support from supervisor
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- Team leadership experience/qualification
- Clinical supervision qualification
- Ability to manage competency
- Ability to problem solve effectively
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Flexible approach
- Ability to prioritise
- Able to recognise own limitations and when to seek supervision
- A commitment to quality and safety
- A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues
- A listening and leading approach
- Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work.
Desirable
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
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.
