ITOC Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Occupational Therapist

Band 6: £38,682 - £46,580

37.5 hrs per week

Permanent - The service runs 0800-1800 across 7 days (1 in 4 weekends).

Main duties of the job

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated Occupational Therapist to join our 'Integrated Transfer of Care' (ITOC) team.

The ITOC team is 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 person's needs. Assessments and care provision can then be tailored to support people to regain strengths and skills so that they can live as independently as possible.

The ITOC model aims to support better outcomes for people leaving hospital by:

• Reducing the time people spend in hospital when they no longer need acute care preventing hospital acquired infections and 'deconditioning' (the loss of strength and independence)
• Assessing people in a more appropriate environment than the hospital giving a more accurate indication of their strengths and needs
• Providing multidisciplinary reablement and rehabilitation plans, and if necessary short-term care and support, to help people gain and re-gain independence, preventing or reducing need for longer term care
• The model also enables the urgent care system to prioritise acute hospital care for those people who need it.

About us

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications 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%

• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.