Job summary
Are you wanting a new, innovative and incredibly exciting role providing vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy in a primary care network?
This 12 month fixed term contract (maternity leave cover) is based on the original RCOT pilot, working within primary care to support individuals with common musculo-skeletal and mental health conditions to return to and prevent time away from work.
We are looking for an experienced occupational therapist to work 0.8wte across 5 GP practices (Maternity leave cover for <12 months) to provide vocational rehabilitation advice and signposting, assessment and intervention to support individuals to return to or maintain their work role; and advice and signposting for those wishing to return to employment.
Main duties of the job
Some of the main duties are as follows:
- To autonomously utilise clinical practice knowledge and skills to provide specialist vocational assessment and rehabilitation for patients with common mental health disorders and musculo-skeletal problems and occupational therapy assessment and intervention to the Primary Care Network (PCN) agreed population.
- Working at an advanced level within the four pillars of practice: Clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
- To evidence high levels of problem solving, clinical reasoning and exercise independence of judgement to assess treat and manage own caseload of vocational rehab within the PCN.
- Reviewing processes to optimise service flow, outcome measurement and present data on the developing role within the PCN.
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient -facing role, using their highly specialist knowledge of the impact of physical, social, psychological, and environmental and mental health issues on functional independence and vocation impacting an individual's ability to maintain work, and independence.
- Acting specialist resource in providing planned and spontaneous clinical advice and guidance, instruction and teaching for patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team, ensuring a consistent approach to patient care
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree-level professional qualification in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses in the speciality.
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Membership of Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA)
- RCOT SS (work) member
skills and abilities
Essential
- Clinical skills in field of vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy.
- IM&T skills, e.g. able to use Word, Excel; access information from database and experience of different EPR systems.
Desirable
- Vocational rehabilitation CPD
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience
- Experience of undertaking vocational rehabilitation assessments and intervention.
- Experience of working with people with common mental health disorders and musculoskeletal problems.
- Previous clinical specialist experience in vocational rehabilitation/ community occupational therapy
- Service development experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within primary care
- Previous experience of establishing and developing services
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree-level professional qualification in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses in the speciality.
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Membership of Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA)
- RCOT SS (work) member
skills and abilities
Essential
- Clinical skills in field of vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy.
- IM&T skills, e.g. able to use Word, Excel; access information from database and experience of different EPR systems.
Desirable
- Vocational rehabilitation CPD
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience
- Experience of undertaking vocational rehabilitation assessments and intervention.
- Experience of working with people with common mental health disorders and musculoskeletal problems.
- Previous clinical specialist experience in vocational rehabilitation/ community occupational therapy
- Service development experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within primary care
- Previous experience of establishing and developing services
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
