Job summary
Occupational Therapist (based in Slough or Maidenhead)
An excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join a high-quality Occupational Therapy service. We have a vacancy at our Maidenhead and Slough base.
Our service aims to help adults to continue to live at home, where your role will be to assess and manage a caseload of patients with varied and complex needs located across East Berkshire.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for an Outstanding CQC rated Trust, committed to workplace wellbeing and to making Berkshire Healthcare a great place to work for everyone. This is demonstrated in the latest National Staff Survey results where we achieved the highest engagement score (staff feedback on their motivation, advocacy, and involvement at work) of all Community and Mental Health Trusts.
The ideal candidate will a registered Occupational Therapist with an interest in the rehabilitation of older adults, have great organisational skills and enjoy team working.
Main duties of the job
- Assist patients throughout the reablement process
- Assist patients in achieving their agreed goals
- Evaluate care plans and report back progress to relevant professionals suggesting appropriate changes to planned care as required
- Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and assess patients in the most appropriate environment
- Assess the activities of daily living for patients referred and implement rehabilitation programmes
- Regularly evaluate treatment programmes and update documentation
The 4 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
- Degree in Occupational Therapy along with HCPC registration (or soon to attain)
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation or intermediate care setting
- Car driver & possess full driver's license to be able to drive in the UK.
- Ability to participate in a 7-day rota.
About us
For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- Salary ranging from £29.828 to £36,311 per annumincluding HCA
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- Free staff car parking
- And so much more
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the HCPC
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence in training in rehabilitation of older people
- Training in the equipment needs of older people
- Understanding of the models used in Occupational Therapy
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation or intermediate care setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- To work autonomously, plan and organise own workload
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Must be a car driver
- Must have access to a suitable car for work purposes
- Must be physically able to load/unload equipment in and out of a car boot (following individual and specific risk assessment).
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a 6-day rota.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the HCPC
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence in training in rehabilitation of older people
- Training in the equipment needs of older people
- Understanding of the models used in Occupational Therapy
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation or intermediate care setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- To work autonomously, plan and organise own workload
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Must be a car driver
- Must have access to a suitable car for work purposes
- Must be physically able to load/unload equipment in and out of a car boot (following individual and specific risk assessment).
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a 6-day rota.
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).
