Job summary
BHR Falls team provides multi disciplinary care to patients within the Borough of Havering. The service aim is to assess and treat frail patients in their own homes and clinics and avoid unnecessary hospital admission. service.The therapist will be supported with continuing professional development. The therapist will be supported to undertake training in order to competently assess holistically and order equipment that is necessary to keep a patient safe at home allowing them to complete activities of daily living.
Main duties of the job
The band 7 will be expected to supervise and manage junior members of staff and be supported to develop and deputise for senior members of staff in their absence. You will be supported to undertake clinical educator's course and support students.
To ensure service delivery is of a high quality we provide quality care 365 days. NELFT operate a flexible working policy.
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham Essex
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,108 to a maximum of £5,177).
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
At NELFT we set very high standards to ensure we provide quality services. We require prospective employees to carry out an online literacy and numeracy test, equivalent to NVQ Level 2. For more information regarding our assessments, please visit our website. If you are shortlisted, invited for interview and successfully offered the post, you will be required to undertake an assessment for these skills during the pre-employment checks.
The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of multi disciplinary team. In both areas the candidate will need to work using current evidence based therapy techniques, providing thorough assessments. The candidate will also need to engage with other MDT members internally and externally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
At NELFT we set very high standards to ensure we provide quality services. We require prospective employees to carry out an online literacy and numeracy test, equivalent to NVQ Level 2. For more information regarding our assessments, please visit our website. If you are shortlisted, invited for interview and successfully offered the post, you will be required to undertake an assessment for these skills during the pre-employment checks.
The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of multi disciplinary team. In both areas the candidate will need to work using current evidence based therapy techniques, providing thorough assessments. The candidate will also need to engage with other MDT members internally and externally.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bsc 9hons) Occupational therapy
- Health Care Professions Council registered
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills including influencing negotiation & empathic skills
- Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge base and experience and adapt them to the community based setting e.g. Orthopaedics, care of the elderly
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience in relevant core clinical settings: Falls Prevention, Rehabilitation, Care of the elderly, Community
- Falls Champion - Knowledge of Falls prevention/rehabilitation in both hospital and community settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bsc 9hons) Occupational therapy
- Health Care Professions Council registered
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills including influencing negotiation & empathic skills
- Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge base and experience and adapt them to the community based setting e.g. Orthopaedics, care of the elderly
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience in relevant core clinical settings: Falls Prevention, Rehabilitation, Care of the elderly, Community
- Falls Champion - Knowledge of Falls prevention/rehabilitation in both hospital and community settings.
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).
