Occupational Therapist - Specialist Community Stroke Rehabilitation
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Job summary
Specialist Community Stroke Team Occupational Therapist - 30 hours (0.8wte)
Are you an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking to work in a supportive and inclusive NHS Organisation? If so CCICP is waiting to hear from you...!
We are thrilled that an exciting change to our service is allowing us to welcome an enthusiastic and motivated band 6 Occupational Therapist to permanently join our wonderful team.
You will be part of a motivated and dynamic MDT, and will have support to develop as a clinician. We have a robust in-service training programme, access to external training and CPD activities, and promote service development opportunities.
Applicants must have a minimum of 12 months experience of working in the NHS and have completed relevant band 5 rotations with accompanying competencies. Clinical Educator training is desirable as you will be responsible for supporting students on placement.
Main duties of the job
You will providespecialist stroke assessment and rehabas part of our 'ESD' and longer-term specialist stroke rehab services for up to approx. 4 months following discharge from hospital. This includes a rota'd weekend service in which you will be expected to participate.
The team consists of Physios, OTs, SLTs dietetics, nursing, psychology services, social workers and rehab assistants and works in partnership with the Stroke Association locally to provide a holistic service to the patient.
The successful candidate should have experience working with patients following a stroke, including knowledge of specialist assessments and interventions, and good patient handling skills.
You should have excellent communication skills to be able to build rapport and provide effective interventions to patients who may present with cognitive or communication difficulties.
You will be able to demonstrate good time management skills to ensure timely intervention and discharge of patients to maintain flow of patients through the service.
You will be required to see patients in a variety of locations, both their own homes and in care facilities and must be comfortable with the lone working aspect of the role.
You will be able to to demonstrate an understanding of data protection and confidentiality to ensure accurate and timely documentation in patient clinical records. Good computer literacy is essential.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Details
Date posted
25 January 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
412-COMM-2677-A
Job locations
Infinity House
Mallard Way
Crewe
CW1 6ZQ
Employer details
Employer name
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Infinity House
Mallard Way
Crewe
CW1 6ZQ
Employer's website
https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Community Stroke Team Lead/Occupational Therapist
Lindsay Coppenhall
lindsay.coppenhall@mcht.nhs.uk
01270826205
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