East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapist - Community Stroke Rehabilitation

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Community Stroke Services for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team for a fixed term, to bolster the current delivery of occupational therapy to stroke survivors in North East Essex.

The Community Stroke service provides Early Supported Discharge as well as support for people who have a new therapeutic need some time after their stroke. This is in line with the Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) model providing a needs-based service.

The role will join our multidisciplinary team which consists of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Physiotherapists, as well as an experienced team of Associate and Assistant practitioners.

It is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area.

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only

Main duties of the job

The key objectives for this post are to provide high quality, safe, evidence based and goal-focused rehabilitation, supporting stroke survivors to become experts in their own care and remain in their own homes; and to provide holistic assessment specialist occupational therapy intervention.

Clear clinical reasoning; good assessment and intervention skills; and experience in neuro/stroke care are essential. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical skills and be actively involved in service development.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk & north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics & in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training & development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff & patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff & patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

30 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1924-24

Job locations

The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

oGood theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
oGood knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Occupational Therapist with HCPC
oProfessional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent.
oRelevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example splinting and injections, working towards post graduate level of study.
oEvidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

oRegistered member of Chartered Society of Occupational Therapy
oRecognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role

Experience

Essential

oProven experience within the relevant care group

Desirable

oCompetencies relevant to specialism
oExperience of managing the work of others

Skills

Essential

oTo use Word, Powerpoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
oAbility to manage a team
oCar owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

oGood theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
oGood knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Occupational Therapist with HCPC
oProfessional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent.
oRelevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example splinting and injections, working towards post graduate level of study.
oEvidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

oRegistered member of Chartered Society of Occupational Therapy
oRecognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role

Experience

Essential

oProven experience within the relevant care group

Desirable

oCompetencies relevant to specialism
oExperience of managing the work of others

Skills

Essential

oTo use Word, Powerpoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
oAbility to manage a team
oCar owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)