Job summary
In HCT we know rehab matters. Join us to help continue to create opportunities for our patients and staff to excel with their rehabilitation goals.
We have a large community therapy team across a number of localities within East and North Hertfordshire who work with a variety of different patients. We are looking for a Occupational therapist to join our forward thinking and innovative team to continue to provide excellent rehabilitation to patients within their home environment.
Come and join Discharge home to assess during our transformation, which will see our service merge into a larger locality team working with patients under intermediate care, hospital at home and frailty pathways. This exciting opportunity gives greater scope for learning, career development and more professional support.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Return to practice candidates are welcomed to apply.
Main duties of the job
This post is full time but applicants who wish to work part time or flexibly will also be considered.The service runs 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm at weekends. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the weekend rota.The service covers both East and North Hertfordshire, and the post holder may be expected at times to cover across all localities. Travel costs will be covered in line with our Travel and Expenses policy.You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes are essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).This post will close early if we reach the maximum number of applications, early application is encouraged
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
In return, we can offer you:
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27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
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One of the UK's best pension schemes
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Special Leave for family and personal reasons
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NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
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Eye Care Vouchers
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Employee Assistance Programme.
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NHS Discount
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be part of an integrated health and social care team. To provide clinical leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team in providing care to avoid inappropriate admissions to hospital and support hospital discharge.
To provide assessments, and treatment, where required for vulnerable patients with potentially complex needs. To support patient-led goal working within the community.
Please see Job description and Personal Specification for more details.Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be part of an integrated health and social care team. To provide clinical leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team in providing care to avoid inappropriate admissions to hospital and support hospital discharge.
To provide assessments, and treatment, where required for vulnerable patients with potentially complex needs. To support patient-led goal working within the community.
Please see Job description and Personal Specification for more details.Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- Do you have an Occupational Therapy Degree?
- Please detail what experience you have working within the NHS?
- Are you Registered with Health Professions Council?
- What post qualification course have you completed that are relevant to this role?
Desirable
- Have you completed Educator Training or have you supported a student?
- What experience do you have of providing supervision to students and/or colleagues?
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Please detail your experience of working in the community?
- Please detail when you have been required to use communication skills when working with complex patients?
- How would you show ability to work under pressure and be flexible?
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- What has been your experience communicating within a multi-discipline team?
- What examples do you have of being able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding?
Desirable
- Have you used SystmOne for documenting?
Personal qualities
Essential
- Are you able to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills?
Other requirements
Essential
- Do you hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) with business insurance cover?
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- Do you have an Occupational Therapy Degree?
- Please detail what experience you have working within the NHS?
- Are you Registered with Health Professions Council?
- What post qualification course have you completed that are relevant to this role?
Desirable
- Have you completed Educator Training or have you supported a student?
- What experience do you have of providing supervision to students and/or colleagues?
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Please detail your experience of working in the community?
- Please detail when you have been required to use communication skills when working with complex patients?
- How would you show ability to work under pressure and be flexible?
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- What has been your experience communicating within a multi-discipline team?
- What examples do you have of being able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding?
Desirable
- Have you used SystmOne for documenting?
Personal qualities
Essential
- Are you able to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills?
Other requirements
Essential
- Do you hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) with business insurance cover?
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).
