Job summary
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified, HCPC registered Occupational Therapist within Amputee Rehabilitation and to work within the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality assessments and treatments for this client group.
Main duties of the job
The job role is to provide Occupational Therapy, alongside Band 7 Occupational Therapists. To participate in the inter-disciplinary assessment process, negotiated client-centred goals, rehabilitation interventions and completion of reviews and outcome measures. To be responsible for managing a caseload of amputee patients, both non-limb wearers and prosthetic users, with lower limb and upper limb amputations or limb difference. To communicate and liaise with a wide variety of community services regionally, including relevant referrals, ordering equipment and appropriate home visits.
About us
We are looking for someone to provide Occupational Therapy as part of the wider MDT, including Rehabilitation Consultant, physiotherapy, prosthetists, counselling, psychology and therapy assistants. The service is based at the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham, which provides specialist amputee rehabilitation throughout the whole West Midlands Region.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have some experience of assessing disability.
You must have good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical and evidence-based practice.
You must be able to communicate effectively with patients /carers colleagues and other agencies and to have excellent record keeping skills.
As part of the MDT you will be contributing to promoting service development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have some experience of assessing disability.
You must have good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical and evidence-based practice.
You must be able to communicate effectively with patients /carers colleagues and other agencies and to have excellent record keeping skills.
As part of the MDT you will be contributing to promoting service development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy / Diploma in Occupational Therapy / Occupational Therapy Degree
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- oEvidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- oActive Member of clinical interest group
- oExperience with assessing patients with a disability
Skills & Knowledge:
Essential
- oAbility to assess and treat patients with physical conditions, using clinical reasoning skills
- oKnowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations
- oIndependently mobile as travel across the region is required to various work locations e.g. for meetings, home visits
Desirable
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oWilling to develop new skills as required by relevant service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy / Diploma in Occupational Therapy / Occupational Therapy Degree
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- oEvidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- oActive Member of clinical interest group
- oExperience with assessing patients with a disability
Skills & Knowledge:
Essential
- oAbility to assess and treat patients with physical conditions, using clinical reasoning skills
- oKnowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations
- oIndependently mobile as travel across the region is required to various work locations e.g. for meetings, home visits
Desirable
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oWilling to develop new skills as required by relevant service
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).
