Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Barnet Early Stroke Discharge Team working with a MDT including other occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologist, speech and language therapists and rehabilitation assistants.
This post will have a role in developing the occupational therapy practice and delivery of evidence based Early Stroke Discharge rehabilitation packages for people returning home following initial treatment in hyper acute, acute, and tertiary stroke units serving the Barnet locality.
The ESD team work as part of Inpatients and Stroke Services pathway. The ESD team has a role to in-reach into acute units to provide advice and support to stroke patients, carers, and referring therapists.
You should have 2 year's experience including working with stroke or patients with a neurological condition.
You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a positive and innovative approach to service development and have a commitment to multi-disciplinary team working/skill sharing.
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)
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for providing an early comprehensive specialist stroke service to the residents of Barnet requiring rehabilitation in the community and managing student/junior occupational therapists and other support staff.
- Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents of Barnet within the Early Stroke Discharge team.
- To perform Occupational therapy assessment of patients with neurological presentations to develop and deliver an individualized treatment program.
- To work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing, treating, and managing own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate positive rehab outcomes, timely and coordinated discharge planning
- Work in a variety of settings including clients' own homes, clinics, residential and care homes, community facilities, continuing care homes and community hospitals.
- To be responsible for the supervision and line management of junior staff, rehabilitation assistants, technical instructors, and occupational therapy students.
- To support self and service development through active participation in continuing professional development (CPD
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current HPC registration
- Current COT registration
- Evidence of CPD relevant to assessment and treatment of neurological conditions
- Evidence of up-to-date CPD portfolio
- Involvement in Appraisal and KSF Scheme
Desirable
- Member other relevant special interest groups
- Other relevant post graduate degree
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience of 2 years working (including falls, neuro or stroke rehabilitation, and long term disability management).
- Post-registration experience of facilitating hospital discharges
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience working with Social Services
Desirable
- Post-registration experience of working in a community rehabilitation setting.
- Rotations at a Band 5 level in a wide range of clinical areas including elderly care, neuro-rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, community and orthopaedics.
- Experience in supervising and appraising junior therapists or support workers.
- Experience in supervising occupational therapy students
- Experience in service development projects.
- Experience working with voluntary organisations
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and skills to assess and treat people with neurological conditions, complex multi-pathologies (including cognitive communication deficits, spasticity, splinting and casting, NMES, vocational rehab).
- Knowledge and understanding of the national guidelines for stroke rehabilitation, NSFs for Older People and Long Term Conditions and relevant NICE guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of the neuro rehabilitation process.
- Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting approach
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence based practice associated with stroke and neuro rehabilitation.
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to clinical practice
- An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and service development
- Remains up to date with own professional practice and new research
Desirable
- Qualifications in other post-graduate therapy modalities: spasticity management, splinting and casting, NMES, management of cognitive communication deficits
Key Attributes
Essential
- 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)
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current HPC registration
- Current COT registration
- Evidence of CPD relevant to assessment and treatment of neurological conditions
- Evidence of up-to-date CPD portfolio
- Involvement in Appraisal and KSF Scheme
Desirable
- Member other relevant special interest groups
- Other relevant post graduate degree
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience of 2 years working (including falls, neuro or stroke rehabilitation, and long term disability management).
- Post-registration experience of facilitating hospital discharges
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience working with Social Services
Desirable
- Post-registration experience of working in a community rehabilitation setting.
- Rotations at a Band 5 level in a wide range of clinical areas including elderly care, neuro-rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, community and orthopaedics.
- Experience in supervising and appraising junior therapists or support workers.
- Experience in supervising occupational therapy students
- Experience in service development projects.
- Experience working with voluntary organisations
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and skills to assess and treat people with neurological conditions, complex multi-pathologies (including cognitive communication deficits, spasticity, splinting and casting, NMES, vocational rehab).
- Knowledge and understanding of the national guidelines for stroke rehabilitation, NSFs for Older People and Long Term Conditions and relevant NICE guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of the neuro rehabilitation process.
- Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting approach
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence based practice associated with stroke and neuro rehabilitation.
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to clinical practice
- An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and service development
- Remains up to date with own professional practice and new research
Desirable
- Qualifications in other post-graduate therapy modalities: spasticity management, splinting and casting, NMES, management of cognitive communication deficits
Key Attributes
Essential
- 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)
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
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).
