Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We have anexciting opportunity within our teamfor a skilled and dedicated Band 6 Occupational Therapist, to work on the impatient Wards at Livingstone Hospital, Dartford. You will have the responsibility toprovidespecialist assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for adult patients living in the community with complex and complicated care needs in a impatient setting, focusing on the re enablement of patients to return home.

In addition, you'llprovide advice, support and education for patients and their families/carers, voluntary agencies and all those working with the patient regarding their medical condition and how this affects the persons lifestyle and environment in order to maintain relationships, roles and independence.

This is a full-timeposition working 37.5 hours perweek.

A full UK driving license and accessto a vehicle for work purposes is essential for thisposition, to facilitate home visits/access visits establishing what equipment needs are.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapistyou will:

• Provide and develop a high standard of Occupational Therapy (OT) services to the patients with a focus on re enablement of patients to return home.
• Provide Occupational Therapy treatment within the community inpatient setting.
• To provide focused OT assessments, interventions and advice for patients and relatives, using evidence-based client-centred principles.
• To manage, supervise and develop junior therapists, rehab assistants, apprentices, and students.
• To promote the role of Occupational Therapy within the inter-professional team and ensure that good communication exists with all staff in HCRG care group and outside agencies.
• To maintain a high standard of care and clinical practice in Neurology through liaison with those working in the team and to maintain close working relationships with other Therapists and nursing staff to facilitate integrated and collaborative rehabilitation programmes.
• To facilitate home visits/access visits establishing what equipment needs are

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapistyou will:

• Have a HCPC registration
• Have a BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Have knowledge of relevant national guidance and other relevant initiatives
• Experience in different specialist areas as a junior Occupational Therapist within the NHS, or equivalent.
• Junior rotations eg Medicine, Surgery, Rehabilitation, Outpatients, Orthopaedics.
• Participation in in-service training programmes.
• Participation in an audit or other evidence based practice activity
• Experience of working as part of an Occupational Therapy team and/or multi-disciplinary team within the NHS.
• Supervision experience of Occupational Therapy under-graduate students, Apprentices or Assistants

A full UK driving license and accessto a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this position.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Dartford

Kent

DA1 1SA

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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