Band 6 Locum Community Occupational Therapist

Job Title:  Community Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Area:  West Yorkshire NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job Details:  Community Occupational Therapist required for a minimum 3 months. Skills/experience: essential –

• Minimum 2 years post registration.
• Clinical experience working with adults – ideally looking for a wide range of experience e.g. covering older people, frailty, falls, dementia, MSK, Neuro (PD, MS), medical, ortho.
• To be able to independently hold, prioritise and manage caseload, long arm advice and supervision will be offered.
• Awareness/experience of MCA and unwise decisions.
• Basic knowledge of equipment provision, aids and adaptations.
• Car Driver, access to own car with business insurance, willing to commute to and across hub area.
• Evidence of relevant and recent CPD.

Desirable:

• 3 years’ experience.
• Community experience.
• Waiting lists for long term conditions.
• Hospital discharges, Rapids, prevention of admission.
• Experience working with MDT and delegation to nonregistered workforce.
• Knowledge of holistic assessment including pressure management, nutrition and hydration.
• Awareness/experience of falls prevention & management.
• Able to take clinical observations (BP, O2 sats, HR, Resp rate, lying/standing BP), use of NEWS 2.
• Knowledge of deteriorating patient signs and symptoms.
• Knowledge of palliative care/RESPECT.
• Awareness of role of Neighbourhood teams and the nature of the work.
• Previous experience of delivering rehabilitation of meal prep, personal cares.
• Flexibility across teams.
• Use of System 1/electronic records
• Student supervision/practice educator training.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 08.00-16.00, 8-5 and 8-6 also considered. Part-time hours may be considered for right applicant.
Code: U. MX-9961. 010007.B17032