Band 6 Locum Community Occupational Therapist

Job Title: Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist – Band 6

Location: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust – Spectrum / Seaham

Area: North East NHS

Salary: £negotiable

Job Type: Locum

Contract Length: Ongoing

Service: Community Therapy Services

Job Details:

• Band 6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist required to start ASAP within community therapy services.
• Provide specialist assessments and rehabilitation interventions for adults with physical dysfunction or disabilities.
• Manage a varied caseload including patients with complex needs across a range of community settings.
• Work within crisis response services, intermediate care beds, rehabilitation wards, patients’ homes and care homes.
• Develop and implement individualised rehabilitation and treatment programmes.
• Support discharge planning from Intermediate Care beds.
• Assess and prescribe equipment, including manual handling equipment.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team including consultants, GPs, nurses, social workers and other allied health professionals.
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff and therapy assistants.
• Contribute to clinical education and training across the community service.

Skills / Experience:

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
• Experience in community therapy, rehabilitation or reablement services.
• Experience planning treatment programmes and managing discharges from Intermediate Care.
• Manual handling experience and equipment provision skills.
• Knowledge of common conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, MSK conditions, COPD and falls.
• Experience supervising junior staff.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (essential).

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 08:30 – 16:30.

Code: U. REF136. 023003. B19935