Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Jobs

Job Title:  Speech and Language Therapist – Band 6
Area:  London NHS
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  AWLD Team. Able to work in Community Adults. Working hours: Monday to Friday, 08.00 – 17.30.
Code:  U. WW/SLT/B6.024007.B12459

Job Title:  Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Band 7
Area:  London NHS
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  AWLD Team. Working hours: Monday to Friday, 08.00 – 17.30.
Code:  U. JR/SLT/B7.024007.B12458

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist
Location:  Oxfordshire County Council – Samuelson House – JR, Churchill, Horton. Other locations as per service needs
Area: Oxfordshire Social Services
Salary: £negotiable                                             
Job Type:  Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details: JD available on request. This post is based in Adult Social Care and the post holder will be required to work collaboratively across adult social care and partner agencies to support and promote strong communities, making a real difference to the people and communities we serve, now, and for the future, whilst ensuring that we are delivering value for money. Support is delivered through a strength-based approach to create opportunities, build resilience and long-term support networks so that people live their lives as successfully, independently and as safely as possible.
The post holder is required to work over 5 days a week. This will also require discharge planning and liaison with ward staff and the wider system MDT.
The post holder will work with colleagues and key stakeholders across organisational boundaries, focusing on achieving safe, effective and timely discharges via a Discharge to Assess (D2A) model. The post holder will be following a Discharge to Assess (D2A) model, assessing patients within 72 hours of being discharged from the hospital and maximising long-term independence.
The post holder will work within the competency framework achieving completion and passing of progression to Grade 11, within the timescales set out in the criteria.
Job Responsibilities:
– Work in partnership across health and social care and assess patients in accordance with the Discharge to Assess (D2A) model in Oxfordshire
– Assess patients as part of the multi-disciplinary approach to Discharge to Assess (D2A) model pathways from the point a patient is medically fit to departure from hospital
– Work collaboratively with the hospital staff and ToC (Transfer of Care) team including social workers, therapists, discharge coordinators, third sector and provider partners
– Ensure good patient experience of the Discharge to Assess (D2A) model
– Support timely discharges from the hospital via a Discharge to Assess (D2A) model
– Work closely with Social Workers, Community Teams, and hospital clinical teams to ensure holistic patient experience of the Discharge to Assess (D2A) model
– To think creatively about patients discharged through a Discharge to Assess (D2A) model and so the impact on reducing care costs can be at heart of every new assessment and provide the best option for each patient.
– Will be working in accordance with a Trusted Assessor model
• Work within the requirements of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and any other relevant legislation, guidance and codes of practice, providing personalised information and advice to individuals, families and their carers.
• Use strength-based approaches via a Discharge to Assess (D2A) model, ensuring that in responding to eligible needs all options including the use of informal support networks, community resources, and the assessment of equipment and adaptations are explored in order to achieve identified outcomes.
• To undertake timely and proportionate assessments via a Discharge to Assess (D2A) model, reviews and professional interventions and other duties relating to individuals, families and carers.
• Ensure support plans are reflective of the persons needs and outcomes by providing a clear breakdown of how these are being met, regardless of determination of eligibility.
• Identify and make necessary arrangements where an individual would benefit from services which will improve and maintain independence, in particular reablement services and equipment including:
o To assess for and provide equipment including Assistive Technology to meet needs and reduce risk
o To assess and offer advice and facilitation of minor and major adaptations to properties
o To assess and offer advice on moving and handling techniques (including postural management support) and the issue of appropriate equipment.
o To work with housing partners to assist with re-housing applications in line with Local housing policy
• To make telephone enquiries, undertake face to face visits in the community, facilitate clinics and be responsible for the management and prioritisation of a caseload.
• To participate in duty including telephone and emergency advice.
• Fulfil the role of a trusted assessor; making an assessment of when to involve another social/health care professional where a specialist assessment, skill or intervention is required.
• Identify and appropriately report any adult and children safeguarding concerns and carry out safeguarding enquiries in accordance with the Care Act 2014, local procedures and within the principles of ‘making safeguarding personal’.
• Identify and apply legal and professional knowledge and skills, balancing protection and risk using relevant decision-making
Code: U. CSA 5252121. 023007.B12457
 

Job Title:  Community Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Location:  Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust – Haywards Heath / Horsham
Area: Sussex NHS 
Salary: £25ph  
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing 
Job details: 
Code: R/LW.024007.B12456
 

Job Title:  Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist) – Band 6  (Part time)
Location:  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust – Epsom Hospital
Area: Surrey NH5
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                     
Job details:  Experience working in a Hand Therapy setting, good understanding of Hand pathologies and their management.  Experience with acute elective, acute trauma patients as well as plastics and rheumatology.  Able to provide bespoke splints for patients.  Able to manage wounds and remove stitches where necessary.  Able to provide personalised recovery and rehabilitation plans to a broad range of Hand/wrist related pathologies. Manage own caseload and work closely with the team. Working hours: 2 days per week, preferably Mondays and Tuesdays
Code: U.023007.B12455
 

Job Title:  Physiotherapist – Band 7  (Part time)
Area: Sussex NHS 
Salary: £negotiable  
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing 
Job details: Skills/experience: MSK outpatient Physio experience ideally in NHS setting. Has used Systm1 (desirable).
Working hours: 2 days per week. Ideally Wednesday Thursday but can be negotiable.
Code: U.LB: Physio/Monk/35.018007.B12453

Job Title:  Occupational Health Technician
Location: Gloucestershire County Council – Quayside House
Area:  Gloucestershire Social Services
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Occupational Health Technician required for 3 months. JD available on request. As an Occupational Health Technician, the post holder will play a key role in delivering a high-quality Occupational Health Service (OH). The post holder will be responsible for managing the health screening and health surveillance programmes for key clients as well as undertaking technical tasks such as health surveillance assessments. These tasks will be under the supervision of an NMC registered Occupational Health & Wellbeing Advisor. They will participate and actively contribute to the organisation’s promotion of health and wellbeing initiatives aimed at Gloucestershire County Council employees and other key stakeholders. This role will involve working on their own and taking initiative, working as part of multidisciplinary team and may involve site visits. Experience within a health care setting, supervision skills and good IT skills are desirable for this dynamic role.
• The post holder will be expected to have experience of customer care in a health-based role.
• This role will be focused on undertaking the councils Health MOTs with staff
• Some lifting and handling of clinical equipment is expected.
• Must comply with Data Protection Act and Council’s Codes of Conduct/Policies, including those for accessing personal/sensitive data.
Working hours: 4 days per week (Monday to Thursday).
Code: U.CSA 5252077. 019007.B12452
 

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist – Band 6
Area: Sussex NHS 
Salary: £negotiable  
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing 
Job details:  Discharge Hub Team- Admission Prevention Team. Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist required to start asap. Skills/experience: Experienced therapist with previous A&E experience and community experience
Admission avoidance team work previously. Good communication, excellent interpersonal skills, team player, experienced therapist. Working hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday.
Code: U.022007.B12451

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist – Band 6
Location:  Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust – Royal Sussex County Hospital
Area: Sussex NHS 
Salary: £negotiable  
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing 
Job details:  Discharge Hub Team- Admission Prevention Team. Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist required to start asap. Skills/experience: Experienced therapist with previous A&E experience and community experience
Admission avoidance team work previously. Good communication, excellent interpersonal skills, team player, experienced therapist. Working hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday.
Code: U.022007.B12450
 

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist
Location:  Worcestershire County Council
Area: Worcestershire NHS 
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  Reablement Service. JD available on request. To deliver a specialist Occupational Therapy service with the aim of identifying options to improve independence and reduce the need for carer input through the use of a range of equipment, assistive technology, manual handling techniques and the delivery of training. To support assessment of community referrals requesting care and OT input and to promote independence and ensure best use of limited care funds
Working hours: 37 hours per week. 08.00 – 16.00.
Code:  U. RQ1320262. 019007.B12449