Occupational Therapist

Job Title:  Community Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Salary:  £negotiable 
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job details:  To cover vacancy. JD available on request:

• To provide a safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based Occupational Therapy service in the community setting
• You will work within the Adult Service to deliver both acute and long term therapy and clinical activities, supported by a robust competency framework to adults within their own home and other settings
• You will be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics and other Allied Healthcare Professionals
• Responsible for the initial holistic assessment , implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs arising from the frail elderly cohort

• Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient-centred intervention programmes incorporating physical, psychological, social, leisure and employment needs, using an evidence based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care
• Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management

Essential or desirable skills:

• Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
• Able to work autonomously, and ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
• Effective time management and caseload management
• Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Competent IT skills
• Knowledge of and ability to implement current local and national initiatives.
• BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning
• Working knowledge of clinical outcomes measures, clinical audit
• Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and its application
• Full driving licence and access to car in work time (with business use car insurance)
• Up to date knowledge of Evidence Based Practice national standards.

Working hours: Flexible (7 day week service, 8-8)
Code:  U. 024003. B15432