We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our Community Occupational Therapy Team as a HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist.

This opportunity is currently a static post in our community team but we are looking for an individual who would welcome the opportunity at a later stage to rotate into other teams, for example the Haywood Hospital and Home First (Discharge to Access) Service. Offering you a great experience and exposure to other specialities.

You will work as part of our team of experienced Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Assistants to provide multidisciplinary services to adults with a range of conditions across the different specialities.

We are renowned for being an innovative and forward thinking organisation with an ever expanding portfolio of services. This means we offer our employees genuine career development opportunities. In return for your passion and enthusiasm, we will offer you all the support you need and help you achieve your career aspirations.

For newly qualified and experienced OT's we are delighted to offer you our extensive Preceptorship and Beyond Preceptorship Programme which will help support you in your developing career.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic Occupational Therapists with:

o Keen interest & / or experience of working in rehabilitation services and can demonstrate a strong understanding and vision of specialist therapy and service needs.o To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. The care/support plans may include the following: o Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety o Increased functional ability o Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health o Interventions in disease/condition management o Prevention and reducing of health inequalities o Admission avoidance o Early supported discharge o Case management/ treatment/ care plans o Palliative and end of life careo Proactive in developing sound clinical skills in the assessment and management of patients in the rehabilitation and / or community environment.o To take accountability for allocated assessments, planning and implementation of care packages/ programmes of support within their caseload.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rate s
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to �2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to �250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specification for more details of the role.

To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Councils (HCPC) standards of proficiency and the Royal College of Occupational Therapys (RCOT) code of ethics and professional conduct and all other relevant guidance from the Partnership Trust.

To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.

To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trusts equality values.

To deliver a high standard of intervention, whilst managing the demands of unplanned aspects of the role using innovative problem solving techniques where appropriate.

To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions that reflect evidence based practice and quality outcomes. This includes skill sharing with other team members e.g. moving and handling, risk assessments.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• Registration with HCPC
• All newly qualified clinical/social work staff are required to complete their preceptorship/ASYE during the first 12 months of employment.
• A commitment to work towards Accreditation of Practice Placement Educators Scheme (APPLE)
• Evidence of/willing to undertake post-registration training relevant to the post

Desirable

• Field work educators accreditation
• Member of BAOT
• Completion of specialist qualification or training in areas of: oStroke oRehabilitation Medicine oOlder adults oD2A service oCommunity Rehabilitation

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of function and occupation
• Participation in on-going training
• Willing to participate in Training events to promote Neurological Rehabilitation Medicine / CST / Stroke in-patient
• Willing to share/ cascade relevant knowledge and skills with others
• Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
• Supporting service users, families, and carers in dealing with the impacts of disability
• Experience of working with clients following illness / disability Working in a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate an awareness of responsibility and ability to organise and manage own caseload

Desirable

• Community Working Rehabilitation
• Moving and Handling
• Experience of working with people following neurological event including stroke
• Experience of community working
• Experience of Falls interventions

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

TBC Longton Health Centre, Bradwell Hospital, Leek Moorlands

Drayton Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 1EQ

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