An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative, flexible and well motivated Occupational Therapist to join the North CornwallTherapy team, based primarily within the Community Rehabilitation Team at Carew House, Bodmin.

We deliver Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in the North Cornwall locality to in a variety of ways:

• Community Rehabilitation Team - working within the patients' home environment, treating patients with a complex and varied pathologies and presentations, including a wide variety of conditions e.g., long-term, neurological, orthopaedic, respiratory, falls, and frailty.Every contact, treatment plan, and working environment are different bringing variety and challenge to each working day.
• Bodmin & Stratton Community Hospitals - At Bodmin there is the 24 bedded CATU - (Clinical Assessment & Treatment Unit). At Stratton Hospital there are 18 bed Rehabilitation beds.

The Therapy team is part of the wider Adult Community Services, within Cornwall Foundation Trust, which encompasses a number of Specialist teams as well as the Community Nursing teams and Homefirst Team.

The service currently operates Monday to Friday, but seven-day working may be a requirement of this post in the future. It may also be that on occasions and as a requirement of this post that the post holder works flexibly over the North Cornwall Therapy team.

Main duties of the job

• To manage a defined caseload of patients with complex needs within the Community setting using evidence-based practice, Occupational Therapy process and patient-centred principles
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions as an autonomous practitioner using independence of judgement.
• To have an active role with the triage of new referral coming into the team.
• To take a lead role with Occupational Therapy students within the team.
• To take a supporting role with the Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapists working within the team as well as with the more junior staff within the wider Community Rehabilitation team
• To participate in the planning and development of Community and Occupational Therapy services, deputising for the Team Lead, as appropriate.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live her. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification - Occupational Therapist
• Professional Registration - HCPC
• Evidence of professional knowledge acquired through specialist courses or experience to post-graduate equivalent diploma level

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing complex situations
• Ability to deliver specialist cognitive assessment and therapy to complex patients

Desirable

• Experience in leadership and managing a team

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Suite 8, Carew House

Beacon Technology Park, Dunmere Road

BODMIN

PL31 2QN

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