Are you an OT looking for a new challenge? Are you looking for opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills?

We at RRRT, are looking for a band 6 occupational therapist to join our integrated service in rapid response, discharge to assess and community rehab. We are a close knit multi -disciplinary team with strong working relationships across the London Borough of Richmond. The team is based in the heart of Teddington with an additional base in Sheen. The trust offers excellent opportunities for continuing professional development and is committed to clinical excellence and audit.

We are committed to close partnership working across HRCH, Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust and Your Healthcare to provide excellence in patient care across our organisational boundaries. Within Occupational Therapy we aim to provide employment opportunities to enhance understanding and collaborative working through secondments to our partner organisations.We also welcome applications from those looking for flexible working, part time or returners to work.

Main duties of the job

We operate a seven day service between 08.00 -20.00.

Car drivers are desirable but not essential.

Applicants are expected to work as autonomously and as part of the wider MDT.

Main duties may include but are not exhaustive of managing own caseload, liaising with MDT, moving and handling assessments and patient centred goal setting.

You will be working closely with patients, family members, carers and acute/ community partners to deliver individualised treatment programmes.

You will also be facilitating clinical supervision, student development and service improvement initiatives including audits, pathway developments and service promotion.

About us

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.

Infection Control

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registered

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Clinical Interest Groups

Experience

Essential

• Post graduate experience of 2 years min that covers core skills in rehabilitation including therapeutic handling and management of people with complex conditions.
• Broad experience including orthopaedics, medical, neurology and elderly care
• Well established knowledge of assessment tools and treatment techniques relevant to this client group
• Experience of supervision of junior staff, student or rehabilitation assistant

Desirable

• Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues

Skill

Essential

• To work as an autonomous practitioner and have the ability to organise, prioritise and delegate work

Desirable

• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications

Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

Teddington Memorial Hospital

Hampton Road

Richmond

TW11 0JL

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