The Intermediate Care In-patient Therapy Team are pleased to offer an exciting opportunities for a band 5 Occupational Therapist to join Uckfield ICU as part of our dynamic inpatient therapy team.

Our Occupational Therapists are recognised and valued as integral to patient experience and outcomes. You will be part of part of the therapy team that works across 4 intermediate care units and as such be supported by our OT supervision and development structure.

Our Trust and leadership teams are committed to supporting your work/life balance via flexible working and tailored support to help you advance your clinical practice and leadership skills in style that suits you, your health and wellbeing and your future career aspirations. This is an ideal opportunity to bring your skills and develop them in a flexible, supportive, and positive community service.

Main duties of the job

To practice as an Occupational Therapist as part of the inpatient therapy team that manages the therapy case load and complex discharge planning on the unit. To delegate work to other team members as appropriate.

To develop and maintain a high standard of clinical practice as a member of the multidisciplinary team, in line with the code of professional conduct of the College of Occupational Therapists.

To assist the multi-disciplinary team in preparing intervention plans, implementing rehabilitation and facilitating discharges.

To work jointly with other professionals to ensure a patient-centred approach.

Review and reflect on your practice through regular participation in professional supervision with your nominated occupational therapy supervisor. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team, as agreed with the Therapy Lead.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Job description

Job responsibilities

See job description and person spec for details.

Review and reflect on your practice through regular participation in professional supervision with your nominated occupational therapy supervisor. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team, as agreed with the Therapy Lead.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Registration

Essential

• Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Evidence of ongoing education

Experience

Essential

• Relevant postgraduate or undergraduate experience in the clinical field

Desirable

• Experience of working in adults inpatient rehabilitation setting

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to plan and prioritise a caseload efficiently
• Demonstrate co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals

Desirable

• Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
• Ability to demonstrate the application of research based practice

Other

Essential

• Ability to occasionally travel between sites

Desirable

• Valid driving licence

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Uckfield Hospital

Framfield Road

Uckfield

TN22 5AW

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