Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 395-AR453-23-C
- Employer
- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Meadow Court
- Town
- Goodmayes
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa plus HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
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Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? Are you newly qualified occupational therapist or currently working as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist who would like to gain experience in an inpatient rehabilitation setting? A job opportunity has become available for a motivated and dynamic band 5 occupational therapist within NELFT’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Service. The Inpatient rehabilitation service is a large multidisciplinary London based community team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehab Assistants, Doctors and Nurses. We offer physical hospital bed-based rehabilitation, supporting patients to recover and to discharge them safely at home. We work closely with the Community Rehabilitation Services and Acute partners to enable early facilitated discharges. As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist within the team, you will have an opportunity to use a range of skills and experience gained in placements to complete comprehensive, clinically reasoned assessments to devise person specific treatment plans enabling patients within productivity, self-care and leisure. Use excellent communication skills to be an effective team member. You will be able to monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients with multiple presentations in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of effectiveness of treatment. |
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the post holder are:
- To work flexibly and assist in effective and efficient delivery of the service.
- To prioritise workload, delegate and to supervise more junior staff including support staff and students, to aid provision of high standards of patient care.
- To assess the Occupational Therapy needs of a defined patient group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment plans. This includes chronic, acute and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary from seniors. Working with access to direct supervision from a more senior Occupational therapist.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients with multiple pathologies in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of treatment.
To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments, addressing any skill deficits, enabling patients in the areas of productivity, self and leisure.
NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Working for our organisation
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff, and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High-Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post holder are:
- To work flexibly and assist in effective and efficient delivery of the service.
- To prioritise workload, delegate and to supervise more junior staff including support staff and students, to aid provision of high standards of patient care.
- To assess the Occupational Therapy needs of a defined patient group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment plans. This includes chronic, acute and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary from seniors. Working with access to direct supervision from a more senior Occupational therapist.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients with multiple pathologies in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of treatment.
To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments, addressing any skill deficits, enabling patients in the areas of productivity, self and leisure.
We can offer excellent career progression and work - life balance including:
- Regular Supervision and Appraisal
- CPD opportunities and flexible working
- Opportunity for Service Development and Audit
- NHS pension
- Potential future opportunity for rotation.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc OT
Desirable criteria
- Additional CPD courses related to role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed wide range of rotations at student or B5 level
Desirable criteria
- Inpatient rehabilitation experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Awareness of OT process in rehabilitation
communication
Essential criteria
- Communication skills within the MDT
IT skills
Essential criteria
- Competent with IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Use of RIO systems and local systems e.g. Mediequip
Time management
Essential criteria
- Time management skills demonstrated
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Niamh Mc Phillips
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 300 1836
- Additional information
If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT we would welcome your application.
For further information please contact Niamh Mc Phillips, 0300 300 1836
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff)
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