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Job summary

Main area
Occupational therapy
Grade
Band 6 (Developmental Post at Band 5)
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Evenings and weekends)
Job ref
364-A-7779
Employer
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Margarets Hospital
Town
Epping
Salary
£28,407 - £42,618 per annum plus 5% High Cost Allowance
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Urgent Care Response Occupational Therapist

Band 6 (Developmental Post at Band 5)

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
  • We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

Job overview

Are you an Occupational Therapist with a passion for fast-paced environments looking for a unique development opportunity in West Essex? Do you thrive in various settings, love new challenges and
enjoy the experience of working as part of different teams?  the role is open to band 5's looking to develop and may not feel ready for a six but this post will enable you to join as a 5 to then progress to a band 6 with a clear support and development plan. 

If so, this is a fantastic development opportunity for you. In partnership with ECC, EPUT, and PAHT, we developed an innovative integrated rotational programme that offers work experience in Adult
Social Care (ECC), community services (EPUT), and Acute (PAHT).

The rotational programme is designed for ambitious professionals interested in widening their career development in various aspects of OT and will last just over two years. In this role, you will play a vital role in assessing and treating patients with a wide range of conditions. As part of the integrated partnership, you will work closely with other healthcare professionals and be integral in providing comprehensive care and supporting patients.

The programme is separated into four 9-month consecutive placements (Urgent Care Response, stroke/early supported discharge, Adult Social Care and Acute Services), finishing with a permanent position as a member of the AHP EPUT team.

 Please contact Louise Knight, ICT Therapy lead, at 07876508538 or [email protected].

Main duties of the job

 Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy assessments to identify patients' functional needs and goals.

 Develop and implement individualised treatment plans that focus on improving patients' ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs), such as dressing, bathing, and eating and support them to remain safe and independent in their own homes and support recovery.

 Provide education and training to patients and their families on how to manage their condition and prevent future complications.

 Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure that patients receive coordinated and seamless care.

 Contribute to the service as a whole with MDTs, service development, supporting the trust and attending service meetings.

 Work autonomously during the shift, feeding back to Clinical Leads within UCRT.

 Document all assessments and interventions in a timely and accurate manner.

The post holders will need to have a high degree of professional autonomy and be able to make critical/clinical judgements using expert knowledge, skills and experience in order to provide a gold standard of holistic care, including complex management to patients with both physical and mental health conditions.

Our services operate 7 days a week, 8 am-8 pm, offering a flexible shifts opportunity from day one. 

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

•             Season Ticket Loans

•             NHS discounts for staff

•             Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

•             Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

•             The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

•             Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

•             Day One Flexible Employer

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with other healthcare professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver excellent standards of patient care for patients requiring support in planned care.

Clinical responsibilities
 Undertake comprehensive, holistic assessments of individuals, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical & clinical reasoning skills, and formulate a treatment plan.
 Undertake functional assessments for patients by using investigative and analytical skills for those with acute/complex/rehabilitation or palliative care needs
 Liaise with GPs, social services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals, and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care is coordinated appropriately.
 Communicate effectively with individuals and their carers to maximise potential and to aid motivation and understanding throughout the treatment process.
 Empower/enable patients and carers to maximise the potential for self-care.
 Required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the individual’s cooperation in their treatment plan.
 Be responsible for ensuring workload for self and others is planned and prioritised according to service targets and needs.
 Ensure patient-held records are completed for each visit and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
 Where safe care is not able to be sustained to liaise with the broader community services and care coordination centre to plan and implement appropriate actions

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Recognised Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy degree/qualification
  • Health Care Profession Council Registration as a Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist

Skills and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad range of clinical experience including community, rehabilitation and admission avoidance.
  • Experience of working autonomously and managing a varied caseload
  • evidence of supporting peers or junior staff

Additional

Essential criteria
  • Current driving licence
  • Access to appropriate vehicle

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Essex Family Friendly Employers

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Knight
Job title
Intermediate Care Team Therapy Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07876508538
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