Job overview

As a specialist occupational therapist in Community Hospitals you will have the opportunity to champion the key values of your profession.

We understand that through purposeful and meaningful activity we can support people to rehabilitate, recover and self-care. Although your base will be on the ward, we understand that working beyond boundaries is the only way to holistically support people toward their goals; within this role you will have the opportunity to embrace the 'discharge to assess' ethos by working alongside our partnership organisations to support individuals safely home.

We strongly believe our therapy teams within our community hospitals play a vital role in the health and well-being of our patients and for our wider communities as a whole.  Working alongside the MDT, you will have the opportunity to create bespoke treatment plans for complex patients. By working proactively to identify current and possible future needs we can empower people to manage their own care and reduce their future dependence on services.  

You will have the opportunity to work alongside individuals with a range of  health conditions including stroke, fractures and amputees. A key aspect of this will involve assessment of frailty and providing meaningful support for people with palliative health conditions. We focus on meaningful occupation on the ward, and provide assessment and intervention both individually and in groups.

Please note this position will not commence before June 2025

Main duties of the job

- To assess and develop personalised care plans for individuals admitted on to the ward

- To (where appropriate) complete/delegate visits to individuals homes 

- To provide clinical leadership and supervision to members of the therapy team

- To work with partner organisations in order to promote a 'discharge to assess' model of care

- To work alongside the therapy leads in order to innovate and develop the therapy service

- To demonstrate a commitment to personal development

This role is to be primarily based on Scotter Ward at John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough DN21 2TS.  However, there will be an element of local countrywide flexibility with the role.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce. 

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives.  Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments.  Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme.  Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev