Job summary
- Main area
- Community Integrated Response
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Worked over 7 days on a rota basis, Monday to Sunday between 0800 to 2000 on various shift patterns)
- Job ref
- 844-6369299
- Employer
- Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Catherine's Health Centre
- Town
- Birkenhead
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Urgent Community Response
Band 6
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:
We will support you and your community to live well.
Our values:
Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.
Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.
Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join our Urgent Community Response Team, based with the Community Integrated Response Team. The role will work across Frailty Virtual Wards, Urgent Community Response and Home First. The service will operate with extended hours 7 days per week providing cover 8am-8pm. You will be expected to work to cover service demands across the extended hours and weekends on a roster basis.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our busy, pro-active, integrated services based within St. Catherine's Hospital, Prenton, Wirral
The role will involve completing comprehensive assessments for patients with a wide variety of both physical and mental health conditions as well as complex social issues, implementing treatment plans and collaborative working with our experienced MDTs. You will be expected to liaise and refer into wider health, social care and voluntary agencies, when appropriate, to ensure best possible outcomes are achieved for patients, their Carers and families.
You need to have significant post grad NHS experience, preferably within a community setting, have a good understanding of risk management and moving and handling. Excellent communication skills and an ability to prioritise a large caseload of complex patients are essential. You will need good time management skills. This post would suit a Occupational Therapist wishing to develop their skills and knowledge in a supportive environment. The post holder will be expected to contribute to service improvement initiatives and actively participate in continuous professional development activities. There will be the opportunity for supervision and to attend in-service training and professional development.
Working for our organisation
Current HCPC registration with the relevant therapy qualification is essential to this post. Travel is an essential part of this role and therefore access to a car for work purposes is essential. Appointment to the post will be subject to successful interview, references, DBS clearance and Occupational Health checks.
Benefits & Rewards
The Trust offers a competitive starting salary and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on service)
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working and job share opportunities
- Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes
- Staff discount schemes e.g. Discounted leisure centre membership
- In house training
- Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
- Personal resilience training
- Mindfulness support
- Staff counselling service
- Active staff council
- Support for carers
- Fast track physiotherapy service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and personal specification for application requirements. Applicants are requested to provide the required information outlined in these documents in their application to demonstrate their suitability for the post and clear reasoning for wishing to work in the Community Integrated Response Team.
Person specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in a variety of clinical areas, including community rehabilitation, undertaking a range of procedures and interventions.
- Up to date portfolio of continued professional development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical governance agenda
Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage own time and determine priorities
- Highly developed organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and respond quickly to unpredictable caseloads
- Computer literate
- Ability to manage, supervise and motivate staff
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Have a flexible approach to work
- Punctuality
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to empathise with others
- Due to the requirement to undertake visits it is necessary to have to have a valid driving licence for the UK and have access to a vehicle for work purposes
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent qualification
- Registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC) as a Physiotherapist
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience, e.g. Fieldwork educator qualification
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
- Manuel Machado
- Job title
- Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 514 2631
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