Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6896798-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mount McKinley
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Locality Therapy Team. The successful individual will be based at Mount McKinley in Central Community therapy team . They will join an enthusiastic and supportive multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality care and rehabilitation.
The successful individual must have an interest and experience in patient rehabilitation and be able to work as an autonomous practitioner. The post holders’ main responsibilities will be providing occupational therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients who have a wide range of conditions and complex needs. As well as working alongside community colleagues within the integrated Neighbourhood Team, to develop streamlined pathways of care.
We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), offering a supportive and proactive environment with opportunities for supervision, training and peer support, both locally and County wide. This post will be involved in supervision of junior staff, rehabilitation technicians and students.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a high quality seamless Occupational Therapy service from Acute or Community Hospital to Community, responsive to the needs of the local population as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team.
- To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) that is responsive to the needs of the local population, working flexibly to respond to the changing needs of the patient.
- To provide a key role in facilitating the seamless transition from community hospital to patient’s own home and transferring the care of the patient to other appropriate services to maximise the patient's independence and quality of life.
- To provide supervision, facilitate the personal and professional development of junior members of staff, enhancing their skills and knowledge and where appropriate line management.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of core rotations
- Evidence of specialist post graduate training and education with older adults.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Post graduate experience in a variety of clinical settings with experience in a community setting and inpatient setting
- Experience of working within NHS or equivalent setting.
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency teams.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSF’s/NICE guidelines.
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Other
Essential criteria
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynn Roberts
- Job title
- Rehabilitation Pathway Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773103814
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