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Main area
Occupational Therapist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
423-6879768
Employer
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Oaks Resource Centre
Town
Keighley
Salary
£29,970 - £44,962 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/04/2025 23:59
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Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Be part of our future landscape

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.  

We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.

These are exciting times for Airedale.  We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030.  By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.

 

Job overview

A very exciting opportunity has arisen in our Integrated  Community  Rehab Team and we are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and skilled Occupational therapists to join our team. The integrated team is based at  a number of different sites across Airedale NHS Foundation Trust footprint.

Work is varied and includes working  out of a range of Health and social care bases to  support  people at  home , as well as defined Rehabilitation Beds.

As a band 6 Occupational therapist, this post would provide you with the opportunity to consolidate and develop your knowledge and skills while gaining valuable experience in a variety of community settings. The post would allow you to develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills, plus be involved in innovative audit and service development projects within the team. The post would also provide opportunities to supervise and develop junior Occupational therapists and students in addition to therapy assistants.

The post holder will be required to support the planning and implementation of a range of therapeutic activities and treatments and assist/deputise for the team leader as required.

We  may  consider a  Band 5 development post  for a candidate with aligned skills , knowledge and experience

Main duties of the job

•To undertake a supporting role to the Team Leader; managing, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy services provided to Community Therapy  patient.
•To provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation in the home, facilitating  safe and timely hospital discharges when required.
•To act as a source of expertise and provide an advisory service to other ANHSFT therapists and members of the MDT in the management of Community  Rehab patients.
•To lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and chronic presentations, and determine clinical diagnosis and any therapy treatment indicated, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
•To provide expert training and education for all grades of staff and other health professionals in the therapeutic management of community therapy patients.
•To deputise for the Team Leader when requested.
•Provide effective student training and development.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

  • Cycle to Work
  • Travel Scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
  • Onsite Nursery
  • Buying and Selling Annual Leave
  • Car Leasing
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Health and Wellbeing
  • Extensive Reward Scheme
  • Counselling Service
  • Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
  • Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

 

Our values:

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

  • Committed to Quality of Care
  • Compassion
  • Working together for patients
  • Improving Lives
  • Everyone Counts
  • Respect and Dignity

 

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ØTo be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients allocated.  To work within the standards and guidelines of the Trust, HCPC and RCOT code of ethics. 
ØTo be familiar with and work in accordance with National Standards and guidelines.
ØTo plan, organise and prioritise own and team workloads where required to meet service demands and ensure seamless service provision.
ØTo carry out specialist assessments and complex clinical interventions which support people in their  own home,  supporting Acute Therapy  teams in the planning of  complex discharges.
ØTo have in depth knowledge and experience of wide variety of clinical case presentations, and act as specialist clinician related to Community  Rehabilitation
ØMake relevant recommendations, plan and implement specialist occupational therapy interventions /care packages in partnership with the service user, with the carer as necessary and in consultation with colleagues
ØMonitor and evaluate the outcome of specialist interventions in partnership with the service user if possible, with the carer if necessary and in consultation with colleagues.
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ØDevelop and maintain relationships with other professionals and external agencies relevant to community  rehabilitation
ØTo represent the Community Rehab  team at Multi-disciplinary team meetings e.g. governance meetings.
ØTo manage clinical risk within own client caseload, and complete risk assessments where complex cases indicate a need.
ØTo work within RCOT and Trust clinical guidelines to maintain knowledge of local and national standards and benchmark own practice.
ØTo complete clinical audit/service development review to ensure service standards are maintained.
ØTo reflect on own clinical performance formally and informally and identify learning/development needs and/or need for additional evidence/training.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Occupational Therapy
  • State registrations with the Health Care Professions Council
  • Completion of course in Professional Practice education
Desirable criteria
  • Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations
  • Leadership courses
  • Successful completion of a professionally validated specialist courses

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant and recent experience working at band 5 level in multiple specialities ideally within Rehabilitation settings, acute care, care of older and community settings.
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies including statutory, private, and voluntary sector services
  • Experience of guideline development or audit.
  • Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
  • Recent experience of student training.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working at band 6 level in a community setting
  • Worked within an integrated team
  • Experience of taking part in or leading on Projects/ service improvements
  • Experience in leading an audit or research project
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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

In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Maeer-Harris or Eleanor BInns
Job title
Communty Rehab Team Leaders
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01535 295635

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