Main area: Community Occupational Therapist Band 6
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent (Secondment would be considered for an experienced Band 5 OT)
Hours:
Full time
Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (8.00 - 4.00)
Job ref: 350-CC6747508-B
Site: V7 Building, Town: Prescot
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel.
Job overview
Our Knowsley intermediate care bed-based team is seeking a committed Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our service, supporting the patients through shared care within their localities. We are seeking a highly skilled, enthusiastic, and proactive therapist to join our team. The service responds to the rehabilitation needs of adults 18+, who have multiple complex co-morbidities. Services are provided within bed-based units and patients' own homes. The team provides urgent care therapy response to prevent hospital admission with an MDT approach where it is safe to do so. Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patients' comorbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based/patient-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff, participate in planning, development, and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated area/team, and hold responsibility for defined projects. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake comprehensive holistic assessments and devise treatment plans individualized to patient needs. To gain consent through engaging patients/clients through their therapy journey. To prioritize designated Occupational Therapy referrals according to need, risk, and service capacity. To plan and implement patient-centered individual and/or group interventions. To monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention. To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes. To provide clinical advice, expertise, and leadership within your team. To ensure that the service users' care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual. To liaise with family members, carers, GPs, and other professionals as necessary. To develop a risk management plan for service users under your care. Person specification
Knowledge/Experience
Previous experience in relevant health settings Effective team working within a multi-agency framework Experience of service development Experience using both group and individual treatment skills Qualifications
Current HPC registration Skills
Ability to utilize assessment skills and tools effectively Ability to communicate in a variety of settings Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs.
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Our Knowsley intermediate care bed-based team is seeking a committed Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our service, supporting the patients through shared care within their localities. We are seeking a highly skilled, enthusiastic, and proactive therapist to join our team. The service responds to the rehabilitation needs of adults 18+, who have multiple complex co-morbidities. Services are provided within bed-based units and patients' own homes. The team provides urgent care therapy response to prevent hospital admission with an MDT approach where it is safe to do so. Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patients' comorbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based/patient-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff, participate in planning, development, and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated area/team, and hold responsibility for defined projects. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake comprehensive holistic assessments and devise treatment plans individualized to patient needs. To gain consent through engaging patients/clients through their therapy journey. To prioritize designated Occupational Therapy referrals according to need, risk, and service capacity. To plan and implement patient-centered individual and/or group interventions. To monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention. To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes. To provide clinical advice, expertise, and leadership within your team. To ensure that the service users' care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual. To liaise with family members, carers, GPs, and other professionals as necessary. To develop a risk management plan for service users under your care. Person specification
Knowledge/Experience
Previous experience in relevant health settings Effective team working within a multi-agency framework Experience of service development Experience using both group and individual treatment skills Qualifications
Current HPC registration Skills
Ability to utilize assessment skills and tools effectively Ability to communicate in a variety of settings Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs.
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