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Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust Town:
Harrow Salary:
£21.88 (Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay) Salary period:
Hourly Closing:
05/02/2025 23:59 Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home. Job overview
Be an active member of the community multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents of Harrow. This includes the provision of Early Supported Discharge Service for Stroke and our Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service pathways for people with acquired or progressive neurological conditions. Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation. Build up and maintain key relationships with referrers including GPs, acute providers, Bedded Services, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services, Speech & Language therapy and other services across CLCH to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the occupational therapy and the multi-professional team. Be responsible for the supervision of rehabilitation assistants and occupational therapy students. Working Times:
Mon - Fri 9-5pm B6 OT:
Must hold a minimum of 1 year experience. Main duties of the job
Undertake multidisciplinary neuro assessments, identify the needs of the clients, and work closely with the MDT on joint goals. These clients will present with a variety of complex neurological conditions. Communicate relevant medical information, assessment details, advice, and recommendations across agencies and with clients in compliance with trust guidelines for sharing of information and informed consent. These agencies include General Practitioners, Social Services, healthcare professionals, voluntary agencies, and residential homes. Be responsible for gaining informed consent for assessment, treatment interventions, and sharing of information in compliance with legal and professional guidelines. Be able to interpret and follow these guidelines in circumstances where clients do not have the capacity to provide informed consent. Working for our organisation
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire. Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to: stay well manage their own health with the right support avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital. We support our patients at every stage of their lives , providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives. Our vision:
deliver great care closer to home. Our mission:
working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Following specialist assessment, use advanced clinical reasoning, analysis, assessment, and re-assessment skills, and using a client-centred goal setting approach, develop and provide individual occupational therapy treatments and programmes for clients. These treatment techniques may include functional activities, occupational therapy treatment techniques, or patient and carer education. Demonstrate compassion, empathy, and sensitivity towards clients who may have complex emotional and physical conditions such as fear of falling, anxiety, pain, and other physical, psychological, and social concerns or when delivering unwelcome news around their condition or rehabilitation prognosis. Person specification
Education/Qualification
OT with appropriate Diploma/degree Current registration with HCPC Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation, Neurology, Older People Rehabilitation Postgraduate degree in a relevant area Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post Member of BAOT Experience
Experience working in a range of clinical areas such as neurology, general rehabilitation, falls, elderly medicine. Experience post-registration as a Band 6 occupational therapist in neurology (possibly as part of a rotation). Experience of a wide range of specialist services e.g., falls services, wheelchair services, and learning disabilities. Skills and Knowledge
Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client-centred, goal-setting approach. Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice relevant to occupational therapy practice in neurology. Knowledge of the National Stroke Strategy, Clinical Guidelines for Stroke, and the National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions. Ability to problem solve, prioritise, and demonstrate clinical reasoning. Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format. Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies. Supervision of assistant/junior staff. Supervision of Students. Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Older People, NICE Guidance, and Clinical Guidelines for progressive conditions. Other
Personally and professionally responsible. Able to self-motivate. Flexible, adaptable, and reliable. Able to work under pressure. To be occupational health cleared for the role specified. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job. Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly following the closing date. At CLCH, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN) Race Equality Network Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust, and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust Town:
Harrow Salary:
£21.88 (Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay) Salary period:
Hourly Closing:
05/02/2025 23:59 Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home. Job overview
Be an active member of the community multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents of Harrow. This includes the provision of Early Supported Discharge Service for Stroke and our Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service pathways for people with acquired or progressive neurological conditions. Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation. Build up and maintain key relationships with referrers including GPs, acute providers, Bedded Services, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services, Speech & Language therapy and other services across CLCH to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the occupational therapy and the multi-professional team. Be responsible for the supervision of rehabilitation assistants and occupational therapy students. Working Times:
Mon - Fri 9-5pm B6 OT:
Must hold a minimum of 1 year experience. Main duties of the job
Undertake multidisciplinary neuro assessments, identify the needs of the clients, and work closely with the MDT on joint goals. These clients will present with a variety of complex neurological conditions. Communicate relevant medical information, assessment details, advice, and recommendations across agencies and with clients in compliance with trust guidelines for sharing of information and informed consent. These agencies include General Practitioners, Social Services, healthcare professionals, voluntary agencies, and residential homes. Be responsible for gaining informed consent for assessment, treatment interventions, and sharing of information in compliance with legal and professional guidelines. Be able to interpret and follow these guidelines in circumstances where clients do not have the capacity to provide informed consent. Working for our organisation
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire. Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to: stay well manage their own health with the right support avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital. We support our patients at every stage of their lives , providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives. Our vision:
deliver great care closer to home. Our mission:
working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Following specialist assessment, use advanced clinical reasoning, analysis, assessment, and re-assessment skills, and using a client-centred goal setting approach, develop and provide individual occupational therapy treatments and programmes for clients. These treatment techniques may include functional activities, occupational therapy treatment techniques, or patient and carer education. Demonstrate compassion, empathy, and sensitivity towards clients who may have complex emotional and physical conditions such as fear of falling, anxiety, pain, and other physical, psychological, and social concerns or when delivering unwelcome news around their condition or rehabilitation prognosis. Person specification
Education/Qualification
OT with appropriate Diploma/degree Current registration with HCPC Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation, Neurology, Older People Rehabilitation Postgraduate degree in a relevant area Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post Member of BAOT Experience
Experience working in a range of clinical areas such as neurology, general rehabilitation, falls, elderly medicine. Experience post-registration as a Band 6 occupational therapist in neurology (possibly as part of a rotation). Experience of a wide range of specialist services e.g., falls services, wheelchair services, and learning disabilities. Skills and Knowledge
Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client-centred, goal-setting approach. Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice relevant to occupational therapy practice in neurology. Knowledge of the National Stroke Strategy, Clinical Guidelines for Stroke, and the National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions. Ability to problem solve, prioritise, and demonstrate clinical reasoning. Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format. Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies. Supervision of assistant/junior staff. Supervision of Students. Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Older People, NICE Guidance, and Clinical Guidelines for progressive conditions. Other
Personally and professionally responsible. Able to self-motivate. Flexible, adaptable, and reliable. Able to work under pressure. To be occupational health cleared for the role specified. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job. Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly following the closing date. At CLCH, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN) Race Equality Network Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust, and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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