An exciting opportunity has arisen for part-time permanent band 6 Occupational Therapists. This is suitable as a developmental post for an experienced band 5 who wants to develop to a senior role. You will benefit from working in a busy NHS Trust offering service provision across care homes and patients' homes in West Suffolk. The Interim care home beds provide ongoing assessment for patients following an inpatient admission at the acute hospital. You would work within the multidisciplinary team across different sites to help those that are transitioning from an acute environment who require additional assessment prior to being discharged. This role may also include working across West Suffolk in the various Community Assessment Beds settings providing reablement and discharge planning support.
Main duties of the job
To provide assessments and interventions to patients within their home or care residence setting. To participate in professional supervision and training for other occupational therapists, students, and therapy assistants. To assist the team lead in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the service provided to patients, on a day-to-day basis. To provide additional support in the absence of the team lead and to the wider teams as required. To actively contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence-based, and meets the needs of the local population. Job responsibilities
Frequent travel is essential to this role. You must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. The post holder will support occupational therapy apprentices and other students as part of our wider programme. Promoting the role of occupational therapy within the Trust and more widely is an essential part of the role. The occupational therapy department is part of Integrated Therapy Services and forms part of the wider West Suffolk Alliance. We are committed to professional development and evidence-based practice. This is demonstrated through training opportunities, service improvements, and expanding our roles across primary care, non-statutory sector, community, and secondary care with new initiatives to improve the service and outcomes for our local population. This post may involve some weekend working in the future. Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc) HCPC registration Relevant clinical courses Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Experience & Knowledge
Extensive experience as a qualified therapist within a range of settings Documented evidence of Clinical Professional Development (CPD) demonstrating transferable skills Previous experience of working in an NHS UK health and social care system Experience of supervising students or staff Skills & Abilities
Advanced knowledge of application of Occupational Therapy Assessment and interventions relevant to the client group Proven team player Evidence of excellent written and verbal skills Ability to undertake Manual Handling tasks Organisational skills and flexibility Ability to prioritise when working under pressure Evidence of audits conducted and service Evidence of service development initiatives Evidence of formal education and teaching Evidence of the promotion of occupational therapy Leadership training Personal Qualities
Ability to critically self-reflect To be open to new initiatives and ways of working Good level of self-awareness to proactively and sensitively meet the needs of patients and members in the team. Knowledge and use of coping skills to deal with working under pressure Able to demonstrate advanced initiative and responsibility Able to maintain judgement under pressure Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others Pragmatic Other Requirements
Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £29,970 to £44,962 a year Per annum pro rata
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To provide assessments and interventions to patients within their home or care residence setting. To participate in professional supervision and training for other occupational therapists, students, and therapy assistants. To assist the team lead in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the service provided to patients, on a day-to-day basis. To provide additional support in the absence of the team lead and to the wider teams as required. To actively contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence-based, and meets the needs of the local population. Job responsibilities
Frequent travel is essential to this role. You must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. The post holder will support occupational therapy apprentices and other students as part of our wider programme. Promoting the role of occupational therapy within the Trust and more widely is an essential part of the role. The occupational therapy department is part of Integrated Therapy Services and forms part of the wider West Suffolk Alliance. We are committed to professional development and evidence-based practice. This is demonstrated through training opportunities, service improvements, and expanding our roles across primary care, non-statutory sector, community, and secondary care with new initiatives to improve the service and outcomes for our local population. This post may involve some weekend working in the future. Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc) HCPC registration Relevant clinical courses Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Experience & Knowledge
Extensive experience as a qualified therapist within a range of settings Documented evidence of Clinical Professional Development (CPD) demonstrating transferable skills Previous experience of working in an NHS UK health and social care system Experience of supervising students or staff Skills & Abilities
Advanced knowledge of application of Occupational Therapy Assessment and interventions relevant to the client group Proven team player Evidence of excellent written and verbal skills Ability to undertake Manual Handling tasks Organisational skills and flexibility Ability to prioritise when working under pressure Evidence of audits conducted and service Evidence of service development initiatives Evidence of formal education and teaching Evidence of the promotion of occupational therapy Leadership training Personal Qualities
Ability to critically self-reflect To be open to new initiatives and ways of working Good level of self-awareness to proactively and sensitively meet the needs of patients and members in the team. Knowledge and use of coping skills to deal with working under pressure Able to demonstrate advanced initiative and responsibility Able to maintain judgement under pressure Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others Pragmatic Other Requirements
Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £29,970 to £44,962 a year Per annum pro rata
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