Community Occupational Therapist

Permanent - full time

We have a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Community Adult Rehabilitation Service (Physical Health) in Hillingdon.

The successful applicant will be well supported by the Team Lead, band 7 OT and the multidisciplinary team; physiotherapists, therapy technicians, rehab support workers, SALT and dietitians. Your role as a community Occupational therapist for CARS will be to work in an integrated way and provide a high quality, client-led and goal focused rehabilitation. Continuing professional development is actively supported via clinical supervision, Personal Development Reviews and in-service training.

If you would like to talk to somebody about this vacancy then please contact: pavandeep.chana@nhs.net

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You will be working closely with The Hillingdon Hospital therapists, voluntary sector, Rapid Response Team and therapists at Hawthorn Intermediate Care Unit. This role will involve rotating between the community and intermediate care unit.As the position will require you to visit various locations throughout our supported area, it is essential that candidates hold a driver’s license and have use of a car for business purposes.

There’s a place for you at CNWL

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

• To provide a specialised occupational therapy assessment and treatment service without direct supervision for delegated patients with complex physical, psychological and sensory impairment often with multi-pathology.
• To plan, implement and evaluate treatment and management programmes to ensure the identified needs of the individual are met at all stages of the rehabilitation process or disease progression.
• To educate and advise patients, their families and carers in order to facilitate self-management of their condition and optimise their rehabilitation potential and quality of life.
• To support in the development of new initiatives within Central and North West London NHS Trust and London Borough of Hillingdon Adult Social Care.
• To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team working collaboratively with other members of the team and recognising the skills and expertise of others.
• To take part in service rotations ie community and intermediate care unit with possibility of rotation across The Hillingdon Hospital.
• To be proactive in personal professional development.
• To provide support and supervision to rehabilitation support workers, therapy technicians and delegated under graduate occupational therapy students, including monthly supervision and annual appraisal.
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To maintain clinical records as an autonomous practitioner.
• The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
• The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an on-going basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Service and the Organisation.