Bank B6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist ONW

A Vacancy at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

Job Purpose:

• Be an active member of the Brent Falls Prevention Service.
• Provide comprehensive multi-factorial falls assessment, treatment and evidence based programme of rehabilitation to all clients who have fallen as part of an inter-disciplinary service.
• Hold a clinical caseload delivering a client centred, evidence based occupational therapy interventions.
• 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 referring services across CLCH including the other Falls and Bone Health Services in CLCH, Frailty Clinic at Northwick Park Hospital, Intermediate Care Teams, GPs, District Nurses, A&E, Ambulance Services and other community service providers to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapist in the Falls Intervention Service.
• Understand the rationale behind multi-factorial falls prevention programmes and the evidence base supporting their delivery.
• Undertake specialist uni-professional and multi-professional detailed multi-factorial falls assessments for clients who have fallen.
• Have a working knowledge of up to date practices, such as FRAX assessment, environmental, home safety assessment and research (e.g. NICE guidelines, Occupational Therapy practice guidelines, Falls Prevention Guidelines, AGS & BGS falls guidelines).
• Be proficient in the assessment of clients with a wide range of pathologies and competent in the development and implementation of treatment plans for these clients who are referred to Brent Falls Service.
• Demonstrate the use of evidence-based outcome measures and interventions in accordance with The College of Occupational Therapist Guidelines.
• Lead community evidence based strength and balance groups and deliver educational talks around falls prevention and falls risk management.
• Be responsible for follow up after clients complete the strength and balance groups.
• Support the members of the Falls Prevention Team in the day-to-day operation of the service.
• Share responsibility for the organization and coordination of the strength and balance groups in the community, including client transport.
• Participate in the multi professional team meeting in the Falls Prevention Service, actively contributing and chairing as required.
• Work collaboratively with all agencies in health, housing, Social Services, voluntary sector, and community leaders to implement sustainable evidence based practice and achieve the best care for all community clients.
• Organise time according to the needs of the strength and balance groups, and one to one client visits.

This advert closes on Friday 25 Apr 2025.