Senior Occupational Therapist (Intermediate care)

We have an exciting opportunity for a rehabilitation-focused Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Service Team. The post holder will be required to work across both our North locality teams covering Huntingdon and Peterborough. The base for the post can be either Kingfisher House, Huntingdon or Phorpres Close, Peterborough.

This position involves working with people in their own homes and private provider care homes, supporting patients out of hospital and preventing admission. Applicants will be offering holistic clinical assessment, treatment, discharge planning, and specialist therapy knowledge. Successful applicants will play a vital role in supporting patient flow through the pathways, as well as providing clinical skills and knowledge to the MDT. This position offers flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to be involved in the transformation of our intermediate care services.

If you are flexible, caring, and dynamic, and feel excited by the possibility of improving services to enhance patients’ lives, then please apply. We welcome inquiries for this exciting job opportunity, so please feel free to call to discuss further. We are looking for a full-time applicant; however, reduced hours or flexible working patterns will be considered.

• To work across Pathway 1 (care at home) and Pathway 2 (Health Interim beds) for the Intermediate Care service.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
• To undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• To identify patient needs, agree goals, and provide appropriate therapy interventions, equipment, and rehabilitation programmes.
• To take a holistic approach to all therapeutic interventions, working across professional boundaries at times.
• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision-making.
• To provide support and education to peers, junior staff, non-registered staff, and students.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care settings but also within the community.

These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development. To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System involved in the patients' pathway.
• To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users, and appropriate others regarding changes involving current care plans, patient progress, and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
• To support the day-to-day planning and delivery of high-quality care.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving license and have use of a car. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

• Education/Qualifications: Degree or equivalent e.g., BSc, MSc, or Diploma entry-level qualification into the Occupational Therapy profession.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development.
• Member of RCOT.

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings.
• In-depth knowledge of holistic assessment, problem-list creation, and goal setting.
• Experience of equipment provision.
• Experience of completing moving and handling assessments.
• Experience of using outcome measures and data to inform on patient outcomes.
• Experience of SystmOne.

• Time management and prioritisation skills.
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high-quality care and service provision.
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Able to assess, plan, and implement care.
• To support all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Proficient IT skills on various platforms and programmes.
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role.
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
• Understands the principle of confidentiality.
• Responsibility for maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies.

• Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids.
• Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments.
• Travel around work base locality.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), we are dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health, and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including: Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people; Specialist mental health and learning disability services; Children’s community services in Peterborough; Ground-breaking research.

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.