Senior Occupational Therapist

Working with the Intermediate Care team, you’ll provide specialist occupational therapy support that helps people remain independent, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and return home safely following a hospital stay. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary service that supports people in their own homes and community settings. This role offers the opportunity to use your specialist clinical skills while working closely with patients, families and colleagues across health and social care. You’ll also help shape service development and support the growth of others within the team.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan and deliver specialist occupational therapy interventions for a varied caseload
• Support people to achieve their rehabilitation goals and maintain independence
• Work collaboratively with health, social care and community partners to coordinate care
• Provide guidance, supervision and support to colleagues and learners
• Contribute to service improvement, audit activities and evidence-based practice

What we’re looking for

• Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration and a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification
• Experience managing a specialist caseload and delivering person-centered care
• Strong assessment, clinical reasoning and communication skills
• Experience working collaboratively with a range of professionals and services
• A commitment to continuous learning, quality improvement and inclusive practice

We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone is treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

Working for our organisation

At CHCP, we’re passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine. Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice. Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the 'CHCP Perks and Rewards' link.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for more information.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current HCPC professional registration
• Degree / diploma in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
• Post Graduate Diploma in relevant specialist area or Professional qualification to Degree level supplemented by specialist accredited training and experience in specialist field(s) equivalent to post graduate diploma level.

Knowledge

• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to clinical and service area
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
• Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.
• Evidence of undertaking audits/surveys
• Basic IT skills
• Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or regionally
• Develop to advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.

Experience

• Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
• Experience of multi-agency/professional working
• Experience of case load management within specialist service area
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active patient/relative involvement/participation
• Experience of complex case load management within specialist service area

City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC) is an independent, co-owned Community Interest Company providing high quality local health and care services at several sites across Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Knowsley and St Helens. Commissioned by the NHS and local authorities, we are a socially responsible business. Our profits are re-invested into our services, our staff, and the communities we work in. We employ nearly 2,500 people and have over 1.7 million patient contacts each year across more than 50 different services. Our vision is to lead and inspire through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all that we do, and we are looking for exceptional people to work with us to provide the highest possible care to the people who use our services.

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