This is a Band 6 senior occupational therapy role in the Discharge to Assess service at Wye Valley NHS Trust, with one post across the City-West localities and one across City-East. The post centres on home-based assessments and rehabilitation for people leaving hospital, including equipment and adaptations, worked alongside partners across health and social care. It is a community role with a varied caseload, requiring autonomous and remote working and supervision of junior staff and support workers. HCPC registration and an OT degree are essential.
What the job involves
- Complete holistic occupational therapy assessments in patients' own homes after hospital discharge
- Assess functional ability, activities of daily living, cognition, mobility, environment and risks
- Develop personalised rehabilitation and reablement plans that maximise independence
- Recommend and arrange equipment, adaptations and support services
- Provide direct rehabilitation where necessary and manage patients with a range of conditions
- Work with hospital teams, primary care, community, social care and voluntary sector partners to ensure seamless transfers of care
- Liaise with health and social care professionals to enable people to return home after illness or disability
- Support the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions
- Manage a varied caseload, triaging and prioritising within a dynamic community setting
- Provide supervision and support to junior staff, students and support workers where appropriate
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and integrated working across health and social care
Qualifications
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Post-graduate specialist qualification or significant post-graduate experience
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- NHS or equivalent experience, for example in inpatient, acute or community services
- Experience of using and fitting adaptive equipment
Skills & knowledge
- Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstrated core and specialist therapy skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in the relevant area
- Multi-disciplinary communication, assessment and record keeping
- Computer skills, including word processing and email
- Working remotely and autonomously
Other
- Organised and disciplined approach
- Decisive and a team player, maintaining good team rapport daily
- Remotely supervising team members
- Passion for community rehabilitation
What’s offered
- Good work-life balance
- Support to help staff achieve their full potential
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
