Bank Occupational Therapist

Job overview

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

To provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment for referred clients, as part of a multidisciplinary team, planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for groups or individuals, identified  within the unit. This is a broad summary of the role detailing key areas of operation and responsibilities – further detail will be provided in the Main Duties and Responsibilities section, below, which provides more  granular detail.

Main duties of the job

• Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to residents of West Hertfordshire within the bed-based unit.
• Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to 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 acute  and community teams to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the

Occupational Therapist and the Multi-professional team  • Be responsible for the supervision Rehabilitation Assistants and Occupational Therapy  students, with guidance from Senior Therapists.

• Support self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional  Development (CPD) and by participating in any Inservice Training, Audit or research being  undertaken by the service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.