Community Occupational Therapist

Job overview

We are looking for a dedicated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a Community Health team working across the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in the borough of Camden. Services in this Central London location provide client-centred assessment and rehabilitation in patient homes, therapy gyms and community facilities.

Our Trust has a variety of staff benefits which have been detailed in the staff wellbeing attachment.

If you come and work with us, we will ensure you are able to follow your clinical and leadership development priorities identified through your personal development and appraisal plan. We will equip you for mobile working and actively support flexible working practice.

You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the benefits of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort which includes Medical, Mental Health, Nursing, Allied Health Professional, Social care and Reablement staff.

Main duties of the job

To promote, maintain and develop a high quality, efficient and effective Occupational Therapy Service to clients referred to the Integrated Community Health Service, in a multi-disciplinary context, and in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the

To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, and participate in specific clinical projects as agreed and supported by the Team Leader, and participate in service developments, audit and review of the

To provide supervision to rehabilitation assistants and students

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide evidence based, client goal focused rehabilitation appropriate within community settings areas. We are looking for a highly motivated team worker with excellent communication skills.

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, and HCPC code of ethics
• To undertake specialist occupational therapy assessment of clients with diverse needs through subjective questioning, objective assessment and other written material available
• To prioritise factors involved in the clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, clients prognosis and other physical, social emotional and mental health issues
• To set goals for treatment with clients and/or their carer and ensure that care is client centred and agreed by the client and/or their carer
• To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice which is evidence based where possible, using standardised assessment and outcome measures, where appropriate
• To independently screen and assess complex multi-disciplinary referrals from a variety of sources. This screening requires individual responsible action when at times no other professional is currently involved. This screening will establish priority, determine needs and initiate a plan of intervention.
• To be able to identify a deteriorating patient and escalate in a timely manner

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.