Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist who is passionate about driving change in older adult care? Are you looking for a role that gives you the opportunity make change in a supportive, flexible environment?

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Care Home Support Team on either a full or part time basis for a 12 month FTC.

This is a unique opportunity to use your clinical expertise to train and develop care home staff across East Berkshire, working with the Integrated Care Board, Care Homes and Local Authorities to support delivery of quality care of residents.

Unlike your normal clinical role, your main task will include quality improvement, meeting constant needs for new training, signposting to relevant services and working with care homes to identify gaps in services and how to manage these.

You will work autonomously managing your time between sites, training and virtual support from home however the service is made up by a complete MDT of both physical and mental health professionals so there is plenty of support available.

Applications for this role will be reviewed as they are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early

Main duties of the job

• To work in partnership with care homes to develop pro-active training/educating advisory service that aims to improve the health, well-being, and independence of all care home residents.

• Identify the specific skills and training requirements for each care home and deliver and record a tailored training programme

• Attend and contribute to clinical/care homes MDT and cluster meetings where appropriate.

• Share expert knowledge and skills with the care homes to enhance their skills.

• To independently manage a small caseload of complex cases relating to mobility, pressure, and postural care and often in combination with communication, challenging, cognitive and/or perceptual difficulties.

• Formulate individualised action plans based on the assessment findings and clinical reasoning.

• Work as a senior practitioner and be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work.

• Complete support visits to care homes and offer advice and support

• Continue working alongside local authorities to support those homes rated red or amber and those with residents who have frequent hospital admissions.

• Signpost and support with making direct referrals on to other community services or professions as required

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The  “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist
• Experience in educating and mentoring others
• UK driving license and access to vehicle

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Corinna Green on 07929824283 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.