Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist Pulross Intermediate Care

Job overview

Are you a dynamic and committed Occupational Therapist with a passion for rehabilitation?  Pulross ward are seeking a Band 7 to join our friendly multidisciplinary team serving 14 intermediate care beds for Lambeth and Southwark.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Band 7 or an experienced Band 6 looking to progress within a supportive team. Applicants should have experience of delivering high quality, evidence-based rehabilitation to people with a variety of complex co-morbidities and falls.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to junior staff and be a source of clinical expertise to the multi-disciplinary team. The post offers opportunities to develop leadership skills by enabling you to take a key role in a number of exciting service development initiatives.

Excellent communication skills and an ability to prioritise a caseload of complex patients are essential. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility, creativity and the ability to support change in a fast-paced environment. Whilst the funding for the post is full-time, we would be happy to hear from people who wish to work more flexibly.

To discuss the post, please contact Anne-Marie Thomas, Deputy Clinical Lead, [email protected], 07774 729 239  or Polly Brown, Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist, [email protected], 07768 067 514.

Main duties of the job

• To perform highly specialised and advanced assessments and treatments as part of the Pulross Rehab Ward Intermediate Care Therapy team. The caseload consists of adults and older people with a wide range of complex pathologies, functional difficulties and disabilities.
• To act as lead Occupational Therapist for the Pulross Intermediate Care beds and alongside the Deputy Clinical Lead be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of this service. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and a source of clinical expertise to facilitate seamless rehabilitation of clients.
• Provide supervision and facilitate professional development with Occupational Therapy staff, Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy students as required.
• To work autonomously, frequently as a lone practitioner and at times in conjunction with team colleagues, across a variety of locations within the community including client’s homes and residential care settings to meet the individual needs of the multi-cultural population in an inner-city area
• Work within and across professional and organisational boundaries, liaising with health and social care professionals and voluntary agencies to deliver individualised and expert care to a high standard to clients.
• It is essential the post holder be able to work their hours flexibly and contribute fully to both existing and new rotas. This includes 7 day working and non- traditional shift patterns.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification.  Please ensure your application reflects your own examples of skills and experience.