Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

To be an active member of the CLCH ICSS multidisciplinary team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents within West Hertfordshire and in their own homes. The ICSS includes Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) Neuro Enhanced Transition Team (NETT) and Community Stroke team.

To work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promoting best practice and undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.

To build up and maintain key relationships with referrers including GPs, acute providers, Bedded Services, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services and other services across CLCH to facilitate appropriate referrals. To have an understanding of the occupational therapy role within the multi-professional team.

To be responsible for the supervision of rehabilitation assistants and occupational therapy students.

To work mainly in the patients’ homes but also in a variety of settings including clinics, residential care homes, continuing care homes and community centres.

To support personal and professional development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any audit or research being undertaken by the service.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake multidisciplinary neurological assessments, to be able to identify the needs of the clients and to work closely with the MDT on joint goals. These clients will present with a variety of complex neurological conditions. To undertake specialist occupational therapy assessments: functional, cognitive, visual, vocational, seating, and upper limb assessments and identify areas of priority for patient-centred intervention.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**  Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. **