About this role
Job summary
Are you a newly qualified Occupational Therapist who is unsure about what speciality to work in? Are you someone who likes variety and lots of opportunity for learning?
If the answer is 'YES' then we have the perfect job for you in Nottinghamshire!
Organisations across the Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS) have come together to create an exciting new rotation post across health and social care, offering rotations within physical health, mental health and social care in acute, community and rehabilitation settings.
Each rotation cycle will be 6 months, allowing you to learn a variety of skills in a number of different settings. Many of the skills you will learn within this rotation will be transferable and will give you a breadth of experience to help you develop into an experienced therapist and beyond!
Each organisation is committed to your development and growth within Occupational Therapy. You will be supported throughout the rotation with a comprehensive support package including supervision, preceptorship, peer support groups, skills to build, in-service training and more.
To learn more about the OT rotation project, please watch the video added as an attachment to this post.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous practitioner and undertake comprehensive assessments to identify the appropriate service for the clients referred. To carry out profession specific, and holistic, assessments and evaluation as required. To assist the multi-disciplinary team to plan and develop a goal focused rehabilitation/reablement programme for adults with a wide variety of complex physical and mental health needs in a community bed. To be responsible for continuing the ongoing development of high standards of clinical practice with evidence-based focus. Able to fulfil physical demands of role, including manual handling applications. To participate in rehabilitation treatment programmes with the MDT To carry out training of other members of staff. Support senior colleagues with the facilitation of student placements.
About us
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.
We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring.
CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact People Services on [email protected] . CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
To contribute to a high quality service by carrying out assessment, goal setting, implementing treatment programmes and evaluation of adult clients who may have complex and/ or chronic presentations including musculoskeletal, sensory impairment, medical and mental health needs, with support and supervision from senior physiotherapists. To work within Community Beds Team withing Health Reablement service . This may extend or change to other community services in-line with organisational development To support clients to improve or maintain their level of function and quality of life and plan future care in an appropriate setting in partnership with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) colleagues, including liaising, supporting and referring on to health services, voluntary services and public sector agencies. To participate actively in the services training strategy, including in-service training, organisation-specific and multi-agency training. To be responsible for planning a safe discharge from the service. To act as Key Worker as required. The post holder will be substantively employed by Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC within the Community Beds Team. However this role forms part of an Integrated Care System (ICS) rotational programme and the post holder will be expected to undertake rotational placements across partner within ICS health and social care organisations.
Dimensions
Responsible for Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment for a defined clinical caseload appropriate to the service area. Working in conjunction with and under supervision of a senior OT and other senior clinical professionals. Lead group sessions where appropriate. Able to fulfil physical demands of role, including manual handling applications. Will be required to travel city-wide for client visits, meetings and training. To participate in rehabilitation treatment programmes with the MDT To carry out training of other members of staff. Support senior colleagues with the facilitation of student placements.
Key Responsibilites
1. To support the Adult Health and Social Care Transformation programme in achieving objectives for citizens;
Help people to keep safe and well Support personal and community resilience and strengths Increase, retain or restore independence View the citizen in the driving seat, as the expert in their own life 2. To undertake strengths based outcome focused assessments of need including monitoring, coordination and review of adults and children where appropriate
3. WLD specific: To undertake case management responsibilities that include assessments of need, within a Whole Life, strengths based person centred approach, monitoring, coordinating and reviewing of care and support plans being able to reach down in working with children, young people and adults as part of preparation for adulthood.
Professionalism
4. Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision for accountability, professional reflection and development.
5. Take responsibility for managing time and workload effectively, and begin to prioritise activities including ensuring supervision time.
6. Recognise professional strengths and limitations and how to seek advice in a timely manner.
Values and Ethics
7. Demonstrate respectful partnership work with service users and carers, eliciting and respecting needs and views, promoting participation in decision-making wherever possible.
8. Recognise and promote individuals rights to autonomy and self-determination recognising the value of, and aid access to, independent advocacy.
Diversity and Equality
9. Take account of how an individuals identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics and the intersection of such factors in order to understand their experiences, questioning assumptions where necessary.
Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing
10. Demonstrate skills and approaches to practice that promote strengths, and self determination in people using services, carers, families and communities.
11. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate occupational therapy practice, recognising the scope for professional judgement and its importance to ethical practice.
12. Understand forms of harm and their impact on people, and the implications for practice, drawing on concepts of strength, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance.
Critical Reflection and Analysis
13. Inform evidence-based decision-making through the identification and gathering of information from multiple sources, rigorously questioning and evaluating the reliability and validity of information from different sources.
14. Begin to formulate and make explicit, evidence-informed judgements and justifiable decisions.
Skills and Interventions
15. Demonstrate a holistic approach to the identification of needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risks.
16. Select and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate outcomes, in partnership.
17. Record information in a timely, respectful and accurate manner. Write records and reports, for a variety of purposes with language suited to purpose and audience, using plain English and optimising use of information management systems. Distinguish fact from opinion and record conflicting views and perspectives.
Context & Organisations
18. Take responsibility for positively contributing to effective team working
Professional Leadership
19. Recognise own ongoing responsibility to seek, plan and undertake continuing professional development.
20.Adhere to NCC Behavioural Expectations
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Relevant undergraduate/placement experience working with adults including Health Care of the Elderly and Older peoples mental health / Integrated Medicine, Orthopaedics, Neurology and Musculoskeletal Understanding of multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency working in a community setting
Desirable
Community experience/Interest in working in community
Qualifications Essential
BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
Relevant postgraduate education and training Post graduate training / courses
Additional Criteria Essential
This post may require shift working between 8am-4pm, 12-8pm 5 days over 7 including weekend and bank holidays Full driving licence, use of vehicle for work with business insurance
Skills and Attributes Essential
Understanding the concepts of assessment, completing standard assessment of need, able to formulate a care planning and taking appropriate action. Awareness of a range of activity of daily living equipment and adaptations. Effective communication skills (Verbal and written) and good interpersonal skills and IT skills. Ability to involve individuals in a person-centred approach to care. Ability to participate as an MDT team member IT literacy
Desirable
An understanding of mental health policy and legislation, e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Dementia Strategy Able to supervise and delegate to support staff
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC
Address Aspect House/Citywide, Aspect Business Park
26 Bennerley Road
Bulwell
Nottinghamshire
NG6 8WR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nottinghamcitycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)