About this role
Job summary
The Calderdale Community Rehabilitation Team provides assessment, treatment and advice to adults with a rehabilitation need and goal, with staff and service users working together to achieve patient-centred goals. The service comprises 3 geographically based teams within the Calderdale area.
The service manages patients who may have complex neurological conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease and Stroke, acquired brain injury, long term neuro-degenerative conditions, patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal problems, fallers, frailty, orthopaedic conditions including post-surgery, and complex multi pathology conditions which may include patients with dementia or learning disabilities.
The majority of clinical work takes place within patient's homes (including care homes). However, we also see patients in clinics or groups when it is more appropriate to do so. At times, the team visits patients in hospital to participate in meetings, or to assist complex discharge planning.
Main duties of the job
Please see job description for full detail of the specialist Band 6 Occupational Therapist role within Calderdale Community rehabilitation Team.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full detail of the specialist Band 6 Occupational Therapist role within Calderdale Community rehabilitation Team.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING Essential
Degree/Diploma/MSc in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registered Trained Clinical educator Committed to undertaking further training to develop practice, including HEI and M level study
Desirable
Skill-sharing/blurred boundary competencies Masters level qualifications in specialist area
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Essential
Recent experience demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate care at a specialist level in rehabilitation and Long-Term Conditions Experience developing, supervising, appraising and training others Proven ability in implementing Clinical Governance Knowledge of relevant legislation, national guidelines and best-practice for a range of conditions Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate and available Occupational therapy assessments and approaches, including outcome measures and goal setting. Experience of diffusing conflict and complaints Problems solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs and goals Ability to case manage patients with long term conditions/multi pathologies Experience of contributing to service/quality improvement
Desirable
Experience of community care Experience of neurological splinting and orthotics Experience of cognitive therapy
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES) Essential
Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands Ability to work autonomously, prioritising and organising own work and caseload, including delegation. Self motivated with ability to work independently and influence others Excellent Time Management skills, including the ability to work to deadlines Able to organise and plan the work load and caseload allocation of others
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address Todmorden Health centre
Lower George Street
Todmorden
OL14 5RN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)