About this role
Job summary
The Intermediate Care Beds Teams provides a time limited period of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for adults living within Calderdale or registered with a Calderdale GP. Service users may have had an alteration in their physical or psychological well-being, or a temporary change in their social circumstances which makes it difficult for them to be maintained at home. Alternatively service users may have been discharged from an acute hospital setting and require a period of 24 hour supported living, assessment and rehabilitation to enable them to return home.
The post holder be based within one care home but may be asked to work in any care home within Calderdale dependent on the needs of the service.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team comprising Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants, Local Authority staff and care home staff.
Main duties of the job
See included job description for full detail of the roles, responsibilities and duties of the Specialist Occupational Therapist post in IMC.
About us
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Job description Job responsibilities
See included job description for full detail of the roles, responsibilities and duties of the Specialist Occupational Therapist post in IMC.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING Essential
Relevant Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy HCPC registered Clinical educator training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Essential
Recent experience of assessing, treating and discharging patients with complex needs at a specialist level, and evaluating care. Recent experience of working in the NHS as an Occupational Therapist in a non-acute hospital settings Experience of training, developing and supervising others Experience of contributing to service improvements Knowledge of relevant legislation and local/National initiatives
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS Essential
Teaching/Presentation skills Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours Self-motivated with ability to work independently, identify own training needs and influence others Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands Independent problem solving/decision making skills based on situation and patient needs.
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 Oak Unit
200 Pellon Lane, Halifax
Halifax
HX1 5RD
Employer's website https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)