About this role
Job summary
Essentials for this role:
- Car driver and able to use car for patient visits in the community
- Able to interview on date advertised
- Worked with stroke patients and have knowledge of how to deliver stroke rehabilitation. Applications will not be considered without these knowledge and skills.
Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team
The Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team (N-CST) has delivered a robust Integrated Community Stroke Service model (ICSS), as per the national guidelines, for over a decade. N-CST continues to see patients within 48 hours of discharge home, for rehabilitation assessment and intensive goal-based rehabilitation. The patients time with the team is needs based and patients can access any of the other services they require, regardless of time post stroke. Rehabilitation is completed by a stroke specialist MDT, that includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants and Admin staff. The team also has face to face exercise groups and six-month reviews.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for providing and co-ordinating Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment for a caseload of stroke patients in the Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team.
Responsible, with the MDT, for managing and co-ordinating treatment and care input for patients on the caseload in conjunction with the patient, family and carers within the patient's own home or place of care.
To rotate into the CST Vocational therapy team, to provide vocational assessment and support to patients on the CST caseload.
To supervise, appraise and develop band 5 Occupational Therapists, band 4 and 3 staff and student OTs in the team.
To support band 7 and 8 staff in managing and planning the NGH stroke rehabilitation services, deputising for the OT team lead as required.
Responsible for providing and co-ordinating Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment for a caseload of stroke patients in the Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team.
To rotate into the CST Vocational therapy team, to provide vocational assessment and support to patients on the CST caseload.
To supervise, appraise and develop band 5 Occupational Therapists, band 4 and 3 staff and student OTs in the team.
About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
Responsible, with the MDT, for managing and co-ordinating treatment and care input for patients on the caseload in conjunction with the patient, family and carers within the patients own home or place of care.
For further details, please see the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualification Essential
Educated to BSc Honours (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy Health Professions Council Registration. Evidence of stroke related continuing professional development
Desirable
Evidence of involvement in research, audit and promotion of evidence based practice
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience of: long term stroke management at band 5 level or above mentoring other staff at band 5 and below KSF appraisal system audit training other staff inter-professional team working assessment and provision of equipment, wheelchairs and minor adaptations Recent experience working in the NHS Some knowledge of stroke and the long term effects Knowledge of current issues within NHS, clinical governance and profession Knowledge of current issues within stroke care locally and nationally
Desirable
Experience of, or participation in, service development Experience of mentoring students Experience managing community based treatment
Personal Qualities and Attributes Essential
Car driver with access to vehicle during working hours, appropriate driving license and car insurance Ability to lone work in the community setting Ability to lone work in the community setting Work flexibly Motivate patients Motivate colleagues Empathise and understand the needs of a diverse client group Appreciate the dynamics of working within a team Ability to work in situations and conditions that may involve on a daily basis: Physical effort (e.g. moving patients and equipment) Mental effort (e.g. concentration levels) Emotional effort (e.g. distressing or traumatic circumstances)
Skills Essential
Evidence of ability to work as an independent autonomous professional. Evidence of continuing professional development Excellent communication skills - written, listening and verbal Ability to use IT skills required for recording input and producing patient related data
Desirable
Experience teaching other members of MDT Evidence of teaching and presentation skills and ability to undertake self directed learning and development Understanding of remote rehab
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 Northampton General Hospital
Address Northampton General Hospital
Billing Road
Northampton
NN1 5BD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)