About this role
Job summary Are you an Occupational Therapist who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys making a real difference when patients need support most?
Join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team, a dynamic and highly skilled multidisciplinary team providing rapid assessment and intervention across Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. Our service responds to physical health crises in patients' own homes, helping people avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting them to remain independent within their communities.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who enjoys autonomous working, complex clinical decision-making and collaborative multidisciplinary practice.
Main duties of the job As part of our UCR team, you will undertake urgent assessments within patients' homes, delivering timely interventions that support recovery, reduce hospital admissions and promote independence.
You will need strong clinical reasoning, excellent communication skills and the confidence to make decisions in often complex and rapidly changing situations. No two days are the same, and you'll be supported by an experienced MDT that values teamwork, innovation and shared learning.
We are particularly interested in candidates who are passionate about frailty, urgent care and falls management. You will regularly assess patients who have experienced falls and may remain on the floor for extended periods, requiring a compassionate, holistic and proactive approach.
Curiosity, initiative and a willingness to look beyond the immediate presentation are highly valued within our team. We are looking for someone who enjoys problem-solving, embraces challenges and is committed to delivering outstanding patient-centred care.
About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC Registration
Experience Essential
Experience in an urgent care setting
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.
Employer details Employer name NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address Goodmayes Hospital
Ilford
Essex
IG3 8XJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)