About this role
Job summary
The Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team (Stroke ESD) facilitates earlier discharge from hospital for stroke survivors, ensuring individuals receive the appropriate intensity of rehabilitation for up to 6 weeks following discharge home from hospital. The pathway consists of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Specialist Stroke Nurses and Rehabilitation Assistants. There are close links to the Stroke wards at Calderdale Royal Hospital, the Community Rehabilitation team, the local Stroke Association, the Reablement service and exercise on prescription schemes.
The post holder will work within the Stroke ESD pathway providing Specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation for patient's identified as being suitable for the service.
The majority of clinical work will take place within the patient's home or temporary residence. However, the post holder will be expected to in-reach to the hospital to help to identify patients who may be suitable for the Stroke ESD pathway, attend multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings on the stroke wards, and to meet potential patients to start goal-setting and care-planning prior to discharge home.
Main duties of the job
See job description for full detail of the roles and responsibilities of the Band 6 Specialist occupational Therapy post working in Calderdale Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team.
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 job description for full detail of the roles and responsibilities of the Band 6 Specialist occupational Therapy post working in Calderdale Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING Essential
Relevant Degree/Diploma Registered with HCPC Evidence of completing Clinical Educator training
Desirable
Evidence of post-graduate learning and study relevant to stroke
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Essential
Recent experience demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate care following stroke. Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate and available Occupational assessments and approaches in the specialty of stroke, including outcome measures Experience of working as an Occupational Therapist in a variety of NHS settings including community working Knowledge of relevant legislation, national guidelines and best-practice regarding stroke Proven ability in implementing Clinical Governance Critical Appraisal Skills Ability to maintain legible and accurate records Experience of case-management IT literate (electronic patient documentation, email/internet).
Desirable
Previous experience at Band 6 level. Teaching/Presentation skills Experience in developing, supervising and training others
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES) Essential
Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations Ability to communicate with all stakeholders across the stroke pathway Recognise opportunities for learning and development both personally and within the broader team Contribute effectively to the multi-disciplinary team Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands To be flexible and adaptable within the working day To have excellent time management and organisational skills Ability to organise own work and caseload
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 Dean Clough, Bowling Mill
Halifax
HX3 5AX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)