Community Occupational Therapist

at  Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

An exciting new position has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Community Team based at Wymondham Health Centre. This is a new and evolving role and we anticipate that whilst based at Wymondham, you will have the opportunity to work across our South Norfolk locality.
There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will also in reach to our Community inpatient units at Ogden Court and Foxley Ward to assist with the Discharge to Assess pathway, when there is leave and absence to cover.
The community therapy and inpatient team currently offer a Mon-Fri service and consist of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Assistant Practitioners. The successful candidate will be supported with clinical leadership and development in their role, and will gain experience working in a multi-disciplinary team. There will also be a requirement to be involved in the training of fellow team members in the assessment and development of team multi-disciplinary competencies, as well as developing and maintaining their own inter-professional competencies.
To complete Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for patients in their own homes and residential/nursing homes, to support our services the Discharge to Assess Pathway, Admission Avoidance, End of life Care and Long Term Condition Management.
To work as part of the in patient MDT to provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to facilitate timely and effective discharges.
To work with and liaise with patient’s families, ward DISCOs, our Social care colleagues and other partner agencies.
Complete therapy triage of new referrals.
To work closely with the Wymondham and Attleborough Community Team to provide excellent patient-centred care.
To provide support to Band 3, 4 and 5 colleagues, both formally and informally.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist that wishes to work in a rewarding, fast-paced service, where joint MDT working and decision making is essential in the effective management of this cohort of patients.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
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