Integrated Urgent Care Team Occupational Therapist

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Urgent Crisis Team Occupational Therapist
Part time- 30 hours - Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity for a therapist to join the Integrated Urgent Crisis Team (IUCT) . As a member of the Integrated Urgent Crisis Team, you will be expected to work as a senior clinician with a broad range of competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances. You will be expected to be able to complete a holistic assessment for patients within the community setting. This post will allow the successful applicant to gain an outstanding skill set and help to provide a seamless patient journey across community areas. You will also be expected to work as part of the MDT to complete skilled rapid assessments for individuals referred into IUCT either from discharge from the hospital under the discharge to assess pathway or via the community for a rapid visit referred by family, public or other health / social care professionals including North West Ambulance Service and GP’s.
To work within an interdisciplinary Integrated Urgent Care Team (IUCT) managing a caseload of patients with complex needs using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To be responsible for providing effective therapy assessment and intervention to patients in their own homes as part of the Interdisciplinary Team.
To develop basic nursing and physiotherapy/occupational therapy skills to aid the rehabilitation process.
To provide supervision and teaching to junior, untrained staff and students of all disciplines.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Please refer the Job description for details