Senior Occupational Therapist - Home First

at  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home First Therapy team in Buckinghamshire.
The team is still in its infancy of becoming a substantive service and this provides team members with the opportunity to influence and contribute to growing and shaping the service.
We are looking for motivated and skilled individuals to join the team, which supports patients that have recently been discharged from hospital, to regain their independence and remain in their own homes.
The ideal candidate will be able to take a holistic and person centred approach to supporting patients to recover from their recent hospital admission, and to achieve their short term goals, maximising independence.
The role will include visiting patients in their home, to perform assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs and within the expected timescales. Additionally, the successful candidate will be required to provide advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals.
To perform assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs, and to provide advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To participate in continuing professional and service development and contribute to organisational objectives.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you’ll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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Please refer the Job description for details