Job summary
Do you have a passion for Occupational Therapy (OT)? Are you looking for a great trust in which to start your career, or perhaps you are looking to build upon your existing Band 5 experience?If so, we would love to offer you an opportunity to work as a Band 5 OT in our highly respected and truly unique mixed rotation hosted by Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust and our mental health partners at East London Foundation Trust.
Our rotations include:
- The Elderly Care Unit, patients love our reminiscence groups
- Surgical Rehabilitation Team, our award winning early discharge service
- Acute Medical Team, work on our Intensive Care Unit
- AdultCommunity Rehabilitation Team, where you can develop splinting skills
- Community Neurological Rehabilitation, where you can experience Vocational Rehabilitation
- Stroke Unit, regularly scores highest in London for delivering intensive Stroke rehabilitation
- OurRapid Response Team in London's best performing A&E
- Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, will develop your cognitive assessment and rehabilitation skills
- Paediatricsassessing and treating children at home and at school
- Mental Health Care of Older People, working alongside a specialist dementia care team
- Learning Difficulties, assessing and treating people with complex behaviour needs
- Acute Inpatient Psychiatry, develop your mental health assessment skills within recovery focus groups and 1:1 sessions
- Community Mental Health Services, CQC rated outstanding
Main duties of the job
Take responsibility for managing a client caseload, prioritising as appropriate.
Undertake holistic client-centred occupational therapy assessments usingappropriate occupational therapy models of practice and assessment toolsworking as an autonomous practitioner.
Plan occupational therapy interventions and rehabilitation programmes using a goal oriented approach.
Monitor and evaluate progress and adapt therapy interventions as appropriate
We are proud of the opportunities we offer our Band 5 Occupational Therapists (OT). Our Band 5 training program focuses on making sure you have practical OT skills and develop those early on in the rotation to improve your confidence. We are also proud of our preceptorship program, our attitude towards supervision and support from our senior OTs. We believe we are also skilled at developing senior Band 5's prior to moving onto Band 6 posts. There are also numerous opportunities to be involved in quality improvement initiatives, case study research and developing students.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate or post graduate experience of working in a variety of healthcare settings.
- Experience of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural society.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of models of OT practice and practical application.
- Knowledge of the occupational therapy process and its application in clinical practice.
- Awareness of evidence based practice.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Able to carry out culturally sensitive assessments using a range of appropriate assessment tools and models of practice.
- Able to formulate treatment goals/rehabilitation programmes for clients.
- Able to manage caseload and prioritise under pressure.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills. Clear, concise reporting skills.
- Able to work within a MDT.
Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of Trust Values
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR