Job summary
- Main area
- 205070 Copeland ICC
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5hrs per week)
- Job ref
- 262-A-22-4779539-D
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Copeland ICC
- Town
- Cleator Moor
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Senior Community Occupational Therapist
Copeland Integrated Care Community need you!
Due to investment in rehabilitation services, we are seeking forward thinking and dynamic band 6 Occupational Therapist.
Copeland ICC covers a large geographical area of natural beauty on the western coast of Cumbria and including the western Lake District National Park areas of Ennerdale and Wasdale. From the coast at St. Bees to the summit of Scafell Pike, Copeland is fantastic place to live and work. The post is based within the Community Rehabilitation Service (CRS) which provides urgent community response, community rehabilitation, inpatient community ward therapy and outpatient rehabilitation clinics.
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking, team player to join us in our ambition to deliver high quality care to our patients. As a clinician you will independently assess and treat routine and complex patients in the community setting with a variety of conditions, holding your own caseload and signposting to other services when needed. You will be supported in your own professional development, have the opportunity to pursue clinical interests while continuing to deliver a service across a broad base of practice. As a member of the CRS, you would benefit from a supportive and knowledgeable team
If this post sounds like something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached documents for detailed job description.
Main duties:
Take part in the Lead Professional of the Day and triage roster to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate discharge from acute and community settings
Triage and provide assessment for those patients that are deemed to require it for admission avoidance, discharge facilitation or rehabilitation.
Provide high quality, effective holistic assessment of patients' needs according to professional expertise and lead in the implementation of an appropriate management plan
Utilise assistant members of the team in the provision of rehabilitation and/or home care services through delegation and effective communication.
Link with other agencies such as social services, PCN colleagues and the voluntary sector to sign post and ensure patients' needs are met.
Provide supervision to junior staff within the team.
Participate in service development.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money wel
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in occupational therapy degree/diploma
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance at relevant post graduate courses
- Member of the RCOT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Band 5 experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a community setting.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Previous Band 6 experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good Knowledge of Evidence Based Clinical Practice within Rehabilitation
- Good Knowledge of Continuing Professional Development/Lifelong Learning
- Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance including Risk Management
- Understanding of Professional Code of Conduct and confidentiality
- Knowledge of key NHS drivers for change and implications for Occupational Therapy services
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of management of patients with long-term conditions and falls
- Knowledge of clinical audit and outcome measures, and their use in service improvement
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to organise workload of self and others
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Relevant practical occupational therapy skills
- The post holder needs good IT skills, the ability to input data, communicate via email and search for evidence based practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Geldart
- Job title
- Team Lead/Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01946 853333
- Additional information
Steve Geldart (Team Lead/Occupational Therapist) or Karen Lomas (Team Lead/Physiotherapist) on 01946 853300
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