Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Term time hours
- Annualised hours
- Other
- Job ref
- 150-GM9852-WST-B
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Haywards Heath, Crawley Hospital, Horsham Hospital
- Town
- CTT North - Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
It’s an exciting time to join our Community Therapy Teams as an Occupational Therapist. We are in a position to make working for us, work for you!
The following opportunities are available for Band 6 Occupational Therapy roles in the Horsham, Crawley or Haywards Heath area.
· Fixed or flexible full time hours
· Part time hours to suit you
· Annualised hours contract
· Term time only contract
· Flexible working
· Fixed term contract
Our Occupational Therapists are integral members of our Community Therapy Team. You will work with people in their own homes who are experiencing functional decline, maximising opportunities for independence in what matters to them; living full and active lives within their family circles, social networks, and the workplace.
Not sure what an annualised hours or flexible contract is? You’re not alone but we use them to great effect within Sussex Community Foundation Trust and we would invite anyone who would like to make contact with us to talk about options might be suitable and how we can make that work for you.
In order to find the right people for these important roles, we are committed to working with you as an individual on practical solutions to achieve the work life balance that suits you whilst continuing to develop your career and achieve your aspirations.
Main duties of the job
Our teams work with patients with a variety of conditions within their homes. Our OTs provide clinical assessment and plan their treatment and intervention, identifying ongoing needs and appropriately referring to other services within the area.
You will be a valued and supported member of the team, contributing to team decisions, and will be supported with your development, including partaking in regular in-service training.
We will support you to make full use of your skills at whatever stage of your career to:
- Provide specialist, holistic assessments, and reviews to improve or maintain quality of life.
- Support individuals to take increased ownership and control over their health through rehabilitation interventions, personalised care planning and goal setting.
- Provide an urgent response to minimise crisis situations and the need for emergency interventions or hospital admissions.
- Improve access to existing services through a coordinated MDT approach.
Our Trust and leadership teams are committed to supporting your work/life balance via flexible working and tailored support to help you advance your clinical practice and leadership skills in style that suits you, your health and wellbeing and your future career aspirations.
We have a robust relocation package available for qualifying applicants for our substantive roles.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the team.
Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Team Lead, Felicity Clarke, 07901312015, [email protected]
Return to Practice
If you’re a qualified AHP looking to return to practice or have you previously been on the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) register and live in the Sussex areas, we want to hear from you! We can offer a flexible programme of Return to Practice and are interested in hearing from applicants to discuss individual requirements. For more information, please contact Helen Harris, our Allied Health Professions Workforce Lead, by emailing [email protected]
We are equally as committed to supporting our Return to Practice colleagues and if you have been out of the role for a period of time and wish to explore how we can support you to return please contact us on [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant postgraduate or undergraduate experience in the clinical field
- Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
- Able to promote choice and independence in undertaking patient care
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Able to demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills
- Able to plan and prioritise a caseload efficiently
- Able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of boundaries of role
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK) and Access to a vehicle for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Felicity Clarke
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead Community Therapy Team North
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07901312015
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