Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team at the Colman Centre for Specialist Rehabilitation Services within the East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust. The post will primarily be based in the Specialist Amputee Rehabilitation Service (Pine Cottage) with opportunity to work with the Norfolk and Suffolk Environmental Control Service as required.

The post holder will be joining well-integrated and established multi-disciplinary teams providing rehabilitation to a varied and challenging caseload of patients primarily aged from 18 years old and upwards. This will involve providing specialist Occupational Therapy to the inpatient Amputee Rehabilitation Unit and will include visits to community locations as part of therapy and discharge planning. The role may include opportunity to progress to working with patients on the prosthetic pathway aged from birth upwards in the outpatient setting.

The post holder may also be required to provide assessment for electronic assistive technology equipment to enable people with complex physical disabilities to live with a degree of independence in the community.

A full UK driving licence is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

Main duties of the job
The post holder will need to possess excellent interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator and able to prioritise and work well as a member of a team. They will be responsible for carrying out assessments, planning and delivering interventions both with individuals, their relatives and carers and within groups to facilitate recovery, restoration of function following limb amputation, and supporting timely discharge from hospital.

The post holder will need to be clinically confident working with patients with neurological deficits, limb difference, multiple co-morbidities and rehabilitation needs. They will be competent in working with individuals in the ward setting and in patients own homes and be able to work effectively alone, in both the 'Occupational Therapy Team' and as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The post holder should have a collaborative and enthusiastic style, as well as a passion and commitment to develop and promote evidence-based practice.

The post-holder will be required to work 37.5 hours per week.

About us
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on main responsibilities.

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC registration

Desirable

• Clinical educators course

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of working at a minimum of band 5 level with a variety of post registration experience in inpatient, rehabilitation and discharge planning.
• Post registration clinical experience of patients with neurological conditions
• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
• Awareness of alternative communication strategies for patients with neurological conditions

Desirable

• Previous clinical experience in a neurological rehabilitation setting
• Training/clinical experience in: postural management, splinting for abnormal tone, cognitive rehabilitation, wheelchair prescribers course.
• Experience of managing challenging behaviours
• Experience of working with patients with tracheostomy
• Experience with running groups
• Experience in delivering specialist bespoke equipment to highly complex patients

Skills
Essential

• Highly motivated
• Empathy & sensitivity
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Good interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
• Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
• Demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of standardised assessments

Communication
Essential

• Ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate with range of professionals at all levels
• Ability to communicate to patients/carers and relatives with sensitivity and compassion

Desirable

• Experience of using alternative communication strategies for patients with neurological conditions

Personal and People Development
Essential

• Maintain competency within role
• Encouraging and developing self and others using a range of techniques and skills to share knowledge
• Attend training relevant to role to maintain knowledge and skills

Desirable

• Experience of leadership skills in the workplace

Personal Attributes & Behaviours
Essential

• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
• Be reliable, honest and resilient
• Possess drive and enthusiasm

Other
Essential

• Professional appearance in accordance with Trust policy
• Be able to: kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
• Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
• Must hold full and valid driving licence
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.