Job summary
Are you an ambitious Occupational Therapist ready to make a real difference? Join Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialist Integrated Community Occupational Therapist within our Intermediate Care team serving Ryedale, Scarborough and Whitby.

Working in a pioneering partnership with North Yorkshire Council, you'll deliver rehabilitation and reablement across community and bed-based settings, helping people with complex physical, functional and cognitive needs maximise independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and achieve safe, timely discharge.

As part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, you'll work autonomously, use advanced clinical reasoning, provide evidence-based interventions, and contribute to service improvement. You'll also support colleagues, champion integrated working, and help drive a true "One Team" approach.

If you're passionate about person-centred care, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are committed to helping people achieve their goals, we'd love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and transferable skills.

The successful AHP applicant will have access to continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and professional networks to support ongoing professional development and professional registration requirements

Main duties of the job

• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions across community and bed-based Intermediate Care services.
• Support people to regain independence, improve function, and achieve personalised rehabilitation goals.
• Manage a complex caseload using advanced clinical reasoning and professional judgement.
• Work collaboratively within an integrated multidisciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and support hospital discharge.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, training and support to junior staff, assistants and Generic Support Workers.
• Assess, prescribe and review equipment and adaptations to enhance safety and independence.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit activity and evidence-based practice across the integrated care pathway.

About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities
For further full description and information on the role and person specification please see attached job description

Person Specification
Qualifications Education and Training
Essential

• Current HCPC professional registration
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent, plus short specialist courses, experience to post-graduate equivalent diploma level
• Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area

Desirable

• Previous experience working as a community based Occupational Therapist
• Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or regionally
• Leadership qualification/equivalent experience if required

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
• Experience of case load management within specialist service area, some of which may be complex

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures

Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Essential

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and fieldwork education/mentorship
• Ability to effectively commute between the organisations various sites and patient homes
• Required to work within North Yorkshire Council while receiving supervision and support from HTFT.

Desirable

• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).