Senior Community Occupational Therapist

• Deliver holistic assessments, planning and evaluating care for patients with acute and complex needs
• Use clinical reasoning to provide evidence-based, person-centred interventions that promote safe, high-quality care
• Manage your own caseload and support effective team coordination and service delivery
• Work proactively with MDT colleagues to prevent avoidable admissions and support timely discharges
• Collaborate with patients, families and carers to set meaningful goals that maximise independence and quality of life
• Facilitate referrals and coordinate care based on individual needs
• Assess and arrange appropriate equipment within scope of practice
• Support, supervise and contribute to the development of junior staff, peers and students
• Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant records
• Contribute to training and continuous service improvement
• Identify and manage risk to ensure the safety of patients, colleagues and yourself

Essential

• BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role. Tell us how you would be motivated to do so.

Essential

• Explain and evidence how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required
• Explain and evidence how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions
• Explain and give evidence of supervising staff and students of own profession
• Effective time management and caseload management
• Explain and evidence how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.

Desirable

• Recent relevant experience within the community setting
• Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions
• Working with a range of professionals in health or social care