Job Description

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Are you looking for something different that will offer you a unique opportunity to develop your clinical skills whilst supporting your career development?



An exciting opportunity for a qualified HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with relevant rehabilitation experience to work across the multidisciplinary teams in hospital and community settings. The clinical input will vary depending on service demands and you will support areas with vacancies, maternity leave or to achieve targets.

The services are based at:

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre - Specialist clinics, access to communication and technology, amputee rehab Birmingham wheelchair service and posture and mobility service.

Moseley Hall Hospital - Inpatient Neurological Rehabilitation and stroke units, Birmingham Neurological Rehabilitation Team and Moor Green outpatient brain injury unit, Early supported discharge team.



The delivery of rehabilitation programmes and OT intervention can take place within the service base, client's home or in the community within a local Birmingham and/or regional West Midlands remit. In some services this will involve moving around the community daily without direct support on a daily basis with potentially long periods of driving



We have 2 full time posts available and looking for suitable candidates to join us here at BCHC.



The peripatetic post will support the rehabilitation services within the Adult and Specialist Rehabilitation Division (ASR) which provides a wide range of services for people living in Birmingham and all parts of the West Midlands.



To work as part of the interdisciplinary teams within the rehabilitation services , effectively assessing clients with complex needs, considering their function, disability and health, taking into account all environments in which they live and work.



To provide assessment and analysis of rehabilitation, social and care needs of complex patients as part of the Inter-Disciplinary Teams, referring on to outside agencies / professionals in discussion with senior members of staff.



Identify Occupational Therapy goals and plan / formulate intervention that is evidence based in conjunction with the client, their careers, other professionals / agencies.



On the in-patient neuro-rehabilitation unit and Birmingham neuro- rehabilitation team to act as a key working a set number of patients to plan and co-ordinate their outpatient programme and act as point of contact for clients, carers and outside agencies.



Communicate effectively with clients, family / carer, and other professionals both internal and external to organisation. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation, reassurance and require expert verbal and non-verbal communication skills.



IMPORTANT



Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.



Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address



Be Part of Our Team...



BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.



If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.



Previous applicants who have applied for the above post are encouraged to consider whether they would like to reapply following any feedback post interview; if you would like to discuss this with the previous interview panel you are encouraged to do so. If you were not shortlisted for this vacancy previously, we would advise that you review your application and the Person Specification before resubmitting a further application.



Detailed job description and main responsibilities



For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.



All services are provided by teams of clinical professionals and support staff who aim to provide personalised, integrated services that best meet the needs of individual patients and their careers and assist them in managing their physical, cognitive, emotional and social disabilities.



For further information please contact Ruth Banner Clinical Specialist OT on 0121-4666-6590.