Job Description

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to develop your rehabilitation and leadership skills and broaden your clinical experience in a wide range of conditions?



We have a Band 6, 12 month Fixed Term Contract or 12 month Secondment Position in the Planned Community Therapy Service.



Based in Coventry, you'll be joining us in a cosmopolitan, culturally diverse city in the centre of England, easily accessible to all major cities. The service is made up of a multidisciplinary team of therapists who support holistic recovery and help service users to regain their independence by supporting admission prevention, hospital discharge and supporting patients within the community.



As an Occupational Therapist in our service, you'll strive to understand what matters to our patients; enabling patient-centred care to achieve their goals. You'll help them to understand more about what has caused their health decline and engage them in meaningful rehabilitation that encourages self-management impacting on long-term outcomes. Every patient is different, and no two days are the same.

Closing Date:

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.



Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.



The successful candidate will be able to illustrate and reflect upon complex patient management and demonstrate sound clinical reasoning. You will be able to prioritise your workload and time effectively to support flexible caseload management and delegation.



Excellent communication skills are essential. You will be expected to work independently and effectively within the planned community Therapy team to ensure safe and effective management of our patients in the community.



We love what we do and we believe you will too!



The group is currently trialling a new Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) model following a collaborative event with internal and external stakeholders. This pilot aims to explore team structures and assess the impact on patient experience. While no formal redesign has taken place yet, the outcomes of this trial may inform future service delivery and team configuration across the group.



If you are successful in your application, please be aware that your team structure and line management may be subject to change in the future as part of this evolving model. However, any formal changes will be preceded by appropriate consultation in line with organisational policy.



A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.



Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.



University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.



We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.



Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.



We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)



By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.



The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.



To effectively manage a caseload of patients as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing specialist and evidence-based assessment and interventions to patients in both a stable and acute phase of their condition, ensuring the physical, psychosocial, behavioural, perceptual, cognitive, sensory and environmental needs of patients, are addressed.



Utilising specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning, to plan and provide clinical interventions in consultation with other colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and to work in a range of settings as appropriate (e.g. patients home, work environment or other community setting)



To adopt a patient centred and sensitive approach to therapy, collaborating with patients (and/or carer(s) where appropriate) in all aspects of the therapy process (assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, reporting).



To utilise individual and/or group work skills as appropriate in order to achieve agreed therapeutic goals.



To have a high level of knowledge of a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, care of the elderly, respiratory and falls and specialist knowledge of at least one of these clinical areas.



To work collaboratively with Social Services and third sector providers to ensure effective safe care.



To assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems, to support evaluation of effectiveness of the service.



For further details of the role please see the attached job description.