Community Specialist Occupational Therapist- Winsford

Job overview

This post is within the Winsford Care Community. The role is to assess, manage and provide treatment to a caseload of service users with complex and/or multiple needs. They will be working closely with the MDT and provide supervision to therapy assistants, junior staff and students. There may be an expectation to work between multiple sites in the organisation.

Previous applicants within the past 3 months need not apply.

The Occupational therapist will be expected to join the 7-day,  urgent community response rota and may be lone working within the guidelines of the lone working policy.

This is a permanent post.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, supportive, dynamic team in Winsford Care Community.

We provide a rapid, unplanned and planned response, we facilitate early discharge from hospital and aim to reduce hospital admissions.  We also cover Elmhurst.

There is a varied caseload and you will need to demonstrate knowledge, experience and relevant clinical skills with patients with complex / long term conditions, falls, orthopaedics, general mobility problems and neurological conditions.

The successful candidate will work as a member of our integrated multidisciplinary team alongside District Nurses, Advance Nurse Practitioners, Complex Case Practitioners, MacMillan Nurses  and will be responsible for supervising junior members of staff and students.

There will be associated administrative duties and you will need to be computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft packages and have accurate keyboard skills. Our team utilises digital technology to support remote working and accommodate a flexible working approach where possible and is supported to do this with access to a laptop and mobile phone.

You are required to be a car driver and have access to your own vehicle.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities