RRIC Community Practitioner - Occupational Therapist

• Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers using your OT skills and experience
• Being responsible for planning programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys
• Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team
• Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.Support the development of clinical pathway

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Essential: - Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.

Essential: - Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC -Occupational Therapist; - Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy; - Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development.; - Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life

Essential: - Demonstrate experience post or preregistration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions; - In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable: - Experience of working in an NHS community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.; - Experience of electronic clinical systems; - Experience participating in research or audit project.; - Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants; - Experience of working with single assessment process.

Essential: - Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.

Desirable: - Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity; - Ability to manage complex cases; - Ability to develop and maintain partnership working; - Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care; - IT Skills; - Report writing skills; - Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues