Occupational Therapist, Brentwood

Are you looking to progress your career with a forward thinking, award winning organisation? Do you want to start specialising in Stroke Rehabilitation?

We have a vacancy for an Occupational Therapist to work as part of the Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Team at Brentwood Community. This is a 25 bed community ward offering a rehabilitation pathway for patients of various ages who have had a stroke. The ward is nurse and therapy led with support from a consultant. Patients are admitted from acute hospitals for a period of active assessment and rehabilitation to optimise their independence and safety prior to returning home.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a band 5 applicant who is seeking a rewarding career to join us and expand their knowledge and skills in Stroke Rehabilitation.

The team which comprises of Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and Therapy Assistants. The post holder will be part of a wider professionally led, well established therapy service offering a range of specialisms. If you enjoy working as part of a friendly team, have a positive ‘can do’ approach and a commitment to enabling patients to achieve their maximum rehabilitation potential then this is the job for you.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks. We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full detailed list of duties and requirements of the role advertised.

Person specification Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registered

Knowledge

• Evidence of broad clinical experience
• Experience of working in an inpatient setting
• Experience of supervising junior staff, therapy assistants and students
• Experience of working in Stroke

Skills

• High standard of written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of using Systmone

circumstance

• Access to own transport and ability to transport patient equipment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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