Band 6 Occupational Therapist Community Full Time NEW

Pay Mechanism: Direct Engagement

About the Client:

When Torbay & South Devon NHS FT formed our integrated care organisation in October 2015, we became the first NHS organisation in England to join-up hospital and community care with social care. We are proud pioneers in integrating health and social care nationally.

We support around 500,000 face-to-face contacts with patients in their homes and communities each year and see over 78,000 people in our A&E department annually. We serve a resident population of approximately 286,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at any one time during the summer holiday season.

We are passionate about creating a fairer and more inclusive NHS for everyone.

We employ over 6,500 staff, including doctors, nurses, social workers, consultants, and allied health professionals, as well as highly skilled managers, administrators, and technical experts. Our people work in a wide range of settings and locations across our communities, depending on their individual role or circumstances.

We also have over 350 volunteers (and growing) who make a difference every day to the people we care for and the services we provide.

Position Overview:

Children & Family Health Devon (CFHD) urgently need B6 OT cover in the county who can complete OT statutory (social care work) to pick up complex cases, requiring equipment and assess for potential adaptation support.

• Hold responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a case load within a designated geographical area (Exeter, East and Mid or North Devon), within own level of competence and capability
• Using a strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures
• Deliver specialist occupational therapy advice, assessment and interventions to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties in maximising their occupational performance within different settings
• Interventions may include coaching or training, provision or recommendations for suitable adaptive equipment where this is a statutory provision and provide specialist guidance and recommendations for home or school adaptations
• Work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand
• Role will include assessment and intervention of specialised equipment and environmental adaptations as part of our statutory work completed

Role info: Senior Children’s OT – Provision of Children’s Health & Social Care for 0 -18 years.

Essential Skills

• Must be able to do community visits in Devon and has statutory/social care OT experience