Community Occupational Therapist

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join the North Lancashire Integrated Community Therapy & Rehabilitation Service, working across the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and community offices. Part of a newly integrated Community Therapy Team supporting Home Assessment discharges from the hospital when on rota to fulfil the Responder role + urgent and routine Community Therapy Assessment & Rehabilitation, including CHC assessments for equipment provision. Further hours may be available in addition to the hours advertised. Working alongside Clinical Lead Therapy colleagues and Occupational Therapists you will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload within the geographical area. The service works closely with the Integrated Care Communities, local GP's, Adult Social Care, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and hospital discharge teams.The service supports people with a wide variety of conditions including elderly care, frailty and falls, orthopaedics and long-term condition management. Do you want to work for a Trust which

• valuesinclusivity?
• investsin you with ongoing in-service training, development and supervisionfrom expertly trained clinical specialists?
• isat the start of a transformational journey where collaboration between sector partners is core business?
• valuesand invests in YOU?
Why not come and see what UHMBT, the countries most inclusive employer, has to offer? We are a multi-disciplinary team who would welcome you to join us., As a confident clinician with a wide experience of clinical presentations, complete a dynamic, holistic assessment with the patient / family at the point of discharge from hospital, when rostered to fulfil the Responder role.Also carrying a caseload of patients on the Community Pathway, will integrate assessment findings, information from several sources, using dynamic and positive risk taking principles, you will support the patient/family to overcome risks, addressing the patients occupational therapy needs. Make ongoing rehab and social care referrals where this is appropriate. You will need to be prepared to work in complex situations and be confident in clinical decision making and reasoning. The role will incorporate all aspects of the B6 OT Community Therapy role. You will contribute to the rota for urgent response same day / next day discharge (Home Assessment) and also respond to referrals prioritised for assessment within 3-day, 2-week, 4-week and 10-week pathways. This will

include falls prevention, community rehabilitation, long-term condition management and continuing healthcare referrals, into a patients home, residential or nursing home across the Lancaster District. The service also provides the therapy to a 23-bed step-down residential rehabilitation unit. In addition to a comprehensive induction package we offer Team support, staff supervision and in-service training opportunities Full UK driving licence and access to own car is essential., The team delivers a 5 day service Monday to Friday. You will be expected to be able to travel across south Cumbria and North Lancashire and be flexible for the needs of the service with some expectation to work across traditional boundaries. A broad experience of delivering rehabilitation is advantageous.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.