Occupational Therapist
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing
Occupational Therapist
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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 3 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Location ref: Worthing
Full Job Description
The postholder will work as a band 6 Occupational Therapist managing a caseload of patients with a variety of conditions and provide occupational therapy assessment to patients in their own home. They will formulate and deliver a specialised treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment and reasoning skills. The post holder will treat all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences, both physical and cultural. They will be involved in the support and supervision of staff across bands 3-5 . They will act as a clinical educator for undergraduate students within own professional area, whilst also receiving and delivering internal training to maintain their own professional development. They will assist the team with service development initiatives, including implementation of competency frameworks., To provide comprehensive manual handling assessment and provision of equipment to patients in their own home. Please see the attached job description for further details.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.