Occupational Therapist

To work within the Home First pathway with a view to ensuring that patients remain in their home environment.

To work in the community with patients who have long term conditions and/or palliative care needs.

To assess and treat patients whilst following the Occupational Therapy process.

Main duties of the job

To develop and deliver specialist Occupational Therapy for people with long term conditions and palliative care needs within the community.

To work within the Doncaster Community Therapy Service to deliver the Home First model to people in the Doncaster area, to prevent hospital admissions and accelerate hospital discharges.

To assess individual patient's needs, set and implement treatment plans and long term condition management for patients linking with primary, secondary and tertiary care, using a coordinated approach.

To contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy role within the Occupational Therapy Service by working across boundaries and inter agency working.

As part of a team, initiate research based practice and monitor the quality of the service being provided.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more