Job summaryWe have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and autonomous HCPC Registered Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our well established Home First Rehabilitation Service in the North of Staffordshire.You will be part of the Allied Health Professions (AHP) service providing Occupational Therapy and will work in a variety of settings.You will be responsible for delivering high quality rehabilitation to patients with a range of physical health conditions including MSK, Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Neurological conditions, Spinal Injuries, Cancer, Post Surgery, General Frailty, Amputees, plus a wide range of other conditions which provides you with a varied and exciting experience within our service.We offer excellent support through CPD routes and building robust learning plans within the four pillars of AHP practice; offering opportunities to represent and promote our service locally, regionally, and nationally including UKSF & CSP conferences.Due to this being a varied role you will be required to adequately travel across the geographical area to meet the demands of the role.Please note: If we receive a high number of applicants then this advert will be closed before the scheduled closing dateMain duties of the jobThe role involves managing a caseload of adults in close liaison with the Home First Team. Many of these patients will have multiple complex health needs and will require you to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of our patients.As part of this role you will be expected to:Be a specialist HCPC Registered Specialist Occupational Therapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.Be highly skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problem solving.Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety.Increased functional ability.Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health.About usBy joining Team MPUFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you bySupporting your career development and progression.Excellent NHS Pension schemeGenerous maternity, paternity, adoption leaveOptions for flexible workingUp to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resourcesIf you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rateSalary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business ratesSalary sacrifice bikes up to £2kFree car parking at all trust sitesFree flu vaccination every yearCitizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor a more detailed overview of the post and role responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.If you do have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us.Person SpecificationEssentialEssentialDipCOT or degree in Occupational TherapyHCPC registrationDesirableMember of BAOTCompletion of specialist qualification or training in areas of:- Stroke, Rehabilitation Medicine, Older Adults, D2A Service, Community Rehabilitation, Equipment / environmental adaptationsExperienceEssentialRelevant experience / placements to the role including assessment and management of function and occupationWilling to participate in training events to promote; D2A / Home First / Neurological Rehabilitation Medicine / Stroke in-patient & community services / Integrated Health and Social CareSupporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impacts of disabilityWorking with a multi-disciplinary teamDesirableCommunity Working RehabilitationExperience of working with people following neurological event including strokeExperience of community workingExperience of Falls interventionsSkills, Knowlege and AbilitiesEssentialKnowledge of current best practice in OT and rehabilitationAwareness of complex recovery process and deficits following neurological events including strokeKnowledge of OT process and role of OT with acute and longer term health conditions, neurological conditions including strokeUnderstanding of current NHS initiatives and issuesOn a frequent basis:- required to handle patients following illness, trauma and /or neurological event including strokeDesirableAwareness of standard assessments and outcome measuresAwareness of relevant NSF's and NICE guidanceKnowledge of Mental Health legislation and current practiceClient / carer education strategiesPersonal AttributesEssentialHold a UK driving licence with business insuranceEffective clinical reasoning skills to support assessment and formulation of appropriate treatment programmesAbility to reflect and critically appraise own performance demonstrating adaptive behaviour / learning as appropriateTeam playerWork effectively with other disciplines/agencies both statutory and non-statutory across the health and social care economyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameMidlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustAddressBradwell HospitalTalke Road, ChestertonNewcastle-under-LymeST5 7NJEmployer's websitehttps://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)