Occupational Therapist - Integrated Front Door Team

Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, compassionate and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Front Door Team, an innovative service at the forefront of improving urgent care pathways, supporting safe patient transitions and reducing system pressures.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to support safe, timely and effective patient care at the front door, with a focus on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, reducing length of stay and promoting proactive, person-centred care through early therapy assessment and intervention. Working as part of a fully integrated multidisciplinary team including consultants, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, therapists and healthcare support workers, you will undertake holistic therapy assessments, support clinical decision-making, contribute to admission avoidance and facilitate timely discharge planning across acute, community and partner services.

We are seeking an experienced therapist who is confident working within a fast-paced environment and shares our commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. You will play an important role in supporting patient flow, promoting independence, identifying appropriate onward pathways and contributing to a responsive and resilient Integrated Front Door service.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake holistic therapy assessments for patients presenting at the Integrated Front Door, identifying functional ability, rehabilitation potential, risks and immediate support needs. They will provide timely, evidence-based therapy intervention to support admission avoidance, early discharge planning and safe transfer onto appropriate community pathways, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support clinical decision-making, patient flow and safe, person-centred care. The role will include identifying and facilitating referrals to appropriate onward services, including Urgent Community Response, Virtual Ward, reablement, rehabilitation pathways, community therapy services, social care and voluntary sector support where appropriate. The post holder will promote independence, functional recovery and prevention-focused care, manage a delegated caseload in a fast-paced front door environment, contribute to board rounds, MDT discussions and discharge planning, maintain accurate and timely clinical records, work within professional scope of practice, and support service improvement and pathway development across acute, community, local authority and partner services.

About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Training and Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with HCPC
• Evidence of specialist post graduate training and education with older adults.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency teams
• Significant Post graduate occupational therapy experience in a variety of clinical settings with experience in a community setting.

Other
Essential

• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
• Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSF's/NICE guidelines.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Effective communication within the team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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 Sponsorship
Applications 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This 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.

Applications 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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).