Occupational Therapy Assistant Hounslow, England
Job description
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant within the newHounslow Community Neuro-rehabilitation Teamand the uniqueNeuro Timely Suppported Discharge Teamto support our ability to meet the Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) delivery model.
Our Vacancy is for
Fixed Term Occupational Therapy Assistant – Band 4 – 37.5hrs
This is an ideal post for an experienced Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant / Occupational Therapy Assistant looking to further develop their neurology and management skills or a current Band 4 looking for a new challenge.
This job will allow the successful applicant to work within a specialist neurological service with patients with a variety of neurological conditions. They will be able to take ownership of a small non-complex caseload of their own whilst working in collaboration with a variety of clinical specialists within the team.
Within the team there is a strong focus on personal and service development and you will be given opportunities to participate in in-service training programme and external training where appropriate. There will also be opportunity to participate in service and national audit activities including SSNAP as well as evidence based practice development activities.
This post is currently fixed term until the end of March 2024, however there may be scope for further extension following a successful pilot of this additional support.
The Hounslow Community Neuro Rehab Team (CNRT) is a client-centred, integrated Multi-disciplinary team comprising of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, a Neuro Psychologist, a Pharmacist, a Specialist Nurse practitioner, an Occupational Therapy Assistant and Rehab assistants.
The Neuro-rehab teamworks across both intensive short-term rehab and longer term rehab pathways. There are opportunities to develop skills in rapid assesment and facilitating discharge from hospital, long term condition management and specialist neuro-rehab.
The service has developed specialist MDT clinics for Parkinsons’ Disease and Multiple Sclerosis and this post enables opportunites to develop specialist skills with these conditions. The team also help rehabilitate patients following acute stroke within the community in both pathways and treat patients with a variety of long term neurological conditions. The team works toward achieving personal set goals with patients including return to work.
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Infection Control
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Please see attached Job Specification for full details.
Travel is an integral part of the post so applicants should have the ability and willingness to travel across the borough for work purposes.
