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Acute Occupational Therapist
Job description
Positive Healthcare are recruiting for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to start work ASAP until the end of February with the high possibility of an extension.
Skills required:
- HCPC registered OT
- Acute hospital experience at band 6 level
- Worked as band 5 OT in variety of rotations, acute, community and mental health if possible
- Previous working experience in the NHS
- Confident in discharge planning in acute and specialist medicine wards
- Effective communication with MDT
- To able to input into frailty pathways as well other relevant caseloads
- Complete generic physical skills assessments such as stairs assessment
- Completion of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) as appropriate
- Completion of advance cognitive screening tools, access visits and discharge home visits, and prescribe OT equipment
- Addressing ADL needs by identification of care needs and equipment
- Referring patients to Social Services, Community Independence Service referrals and liaison to prevent admission to the downstream wards
Benefits of working with Positive Healthcare:-
You will work 1:1 with a dedicated and experienced Occupational Therapy Recruitment Consultant who has exceptional market knowledge
Quick & easy registration.
On-call support team available 24 hours a day
Free DBS check if needed
Weekly payroll.
If you’re interested in this occupational Therapy position, please send your CV to faye.lyons@positive-healthcare.co.uk or alternatively call 0330 335 1122 for more information. Know someone that may be interested in this position? We will pay up to £300 referral fee (Terms and conditions apply)