Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

Northumbria Group.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their Occupational Therapy Specialist Services Team focused on stroke services. The role involves working closely with patients to assess their rehabilitation needs, deliver equipment, and provide therapy interventions in community settings. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication, assessment, and therapeutic skills. The position demands a commitment to high-quality patient care and contributing to an exceptional experience for every service user.

Qualifications

• Ability to transport and deliver minor aids/equipment within the community.
• Experience working with stroke patients and in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist provision of Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation interventions.
• Support the assessment and delivery of equipment.
• Carry out cognitive, visual and movement impairment screenings.
• Provide rehabilitation for personal care tasks and activities of daily living.
• Undertake appropriate training specific to the client group.
• Assist in administrative tasks within the team.
• Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team and provide feedback.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Assessment skills

Decision making

Advocacy skills

IT skills

Experience in rehabilitation

Education

Relevant professional qualification in occupational therapy

Job description

Overview

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Therapy Specialist Services Team for Stroke Services.

Excellent communication, assessment, decision making, advocacy and IT skills are desired. There will be an expectation to transport and deliver minor aids / equipment within the community. The post holder will need to be able to meet the transport requirements of the post.

The successful candidate will be a vital member of the Occupational Therapy team.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Responsibilities

• Assist provision of Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation interventions for inpatient stroke rehabilitation patients under direction from the OT and multidisciplinary team. This includes ward based rehabilitation and supporting discharge home.
• Support the assessment, ordering delivery and fitting of appropriate equipment as assessed by the therapists. This will include community working to deliver and fit equipment in patient homes.
• Carry out assessments and other tasks that have either a) been screened by an OT or b) where the work boundaries are clearly defined (excluding complex assessments) with direct and indirect supervision of a registered therapist. This may include screening for cognitive, visual and movement impairments using agreed tools (excluding complex assessments).
• Provide rehabilitation for personal care tasks, activities of daily living, upper limb rehabilitation, visual rehabilitation and cognitive rehabilitation. This may be completing one‑to‑one therapy or completing group work, following a recommended rehab plan.
• Undertake appropriate training specific to the client group.
• Assist qualified staff in administrative tasks including requisitioning resources, managing referrals and maintaining updated resources.
• Liaise and feedback to other members of the MDT, including high standard of written notes
• Review and reflect on own practice and performance through regular participation in supervision and appraisal.

Service Overview

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Schwalbe Job title: Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0191 2934247

Clare Schwalbe

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

01912934247