• Job Description

  Req#: B9849-053-25?language=en&page=560&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting new opportunity for a experienced Occupational Therapist has arisen to work as part of a therapy team at Carlton Court intermediate inpatient care unit based in Lowestoft.

  Are you someone who is passionate about rehabilitation and reablement and looking for an opportunity to develop your skills further? This could be the role for you.

  The post holder will be expected to provide specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of patients using evidence based practice in order to achieve their goals.

  Full or part time hours will be considered.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will provide a high standard of care as part of a multi-disciplinary team to patients within the intermediate care service and patients own homes. The post holder will be working as an autonomous practitioner applying a high level of clinical reasoning to ensure that individualised care is delivered safely.

  The post holder will be responsible for delivering an Intermediate Care service for patients with highly complex needs within a ward-based setting however there may be a requirement to work across a wider community setting. The emphasis of the service will be reablement of patients in order to promote:

  Faster recovery from illness

  Prevention of unnecessary acute hospital admissions

  Prevention of premature admission to long term residential care

  Support for a timely discharge from hospital

  Maximize independent living.

  Develop and maintain clinical skills in line with the roles job description and specific professional registration.

  Provide individualised care plans for a complex patient caseload and ensure that any delegated workload is completed by staff with the appropriate competencies.

  About us

  ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

  We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

  At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

  We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

  We recognise that AI tools are increasingly used in professional settings. While we encourage strong applications, we value authenticity and an accurate reflection of skills and experience.

  Applicants must declare if AI has been used to complete their application, including responses that are directly copied or significantly shaped by AI tools.

  By submitting this application, you confirm that all information provided is a true and accurate representation of your own skills, knowledge, and experience.

  Details

  Date posted

  16 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  B9849-053-25

  Job locations

  Carlton Court Hospital

  St. Peters Road

  Carlton Colville

  Lowestoft

  Suffolk

  NR33 8AG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Patient Care

  Accountable for care standards and the delivery of care promoting a culture of continuous improvement of clinical standards with particular emphasis on patient experience and key clinical outcomes. Involve patient in the planning of care wherever possible, and act in the best interests of the patients at all times. Actively manage the patients admission, involving clinical experts, when relevant, to advise in the diagnosis and treatment. Proactive discharge management, ensuring patients are consulted and proper management of situations where patients need assistance in decision making.

  The post holder will adopt a case management approach to ensure that rehabilitation reablement is actioned and integration of care takes place.

  To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatment, ensuring the highest quality of patient centred, goal directed care at all times, and with appropriate involvement and support of relatives and carers

  To interpret and analyze clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive management strategies for the patients presenting condition

  To enhance and develop the skills and dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients. To be safe and competent in the use of therapy equipment.

  To refine treatment techniques in line with the most recent evidence of clinical effectiveness by evaluating and implementing key developments and promoting discussion within service

  To provide complex information to the patients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.

  To work with a defined caseload of patients with a broad range of health needs, using knowledge to carry out assessments, using standardised tools, setting objectives and implementing appropriate treatment, as part of the holistic care plan.

  To formulate an individual management/treatment plan for each patient using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of physical, sensory and cognitive treatment skills following analysis of information received from client, carers and referrer and any other professionals involved in the patients care as necessary.

  • To ensure own and other staffs interventions are evaluated and treatment is modified in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention
  • To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of aims of therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care
  • To have working knowledge of equipment, minor adaptations and resources including activities of daily living equipment, therapy and rehabilitation aids, moving and handling equipment and a basic knowledge of wheelchair provision in order to compensate for unresolved functional deficits, in line with local resources, guidelines and legislation.
  • Proactive participation in multidisciplinary team meetings
  • To complete clinical documentation and electronic data entry to a high professional standard and in accordance with Trust policies
  • Promote confidence in the patient by means of appropriate professional standards of appearance, behaviour and attitudes
  • Act on unplanned situations using appropriate clinical judgement
  • Safeguard the confidentiality of all information regarding the patient and their family

  Leadership

  • To support the staff through the provision of clinical supervision, audit, appraisal, provision of support training and to be visible to staff, patients and relatives.

  To act as an effective role model to other staff, being clear about expectations and ensuring that safe patient care is central to all activities

  To act as mentor to newly qualified, new staff and other learners

  • Provide clinical supervision/support to students and more junior members of staff
  • Actively participate in audit and research
  • Maintain and develop own clinical and leadership skills to support practice.
  • Adhere to Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and College of Occupational Therapy (COT) Professional Standards and Conduct, Organisational Policies and guidance.
  • Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation.
  • To develop and support evidence to meet the Care Quality Commission (CQC) fundamental standards

  Clinical Governance

  Contribute to clinical governance reports covering all aspects of activity. Actively participates in audits, monitoring of care and reporting of activity as requested, and as a result of the team identifying areas of concern, or areas for development. Ensure that evidence is available and updated to demonstrate the Care Quality Commission fundamental standards are being met.

  Professional/Personal

  Adhere to the HCPC code and use this as a management tool to assist with monitoring the conduct of juniors. Maintain own professional integrity, being respectful and honest at all times. Ability to adopt the

  management/leadership style required for any given situation. Maintain own knowledge and skills in order to be an effective clinician. Work positively with the Multidisciplinary Team ensuring that the team focus on the needs of the patient.

  Professional Development and Education

  Ensure that the clinical environment and team promote learning and development of each other and visiting students of all disciplines. Encourage and facilitate team members to develop professionally and meet the competencies set for their role. Participate in undertaking minstaff appraisals.

  Communication/ Interpersonal Relationships

  Competent with Information Technology (IT), systm one or generic case management software and able to manage own emails and online training. To assist with developing highly organised systems to ensure reporting/reviewing of data and audit results, ensuring action plans are written and achieved where needed. Actively participate in projects across the Organisation.

  Other Responsibilities

  The post holder will be expected to participate in a rota system of shift working to cover a 6- day a week service.

  To travel between ECCH sites for meetings and training.

  All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

  Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

  Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Patient Care

  Accountable for care standards and the delivery of care promoting a culture of continuous improvement of clinical standards with particular emphasis on patient experience and key clinical outcomes. Involve patient in the planning of care wherever possible, and act in the best interests of the patients at all times. Actively manage the patients admission, involving clinical experts, when relevant, to advise in the diagnosis and treatment. Proactive discharge management, ensuring patients are consulted and proper management of situations where patients need assistance in decision making.

  The post holder will adopt a case management approach to ensure that rehabilitation reablement is actioned and integration of care takes place.

  To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatment, ensuring the highest quality of patient centred, goal directed care at all times, and with appropriate involvement and support of relatives and carers

  To interpret and analyze clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive management strategies for the patients presenting condition

  To enhance and develop the skills and dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients. To be safe and competent in the use of therapy equipment.

  To refine treatment techniques in line with the most recent evidence of clinical effectiveness by evaluating and implementing key developments and promoting discussion within service

  To provide complex information to the patients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.

  To work with a defined caseload of patients with a broad range of health needs, using knowledge to carry out assessments, using standardised tools, setting objectives and implementing appropriate treatment, as part of the holistic care plan.

  To formulate an individual management/treatment plan for each patient using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of physical, sensory and cognitive treatment skills following analysis of information received from client, carers and referrer and any other professionals involved in the patients care as necessary.

  • To ensure own and other staffs interventions are evaluated and treatment is modified in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention
  • To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of aims of therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care
  • To have working knowledge of equipment, minor adaptations and resources including activities of daily living equipment, therapy and rehabilitation aids, moving and handling equipment and a basic knowledge of wheelchair provision in order to compensate for unresolved functional deficits, in line with local resources, guidelines and legislation.
  • Proactive participation in multidisciplinary team meetings
  • To complete clinical documentation and electronic data entry to a high professional standard and in accordance with Trust policies
  • Promote confidence in the patient by means of appropriate professional standards of appearance, behaviour and attitudes
  • Act on unplanned situations using appropriate clinical judgement
  • Safeguard the confidentiality of all information regarding the patient and their family

  Leadership

  • To support the staff through the provision of clinical supervision, audit, appraisal, provision of support training and to be visible to staff, patients and relatives.

  To act as an effective role model to other staff, being clear about expectations and ensuring that safe patient care is central to all activities

  To act as mentor to newly qualified, new staff and other learners

  • Provide clinical supervision/support to students and more junior members of staff
  • Actively participate in audit and research
  • Maintain and develop own clinical and leadership skills to support practice.
  • Adhere to Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and College of Occupational Therapy (COT) Professional Standards and Conduct, Organisational Policies and guidance.
  • Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation.
  • To develop and support evidence to meet the Care Quality Commission (CQC) fundamental standards

  Clinical Governance

  Contribute to clinical governance reports covering all aspects of activity. Actively participates in audits, monitoring of care and reporting of activity as requested, and as a result of the team identifying areas of concern, or areas for development. Ensure that evidence is available and updated to demonstrate the Care Quality Commission fundamental standards are being met.

  Professional/Personal

  Adhere to the HCPC code and use this as a management tool to assist with monitoring the conduct of juniors. Maintain own professional integrity, being respectful and honest at all times. Ability to adopt the

  management/leadership style required for any given situation. Maintain own knowledge and skills in order to be an effective clinician. Work positively with the Multidisciplinary Team ensuring that the team focus on the needs of the patient.

  Professional Development and Education

  Ensure that the clinical environment and team promote learning and development of each other and visiting students of all disciplines. Encourage and facilitate team members to develop professionally and meet the competencies set for their role. Participate in undertaking minstaff appraisals.

  Communication/ Interpersonal Relationships

  Competent with Information Technology (IT), systm one or generic case management software and able to manage own emails and online training. To assist with developing highly organised systems to ensure reporting/reviewing of data and audit results, ensuring action plans are written and achieved where needed. Actively participate in projects across the Organisation.

  Other Responsibilities

  The post holder will be expected to participate in a rota system of shift working to cover a 6- day a week service.

  To travel between ECCH sites for meetings and training.

  All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

  Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

  Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Evidence of continued professional development and a professional portfolio

  Desirable

  • Post registration qualifications in Occupational therapy interventions
  • Evidence of management and leadership development

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of clinical experience relevant to the post

  Desirable

  • Previous experience of working as a band 6
  • Experience of working within the community

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness and understanding of HCPC and COT standards and other national and local initiatives
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments
  • Self-directed learning
  • Good knowledge of the CQC fundamental standards

  Desirable

  • Experience of audit
  • Experience of supervising others
  • Experience of teaching on in-house sessions to staff or service users
  • Presentation skills
  • Evidence of membership of clinical specialist interest groups

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Physical capacity to deal with moderate physical effort on a daily basis
  • Physical and mental capacity to deal sensitively with patients who may have high levels of anxiety and aggression
  • Capacity to concentrate for considerable periods of time during assessment and management of patients
  • Able to work collaboratively within a team
  • Able to work independently
  • Committed to personal and team development
  • Able to maintain judgment under pressure
  • Excellent time and case management skills
  • Willingness to work flexible hours/location to accommodate the needs of the service; this includes participating in a rota system of shift working
  • Ability to travel between ECCH locations and in accordance with the performance of the role
  • Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
  • (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).

  Desirable

  • Clinical leadership
  • Teaching / presentation skills
  • Evidence of how to motivate a team
  • Willingness to explore new ways of working with patients and service delivery

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Evidence of continued professional development and a professional portfolio

  Desirable

  • Post registration qualifications in Occupational therapy interventions
  • Evidence of management and leadership development

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of clinical experience relevant to the post

  Desirable

  • Previous experience of working as a band 6
  • Experience of working within the community

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness and understanding of HCPC and COT standards and other national and local initiatives
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments
  • Self-directed learning
  • Good knowledge of the CQC fundamental standards

  Desirable

  • Experience of audit
  • Experience of supervising others
  • Experience of teaching on in-house sessions to staff or service users
  • Presentation skills
  • Evidence of membership of clinical specialist interest groups

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Physical capacity to deal with moderate physical effort on a daily basis
  • Physical and mental capacity to deal sensitively with patients who may have high levels of anxiety and aggression
  • Capacity to concentrate for considerable periods of time during assessment and management of patients
  • Able to work collaboratively within a team
  • Able to work independently
  • Committed to personal and team development
  • Able to maintain judgment under pressure
  • Excellent time and case management skills
  • Willingness to work flexible hours/location to accommodate the needs of the service; this includes participating in a rota system of shift working
  • Ability to travel between ECCH locations and in accordance with the performance of the role
  • Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
  • (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).

  Desirable

  • Clinical leadership
  • Teaching / presentation skills
  • Evidence of how to motivate a team
  • Willingness to explore new ways of working with patients and service delivery

  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.

  UK Registration

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

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

  Address

  Carlton Court Hospital

  St. Peters Road

  Carlton Colville

  Lowestoft

  Suffolk

  NR33 8AG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

  Address

  Carlton Court Hospital

  St. Peters Road

  Carlton Colville

  Lowestoft

  Suffolk

  NR33 8AG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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