CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Southall, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a multi-disciplinary service consisting of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, a specialist nurse, and rehabilitation assistants with administrator support and we also work closely alongside clinical neuropsychologists. We see patients in clinics, at home or residential/nursing homes and other community settings. We provide specialist neurological rehabilitation to patients with a range of neurological conditions including stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, acquired brain injury, Huntington's disease and motor neurone disease. Come and join an innovative, highly specialist and friendly community neurological rehabilitation team, providing high quality rehabilitation to patients in a community setting. We are looking for anOccupational Therapistwho wants to expand their neuro-rehab and long-term management skills as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting within a small supportive team. This is a maternity cover post and we welcome secondment applications. This role is based throughout the borough of Ealing and so staff will need to be able to travel through the borough independently. The successful applicant will be supported by the Band 8A Lead Occupational therapist and encouraged to engage in developing the Occupational therapy service. The primary focus of this role is to work as a clinical 7 Occupational Therapist carrying a clinical workload in the area of neuro-rehabilitation. The post holder will receive regular and ongoing supervision and support, participating in the induction and training and development of members of the MDT. It is expected that the post-holder will lead on a service development project relevant to their clinical interest and service objectives. We support staff requests for flexible and part-time working. Vaccination: The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users and we will therefore be seeking proof of vaccination or medical exemption during the recruitment process. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. The Ealing Enable team is a valued part of the maximising independence team within Ealing Community Partners. We are a dynamic and innovative team, who is also passionate about working with patients living with neurological conditions. Team members base themselves from either EDTC in Southall or Clayponds Hospital in South Ealing, flexible working is supported. We have a strong professional structure with a Clinical Lead (Band 8A) and Development Occupational Therapist in the team with Band 3 and 4 Technicians. Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech therapists and the clinical psychologist work closely together with support of the MS Nurse. Regular CPD programmes and supervision structures are in place. This is a team with career progression opportunities! This is an Ealing Community Partners role through Central North West London (CNWL) Trust. Role Responsibilities: To provide an evidence-based assessment, treatment and advisory service to clients with neurological conditions both progressive and acquired such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, MS, spinal cord pathologies, MND. To work flexibly with all other members of the ENABLE team to provide an integrated rehabilitation service to clients in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the teamProud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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