Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post.  Also attached is the Person Specification.

Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of your patients.

If you have any questions at all about the posts, please do contact us - we are only too happy to help.

Applicants wanting to work full time or part time will be considered.  A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,034 and a maximum payment of £1,791 per annum (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location)

We look forward to receiving your application!

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all its' staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Knowledge of current legislation at DOH and CCG level
• Knowledge and application of Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics
• Registered with HCPC

Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Knowledge of research methodologies and audit cycles
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of NICE/NSF's and application to Occupational Therapy
• Ability to maintain CPD through research, audit and training
• Knowledge of Occupational Therapy process

Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Information Technology experience

Other
Essential criteria

• You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.  

Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold. Please visit the Apply website for detail.