Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist Band 6/7

We are a fast growing business and a leading provider of healthcare service solutions including wheelchair services. We work closely with NHS and social care organisations providing a complete outsourced wheelchair service that significantly reduces costs, aiming to deliver better quality and an enhanced patient experience.

Our mission is to provide a unique service that will ensure all service users receive the care, assessment and mobility equipment at the time they require it to enable them to achieve their and their families’ goals. We are currently looking for an experienced occupational therapist/physiotherapist Band 6/7 to join our team at our East Sussex Wheelchair Service Centre based in Eastbourne.

The Role:

Work as an autonomous practitioner, prescribing wheelchairs, postural accessories and pressure relieving cushions to promote mobility, function and safety, seeking support from the clinical lead for the more complex cases.

Undertaking holistic assessment of service users with a variety of physical, cognitive and/or learning disabilities. Many service users present with complex multi-pathologies which require a higher level of understanding of the impact of these conditions/disabilities.

Assessing and prescribing the most suitable mobility equipment to meet the user’s holistic needs using “chair in the day” principles to achieve efficiency and effectiveness for our clients, maintaining productivity for the service.

Handover of wheelchair equipment, providing guidance and the correct level of training required by each service user and determining the review time frame for each client.

Provide advice to service users, their families, carers and healthcare professionals who contact the service regarding mobility and associated issues.

Participate and contribute as required in clinical audit, evaluation and research activities.

About you:

A BSc degree in occupational therapy or physiotherapy

Current HCPC registration

Previous experience of working as an occupational therapist/physiotherapist with patients with long-term and deteriorating medical conditions, including neuro, paediatrics, community equipment provision and manual handling expertise.

Minimum two years hands on postural assessment experience

Experience of undertaking holistic assessments

Previous experience of working in a wheelchair service would be desirable. Experience can include rotational experience

Current full UK driving licence (manual)

What can we offer you?

Flexible full-time/part-time hours considered

Competitive salary in line with NHS payscales

5% enhanced employer contribution pension scheme

Private medical insurance; life assurance; company sick pay

Up to 38 days holiday (including bank holidays plus optional 5 unpaid days)

Staff benefit scheme – 200+ exclusive perks and discounts from leading retailers and leisure outlets.

We are always looking to recruit hard working, driven and talented individuals to join the Millbrook Healthcare Team. This role is working in a regulated activity and may be subjected to an enhanced DBS disclosure. No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.

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