B6 Occupational Therapist Outpatient Falls prevention and Elderly Care

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

  • Provide specialist occupational therapy for older patients attending falls, memory and care of the elderly outpatient clinics. This includes managing a caseload of patients, providing specialist assessment and occupational therapy input in an outpatient and community setting.
  • Work in partnership with other members of the Bryning MDT, as well as other community services, including voluntary organisations to provide holistic patient centred care for this patient group.
  • Provide clinical supervision and appraisal for Band 5 occupational therapists, therapy assistants and students.Participate in ongoing service evaluation and development.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a Specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and implementation of therapy interventions of older clients attending falls, memory and care of the elderly clinics as an autonomous practitioner. This includes using analytical, clinical reasoning skills and appropriate outcome measures.

Complete a variety of cognitive assessments either in clinic or in the clients home and then to communicate the findings from the assessment to the rest of the MDT.

Undertake patient / client home visits independently or with other health professionals to assess cognition and environmental falls risk, recommend any appropriate equipment/adaptation.

Ordering of equipment following visits, and re-assessment of patients with these items.

Liaise with and refer to external agencies, statutory voluntary and commercial to ensure effective holistic care.

Maintain accurate and comprehensive problem orientated documentation in accordance with local and professional standards. This will involve the use of an electronic patient record.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications.

Essential

  • Degree/Diploma in OT recognised by COT
  • HCPC registration

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to assess and implement appropriate treatments for older clients with frailty
  • Able to respond appropriately under pressure
  • Good communication skills with Elderly patients, including people with dementia and sensory impairments

Desirable

  • Able to give teaching on Falls or elderly care to newer members of the team.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in the community
  • Experience of working with Elderly patients

Desirable

  • Experience of working with a diverse, multicultural society.

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

  • Health needs in a multi-cultural society
  • Good knowledge of Frailty and how it impacts
  • Good falls prevention knowledge

Other

Essential

  • Able to travel independently within City and Hackney
  • Able to carry small items of equipment to patient’s homes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 3 August 2026

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