Occupational Therapist / Clinical Advisor

Occupational Therapist- Clinical Advisor 
Rochester

Salary: Comparable to NHS Band 6 / Band 7, depending on experience 
Hours: 37.5hrs hours available (Part time and job share may be considered) 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing clinical team in Medequip and be part of our Community Equipment Services (CES) for Medway. We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced 
Occupational Therapist to provide expert advice and support to prescribers, commissioners, operational staff, and the community.  You will use your expert knowledge to ensure best practice within the service and help develop and 
deliver innovative solutions, providing a high-quality, cost effective, and efficient equipment loan service. Medequip, as a values-driven organisation, places an emphasis not only on results but also on how those results are achieved. There is particular focus on safety, empathy, respect, teamwork, and excellence in all we do. 

The Role 
As the Clinical Advisor/ Occupational Therapist, you will work with prescribers, commissioners, suppliers, and internal clinical and operational teams to successfully deliver a person-centred Community Equipment Service that supports individuals accessing the right equipment to support their needs at the right time. You will have extensive experience and have undertaken either management or specialist roles in your field of work. The role includes: 

• Providing comprehensive, specialist support and advice to prescribers, managers and 
  colleagues within the service to maximise the recycling of special equipment, including review 
  and oversight of special orders. 
• Providing expert advice and clinical reasoning on the supply, suitability, and procurement of 
  equipment into and from the service. 
• Working collaboratively with health & social care professionals and CES commissioners in the 
  development of best practice for the future provision of equipment, ensuring good clinical 
  governance and safe working practices. 
• To support and deliver training and demonstration sessions according to the needs of the 
  contract. 
• Joint working with CES managers to ensure catalogue systems and accurate information are in 
  place to maximise utilisation and ensure best value for money. 
• The Medway Community Equipment Service is based at our depot in Rochester and you will be 
  working alongside depot managers and staff to support the contract. 
• Our national clinical team has strong peer support, CPD, induction and supervision structures in place 
  under the management of the Head of Clinical Services.  You can find out more about the team here: 
  https://www.medequip-uk.com/clinical  

Qualifications and experience required:

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy 
• To be registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) 
• Significant post-qualification experience at a senior level 
• Significant experience of community equipment services, particularly with "specials". 
• Solid IT skills to use Microsoft Office packages and multiple in -house systems. 

What we offer:

• HCPC Registration Costs 
• RCOT Membership Costs 
• Membership of NAEP 
• 33 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays) 
• CPD, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression. 
• Pension scheme 
• Healthcare scheme 
• Life assurance 
• Cycle to work scheme. 
• Care First employee assistance program including free counselling. 
• Access to Perkbox discount platform 

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. 

We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know.  

We take our data privacy seriously and commit to processing your data in line with GDPR guidelines. Medequip’s Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which the personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed in connection with our recruitment processes. 

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.  

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without satisfactory right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable 

If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply here:  https://careers.medequip-uk.com/  

And if you have any questions about the role, you can contact our Clinical Improvement Manager, Ellie 
Burcher, on Ellie.Burcher@medequip-uk.com