Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist DMOP
Band 7 Occupational therapist – Elderly care wards and AMU ward (Department of Medicine for Older People, DMOP). Full-time. An exciting opportunity at Ealing Hospital, London North West University Hospitals NHS Trust to help lead the DMOP and AMU Therapy team within the acute Trust.
The successful applicant will lead a team (including Band 5 and 6 therapists and therapy technicians) on one of the DMOP wards. The caseload comprises a variety of complex physical and cognitive conditions. The applicant will need considerable clinical experience in the acute setting, as well as experience of managing other staff and students. Strong interpersonal skills will be required as well as the ability to lead a team and the drive and enthusiasm to develop the service. The post holder will have a commitment to our rostered weekend service.
Key Responsibilities
* Have experience as a Band 6 in acute settings.
* Enjoy the excitement of working in a fast‑paced environment and enthusiasm for service development.
* Have managerial experience.
* Act as an autonomous practitioner to assess and treat own complex case load and provide a specialist Occupational Therapy service to patients.
* Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex physical and cognitive needs and maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
* Work closely with the clinical leads to support the development of the OT and DMOP services.
* Contribute to the management of all aspects of the DMOP Inpatient Service, including prioritising and organising all referrals to the DMOP service and allocation of patients.
* Be a member of the team working as part of the rostered 7 day DMOP service.
* Be responsible for the development and appraisal of the team members, including Band 5, 6 OTs, Physiotherapists, therapy technicians and students.
* Regularly provide formal and informal, ongoing training and education to OT staff, other healthcare professions and students.
* Engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development.
* Participate in clinical audit and research within the team.
Contact
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Ivy Anie, Job title: Therapy Team Lead, Email: ivy.anie@nhs.net, Telephone: 07816482875.
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