Job overview
Part time
Due to service developments within Acute Therapy, Basingstoke Hospital has a rare opportunity for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our clinical leadership team.
The post holder must be driven to deliver a high standard of care to our clients on the inpatient wards, front door (ED/Acute Admissions), and our newly created Therapy Early Discharge Service. They will have a good understanding of acute and community needs and patient flow issues. They will be passionate about therapies and their own professional identify, and support others in this.
The successful candidate will be able to support the acute team to assess, treat and discharge patients in a timely manner, and will have an understanding of system pressures and how these impact on patient care. They will be able to lead teaching in their specialist area and will lead 1:1 supervision sessions, appraisals. Service development is an essential component of the role and they will have the opportunity to work closely with the Service Manager, Team Lead and our Quality Improvement Team to manage successful and productive change.
The Trust offers a wide range of training and support opportunities, and we have a robust supervision and appraisal system within Acute Therapies.
Main duties of the job
To take a leading role in the delivery of the acute therapy service at Basingstoke Hospital.
The advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty, and maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner. This will include taking a lead, alongside other band 7 therapists, in supporting more junior staff to ensure patient flow is optimised whilst maintaining patient safety.
To be responsible for, both individually and within the team, the development, delivery and review of comprehensive and complex treatment programmes, holistic needs assessments, interventions and discharge plans using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence–based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers.
To provide skilled clinical leadership and be responsible for service development, and to set and monitor standards of practice, implementing policy and policy changes in own clinical area.
To take a lead role in supervision and teaching of Therapists and students and MDT staff with regards to therapy practice.
To undertake quality improvement project(s) to further team and departments clinical practice. Make recommendations to team lead/service lead and representing the department within the Trust in implementation.
Please note whilst this post will be based in Basingstoke, there is an expectation that you will be able to work on any of our sites (Andover or Winchester).
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any further questions, we would welcome visits to our department.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
2. HCPC registration
3. Evidence of Continued Professional Development including reflective practice, in service training and courses attended and clinical governance gained
Desirable criteria
4. Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc or equivalent experience
5. Member of relevant professional body (RCOT/CSP)
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Broad range of experience including experience at Band 6 level
7. Knowledge & experience of a wide range of approaches to patient management, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
8. Experience of staff supervision and mentorship including employee relations, performance, conduct and training needs
9. Evidence of implementing change to promote good practice
Desirable criteria
10. Skills in service development
11. Previous experience at band 7 level
Skills
Essential criteria
12. Effective verbal and written communication & interpersonal skills.
13. Demonstrates ability to lead a team
Desirable criteria
14. Skills in service development
15. Experience of audit
Other
Essential criteria
16. Ability to travel between AWMH (Andover), BNHH (Basingstoke) and RHCH (Winchester) sites as required at short notice.
17. Hold a current full manual UK driving licence/have access to own car with business insurance