Experienced Occupational Therapist in Acute Medical Unit
Band 6 Experienced Occupational Therapist in Acute Medical Unit
Are you passionate about delivering high quality, patient-centred care and keen to develop your occupational therapy knowledge and skills?
Come and work for the Therapy Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital! We are an aspirational Therapy team, our mission is to deliver a high quality, modern, patient-centred service.
We work very closely with our Physiotherapy which we find gives us maximum opportunity for development and learning.
We encourage active involvement in service development and leadership at Band 6 level. There are many opportunities for personal and professional development.
This role coversFront Door Services (Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Short Stay Unit), working within a rostered 7-day service to deliver OT services that support patient flow and admission avoidance.
Your career progression and professional development will be keenly supported by our Therapies Leadership Team and our Practice Education Team.
We attract Occupational Therapists from all over the country and internationally. If you'd like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.
Main duties of the job
* To be a specialist occupational therapist working in the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), within the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
* To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient occupational therapy service in designated area.
* To participate in the operational management of the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), in conjunction with the advanced specialist front door team and Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy.
* To be a member of the Therapy Department contributing to planning and policy development in these departments.
* To deputise for the advanced specialist front door team as required.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do!https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Other
* Car driver with UK driving licence, able to drive pool car for access visits
Knowledge/Skills & Experience
* Degree or other recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy
* Post graduate specialist experience as demonstrated by ongoing CPD, evidence-based project work, post graduate teaching
* HCPC Registered
* Understanding of a broad range of elderly care, medical, neurological, musculoskeletal & Orthopaedic/surgical conditions
* Post-graduate training in the management of relevant conditions
* Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
* Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
* Specialist knowledge in related area
* Research or audit experience
* Experience in a range of health settings
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.
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