Job summary
Are you a B5 looking for progression or a B6 looking for a change in your careers, then look no further. Here is your opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic and ever evolving therapy team at Heartlands Hospital; part of UHB. You will be working as part of the therapy team and the wider Multidisciplinary Team supporting patients to return home as soon as possible by providing timely and regular therapy interventions maximising their chances of staying at home.
You will be an excellent team worker with knowledge across a range of occupational therapy treatments.
In return we offer you the opportunity to developing your clinical and interdisciplinary team working skills, supporting your career development with an individual personal development plan; closely linked to our maximising potential framework.
We provide a range of well-being support both as a Trust and as a Therapy Department. You will be working within a friendly supportive environment where we are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff
Main duties of the job
To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients in a variety of wards within the hospital setting. Focusing interventions to a wide variety of clinical cases across the Acute hospital wards, applying Occupational Therapy knowledge and the OT process.
There will be a strong focus on facilitating discharges home, or to other care pathways and supporting patients into the outpatient community setting.
You should possess excellent communication, prioritisation and organisational skills; and have experience in working in a multidisciplinary team. Undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records.
Furthermore, assisting with supervision, education and co-ordination of generic Therapy Assistants and Junior therapists.
You should be willing to participate in our seven day working rota.
In return you will gain excellent clinical and leadership experience. You will also develop organisational skills and service development experience.
For further information regarding this post please, contact Lorraine Garratty Therapy Lead Lorraine.garratty@uhb.nhs.uk 0121 424 3771/9091
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued.
We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.
As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential.
For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
* Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with HCPC
* Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
* Evidence of leadership training
* Good standard of general education including GCSE English and maths grade C or above
* A Levels or equivalent qualification
Desirable:
* Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course
Experience
Essential:
* Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality and will include experience in discharge planning.
* Team/service development
* A specialist knowledge across a range of OT treatments, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of occupational therapy
* An ability to cope with a range of complex options, finds solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action.
Desirable:
* Experience of supporting students and more junior therapy staff
* An understanding of discharge routes in the community
Additional Criteria
Essential:
* An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
* An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments
* An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations
* Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the relevant team
* Able to contribute to weekend service
* Ability to work varied shift patterns commensurate to service area
Desirable:
* Able to drive with maximum 3 points on driving licence
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