CLINICAL SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - CARDIO-RESPIRATORY AND SURGERY THERAPY TEAM
Permanent | Full Time (37.5 hours per week), Come join our forward thinking, committed and driven Cardio-Respiratory and Surgery (CRS) Therapy Team who constantly put patient care and your professional and personal development to the forefront.
We are looking for a positive, proactive clinician with specialist skills to help us build a strong future for therapy and increase the profile of Occupational Therapy within the team. You will have your own clinical caseload, providing advanced specialist assessments and interventions to a wide range of patients with multi-pathological conditions including respiratory, cardiac, palliative care, neurology, bariatric, dementia, frailty and/or have had surgical procedures. You will also provide clinical support to team members and students as well as assist in their training and development. You will also play an integral role in quality improvement projects to guide service development and work closely with the Team Leader in the leadership of the team. Good prioritisation, organisational and, The post-holder will act as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in the CRS Therapy Team.
* The post-holder will act as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in the Cardiology, Respiratory and Surgery Therapy Team at the James Paget University Hospital
* The post-holder will be required to work autonomously and carry a clinical caseload, taking a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may have complex pathology and social issues, in order to determine a clinical diagnosis and formulate an intervention plan
* To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and therapy assistant practitioner colleagues and to other members of the multidisciplinary team
* To support the education of students in an educator role as required
* Ensure the team's workload is appropriately prioritised and work is effectively distributed and coordinated across the team on a day‑by‑day basis
* To work closely with the multidisciplinary teams in order to receive referrals and use patient information to help prioritise the workload
* To be proactive in service development and individual development within the teams, implementing changes as and when appropriate including policy changes
* To provide clinical leadership to physiotherapy and occupational therapy staff in the therapy team
* Clinical/professional supervision takes the form of direct observation of practice or formal training/clinical reasoning sessions (at least monthly). Advice and support are always available
* To work a rostered seven‑day service/shift pattern within the James Paget University Hospital
Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: • Landscape version: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU • Portrait version: https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill‑health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England.
Time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non‑clinical duties. The department is truly integrated, inclusive of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and support workers and enjoys great relationships between the different disciplines and teams.
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 6LA £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Permanent Full time. The Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
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