Mission and Values
* Quality: to deliver the highest quality, safest and best experience for patients and their families by providing reliable care
* Service and Innovation: to develop our service portfolio for patients by developing innovative models of care
* Value: to maintain financial viability, enhance service delivery and develop new models of care to improve the health of our patients and safely reduce costs
* Workforce: to be the best NHS Employer by 2019 by attracting and retaining the best staff to deliver excellent patient care
* Stakeholders: to develop productive relationships with key stakeholders in order to enhance our profile and reputation
Our Mission: "Excellent, Compassionate and Safe care for every patient, every day"
Job overview
Due to additional funding we have a full time band 6 Occupational Therapy post within the Therapies Department at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital which has been twice rated as Outstanding by CQC.
You will work as an integral member of the therapies team and wider MDT, assessing and treating in-patient cardio-thoracic patients across the medical and surgical wards and critical care providing rehabilitation to facilitate safe and timely discharge. The successful post holder will undertake individualised assessment and implement treatment programmes, which includes complex rehabilitation and stroke rehabilitation to patients across the critical care unit and the wards.
You will work closely with the therapy teams including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and dietetics, as well as the wider MDT in order to provide individualised assessment and treatment programmes for post-operative patients and patients with long standing cardio-thoracic conditions. You will have an experience within stroke/complex rehabilitation and a desire to work within cardiothoracic care. The post holder will need to be a strong communicator, keen team player and be motivated to drive change forward.
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation. We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine including adult cystic fibrosis and diagnostic imaging, both in the hospital and out in the community. We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Heart and lung disease continues to be among the biggest killer in the UK and the communities we serve are marked by increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease, higher levels of heart failure, hypertension, coronary artery disease and an ageing population. Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and facilitated by technology. New and upgraded clinical areas are designed with patients and families fully involved to deliver their needs. We aim to form strong clinical and organisational relationships to improve care and quality, collaborating with other providers to extend access and improve outcomes. Our vision is underpinned by five strategic goals and our continued commitment to flexible working.
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Pre-employment and compliance
As part of your pre-employment checks we will require satisfactory references. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent employer. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
From April 2017 the Government plans to extend the requirement to provide a criminal record certificate to Tier 2 visa applicants coming to work in Education, Health and Social Care sectors and to their adult dependants. If you are a Tier 2 visa applicant and you are coming to work in an occupation defined by the relevant Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, you will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from any country you have lived in for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, this is also applicable for your adult dependants.
Employers are expected to implement the Care Certificate for all applicable new starters from April 2015. The Care Certificate aims to equip health and social care support workers with the knowledge and skills which they need to provide safe, compassionate care. We expect all new starters in clinical, patient facing posts (bands 1-4) to complete all 15 standards of the Care Certificate within their first 6 months with the Trust.
Flexible Working applications will be considered in line with the Trust’s flexible working policies. The Trust is a no-smoking site. We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications and so urge you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note UKVI guidelines prohibit sponsorship for all Band 2 and 3 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are also not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine whether you would be eligible for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role. https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job
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