Occupational Advanced Therapist for Acute Medicine
Band 7
Main area Integrated Elderly Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
21 hours per week (Weekend working 1:5) Job ref 434-CR7353137-A
Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2025 23:59
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
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Job overview
Come and Join Us!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to jointly lead the Acute Medical team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and bridge the Trauma and Orthopaedic team. The Medical team includes you with the other Band 7, two Band 6s, Band 5 and a Band 3 and T&O team, Band 7, Band 6 and Band 4s!
You will lead with a strategic, passionate and innovative approach!
The OT teams work closely with the Physios and the innovative Home First team that undertakes discharge home visits with the care agencies using a Discharge to Assess approach.
Main duties of the job
* To work clinically assessing acute medical in-patients and providing recommendations regarding their ability to be discharged home or requiring some in-patient rehabilitation and liaising with all the community services available.
* To support your team to do the same and identify and develop your own interests supported and empowered by the Occupational Therapy manager.
* To work closely with the multidisciplinary team and lead and develop a most effective model and vision with your dynamic team, supervising and delegating.
* To contribute to interdisciplinary team management of long term disability and its consequent problems by use of specific clinical skills to treat.
* To be able to identify own professional limitations and seek professional advice when necessary.
* To undertake responsibility and leadership for completion and implementation of clinical projects, audit or research.
* To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical information to contribute to an accurate treatment approach.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
* Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
* Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
* Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
* Ability to self direct towards the attainment of clear goals
* Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards
* Positive response to constructive criticism
* Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
* Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
* Commitment to equal opportunities and antidiscriminatory practice
* Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
* Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping
Experience
* Medical experience at Band 6 level
* Experience in related fields at senior level
* Experience in student clinical supervision
* Experience in supervision of junior staff
* Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team
* Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
* Participation in audit and research activities
* Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio
* Demonstration of having initiated change of practice or process following identification of clinical or service need
* Experience in neurology intervention
* Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning
Education, Qualifications & Training
* Current registration with Health Professions Council
* Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Field work/clinical educators course
* BAOT Membership
* Membership of professional special interest group
Special Circumstances
* To demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness
* Self motivated
* Fitness and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area
* Ability to work at weekends
PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Charlotte Slinger Job title Head Occupational Therapist Email address charlotte.slinger@nhs.net Telephone number 07979655453 Additional information
Jasmine Snoding - Advanced Occupational Therapist - 01296 315923
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