Specialist Occupational Therapist - South Community Hospitals
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Overview
Are you passionate about the care of older people? Are you interested in rural health care? Are you keen to be actively involved in service development? We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Clydesdale and Stonehouse Community Hospital Service. As part of a multidisciplinary team our service provides occupational therapy assessment, treatment and discharge planning for patients within our sites at Lady Home Hospital in Douglas, Kello Hospital in Biggar and Stonehouse Hospital in Stonehouse. We treat predominantly older adults with a range of medical conditions including frailty, falls, stroke, dementia, and a wide range of orthopaedic conditions. At our Lady Home and Kello sites we occasionally have patients under the age of 65 years with a range of different health conditions.
The Role
The post holder will manage own specialist caseload, using evidence based practice and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
Provide specialist advice to Occupational Therapy staff and other disciplines / agencies.
Develop specialist clinical skills and may lead clinical audit and undertake research.
Team and Service Development
We are a forward thinking team consisting of senior health care support workers, assistant practitioners and registered specialist occupational therapists. We regularly support occupational therapy student placements – utilising both traditional and innovative approaches to placements. We are passionate about service development not only within the occupational therapy service, but with the wider MDT. Some recent and ongoing work includes reviewing the MDT approach to reducing falls and continuing to develop our active wards approach. Our current occupational therapy work plan also includes upskilling the AHP team knowledge and skills in working with older people who are neurodivergent, implementation of an outcome measure and improving goal setting. We have close links with our colleagues working in acute hospitals and also community colleagues from the integrated community support teams and social work. We have active work streams with these colleagues to improve wider services, positively impact on patient care and to share best practice. We are looking for a motivated, experienced and forward thinking Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team and to assist in the leadership and development of our team. As a team we will provide a thorough induction, regular supervision, regular team meetings, CPD time and access to training opportunities. This role will provide particular opportunity to develop leadership and service development skills through practical application and access to several NHS Lanarkshire leadership courses (application necessary). The base of this post and working pattern will be discussed following interview with the preferred candidate. However, travel between the three sites is to be expected to provide clinical cover and support to colleagues as well as to attend meetings/training events.
Qualifications
The following criteria outline the requirements to be considered for this role:
* Registered Occupational Therapist with valid HCPC Registration
* Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
* Postgraduate expertise within specialty / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge to lead safety, effectively and efficiently
* Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the specialty / area of practice
* Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the specialty/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within specialty / area of practice
* Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery
* Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of specialty including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
* The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
* Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
* Effective time management skills
* Working knowledge of basic information technology
* Access to a car and have a Driving Licence
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
Desirable
* Practice education training and experience within the specific care group/speciality
* Evidence of audit, critical appraisal, reflective practice and/or research skills
* Sound knowledge of multidisciplinary and inter agency team working practices
Contract type
* Permanent
* Part Time
* 18.5 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
The base of this post and working pattern will be discussed following interview. Travel between three sites is expected to provide clinical cover and support to colleagues as well as to attend meetings/training events.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Lynsey McKee, Occupational Therapy Team Lead via email: Lynsey.McKee@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Gemma Lowe, Recruitment Administrator on gemma.lowe@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Benefits
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
Right to Work in the UK
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Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.
Additional Information for Applicants
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