Job overview
• Are you a highly qualified, reliable and innovative Occupational Therapist with proven experience and plenty of ambition?
• Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?
• We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.
• Rotations include Stroke, Acute Frailty Therapy Team, Care of the elderly, Specialist haematology and oncology, Gastroenterology, Renal, Acute Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Surgical, Acute medical ward and Respiratory.
• Visa Sponsorship opportunities are available at BHRUT
• We offer competitive salaries when compared to inner-London hospitals.
• We offer all new starters a bonus package which will be tailored to individual needs.
We have a philosophy of continuous learning to improve patient outcomes as well as developing the skills of our staff which means we are committed to the professional development of our workforce.
With the support of our Practice Development Facilitator for Therapies and our Senior Intern for Allied Healthcare Professionals, BHRUT is an ideal place to continue your growth in your career. We have an established in service training programme. You will also be well supported by experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapists and Band 8a Clinical Lead’s in each rotational post.
Main duties of the job
Through a holistic approach, to provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy service, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries.
To participate in the Band 6 rotational scheme, this involves working across both sites and in the community.
To fulfil a teaching and supervisory role with peers, junior staff and students on placement.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Broad acute inpatient experience at Band 5 Occupational Therapist level or above
Desirable criteria
2. Experience at Band 6 Occupational Therapist level
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
3. Ability to demonstrate skills in assessment and treatment of patients in line with current practise and research
4. Ability to work without supervision
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of supervision of other staff i.e. assistants and technical instructors
6. Presentation skills
Applicant requirements
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.