Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist; with a clinical interest in Older Persons Services; to join the Therapy Clinical Leadership Team in the Older Persons Therapy Service at University Hospital Dorset, currently based on the Bournemouth Site.
We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a permanent, full time Band 7 Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, specialising in the needs of Older People living with frailty associated conditions. We are extremely proud of our service and hope to inspire you to come and join our team!
This is a fantastic opportunity where you will be encouraged and supported to develop your existing extended Occupational Therapy skills with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated therapy team. You will be supported to develop your leadership and managerial skills, as well as your quality improvement (QI) skills to lead projects developing the services for the future. You will work with other Clinical Leads and Clinical Specialist Therapists across UHD as part of a collaborative leadership model for Older Persons Services to support the whole team more widely.
This role requires HCPC Registration .
Base Location: Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
This role will have a strong clinical focus and as such we are looking for a confident clinician who can develop skills within the team. This post holder will also need to build close links with the multidisciplinary team to ensure we continue to deliver excellent care for our patients and develop expertise in our workforce beyond therapy.
The role will include line management of staff and the post holder will also have an opportunity to develop leadership and people management skills and will need excellent organisational, communication and management skills.
This is an ideal opportunity for you to positively influence patient care if you have:
1. Clinical expertise working with patients with complex needs and frailty
2. Effective leadership skills
3. Motivation to develop services putting the patient first
This post includes 7 day working and therefore the post holder will be expected to participate in weekend working. The post holder must be a car driver and ideally will have access to a car for work purposes.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
4. BSc (Hons) or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
5. HCPC Registration
Desirable
6. Member of Professional Body RCOT
Experience
Essential
7. A minimum of 4 years' postgraduate OT experience, including 2 years working as a Band 6 with patients with complex needs
8. Experience of working within an Acute Inpatient environment (or similar system)
Desirable
9. Clinical Leadership Experience
10. Involvement in sickness/disciplinary/capability management
Technical Skills / Competencies
Essential
11. Advanced Clinical Reasoning Skills
12. Ability to assess, manage & treat patients with complex conditions
13. Leadership and management skills
14. Audit and research skills
15. Able to work autonomously within a MDT taking the lead Occupational Therapy role
Desirable
16. Excellent IT skills
17. Excellent presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential
18. In-depth understanding of the pathology of conditions leading to admissions in the elderly
19. In-depth understanding of Silver book, NSF's and Department of Health Strategies including the five year forward view within older person's healthcare and their relevance to clinical situations.
20. Advanced knowledge of risk factors for Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Stroke, Falls and Osteoporosis.
21. Ability to advise & assist others in admission avoidance/early supported discharge at a specialist level
22. In-depth understanding of intermediate care and rehabilitation of older people
23. Ability to move and handle patients and equipment and work in confined spaces
24. Clear vision of role
25. Ability to discuss with stakeholders, regarding policy & service provision and development
Other requirements specific to role
Essential
26. Ability to drive and hold a clean driver's license and car available for work.
27. Ability to use a keyboard to access and input information from a computer-based system
Desirable
28. Ability to use tools to adjust equipment & furniture.
Personal Attributes
Essential
29. Supportive of staff/team members.
30. Adaptive to unpredictable workloads.
31. Situational awareness and management of self and others
32. Problem solving and decision-making skills.
Language
Essential
33. Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role