Specialist Occupational Therapist - Peterborough
Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Do you relish a challenge? This exciting role could be for you.
As a Front of House team, we are looking for part‑time (25.5 hours per week) Specialist Occupational Therapist or experienced Band 5 seeking a development post to join us across Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke Hospital within our Emergency Department, Medical Admissions Unit and Short Stay Wards.
This role uses excellent communication and teamwork to support patients in returning to their home and preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital wherever possible.
Support and Development Opportunities
* Supervision
* Protected non‑clinical time
* CPD opportunities
Main duties of the job
* To enable Occupational Therapy to provide Therapy Skills within the inpatient service
* To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards
* To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi‑agency Teams
* To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team
* To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex presentation
* To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole inpatient team
* To undertake weekend working as required within service developments
* To be available to provide Clinical Supervision
* This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements
* To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans
Qualifications
* Current HCPC Registration
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* RCOT member
Experience
* Completed a variety of band 5 rotations; for PT in respiratory, musculoskeletal and neurology and OT in general medicine/medicine for older people, orthopaedics and neurology
* Acute physical hospital experience
* Have completed preceptorship programme
* Experience of supervising pre‑graduate students and/or support workers
Knowledge
* Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of in‑patient areas
* Sound knowledge of the multi‑disciplinary team
* Experience in use of basic IT systems (Microsoft packages) & data recording
* Awareness and understanding of community services and D2A pathway
Key Skills/Abilities
* Able to work as a team member and independently
* Good Clinical Reasoning skills
* Ability to present information in logical concise manner
* Ability to manage own time and pressure
* Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care
* Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
Additional Requirements
* Independently mobile to access all work sites within job role
* Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
* Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
* Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
* Professional appearance & behaviour
* Good previous attendance record
* Value added contribution to the team – may take on additional roles e.g. Health & Safety representative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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