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Rotational occupational therapist

Swindon
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational therapist
Posted: 5 July
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Job Summary

Rotational Occupational Therapist Band 6

Job Summary

Rotational Occupational Therapist Band 6

The Great Western Hospital are looking to recruit Band 6 Occupational Therapists as part of our rotational programme. We would be open to welcoming applications from current Band 5 OT's wanting to develop into a Band 6 role.

Our Band 6 Rotational Programme includes gaining valuable experience in the below areas:



* Orthopaedic Therapy - Trauma and Elective
* Acute Occupational Therapy - Medicine and Surgery
* Front Door Therapy - Emergency care and Admission Avoidance


Each rotation will be for 9 months where you will rotate within the above areas to support the demand in the Hospital site.

If you would like to find out more information about this opportunity or to arrange a brief department walk around, please get in touch with Louise White or Michaela Kirby on 01793 646141 or louise.white4@nhs.net or michaela.kirby1@nhs.net

We look forward to hearing from you!

Main duties of the job


* The role of the Senior Occupational Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational Therapy intervention to each service within the rotation.
* To participate in the Band 6 Rotation Scheme - 9 months within Acute Occupational Therapy, Orthopaedic Therapy and Front Door Therapy Services.
* To be aware of the total therapy needs of the team, the changing demands and take action in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs.
* To be able to be proactive at delivering therapeutic interventions within a timely manner to enable patients to maintain their independence, identifying when patients would benefit from further rehabilitation and support services and to refer on to other services appropriately.
* To provide clinical leadership and specialist advice, through the supervision, coaching and education, for less experienced occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, students, support workers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.


About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job Description

Job responsibilities


* To participate in the Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation programme.
* To assist with the continuous service development of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
* To hold responsibility for own case load, working without direct supervision.
* To manage complex diverse cases which may include medical, neurological, traumatic brain injury, surgical, orthopaedic, musculo-skeletal and psychiatric conditions.
* The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week


Please See Attached Job Description For Full Details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Qualifications Essential


* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with Health and care Professions Council
* Evidence of continuing Professional Development and postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area - e.g., Falls, Elderly rehabilitation, Frailty, Admission avoidance, Neurology, use of equipment.


Desirable


* Evidence of basic management training
* Registered field work educator
* Member of special interest group
* Member of professional body


Experience Essential


* Experience in complex discharge planning within the NHS
* Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, community rapid response, admission avoidance, rehabilitation, community
* Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload.
* Working as part of an MDT and joint problem solving
* Application of the Occupational Therapy process and models of practice
* Use of goal setting and outcome measures
* Ability to lead and work as part of a team
* Ability to lead and work as part of a team Experience of providing supervision for junior staff or assistants
* Lead for student supervision
* Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education


Desirable


* Experience of Splints, braces and slings
* Experience of using a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments.
* Involvement in audits
* Involvement in the recruitment and retention process.
* Participation in service development and implementation of change.
* Taking a lead role in project work
* Inter-disciplinary team working


Skills Essential


* Excellent verbal communication to enable effective MDT working and communicating with relatives, patients etc. ? Flexible/adapts to change ? Good interpersonal skills ? Capacity assessments, consent and safeguarding's within the NHS or adult social care. ? Sound clinical reasoning skills to allow for appropriate treatment selection and discharge planning. ? Able to treat complex cases independently and also assist juniors in their treatment ? Be able to prioritise a large and varied caseload across wards and include non-clinical duties. ? Ability to develop others using training teaching and supervision. ? To be able to prepare and deliver presentations to a group and teaching skills ? Understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education, learning from incidents. ? Up to date evidence based clinical knowledge ? Ability to manage resources ? Organisational awareness ? Good IT skills including Word, PowerPoint, Excel


Desirable


* Awareness of budget management
* Rehabilitation skills
* Awareness of Health and Safety
* Knowledge of NHS National strategy e.g. NHS plan, NSF's
* Knowledge of CCG local delivery plan
* Insight into team dynamics and conflict resolution


Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).


Seniority level

* Seniority level

Mid-Senior level


Employment type

* Employment type

Full-time


Job function

* Job function

Health Care Provider
* Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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