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Advanced Occupational Therapist – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Occupational Therapy - Critical Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (participation in seven day working roster) Job ref 391-NMUH-7038694-A
Site North Middlesex University Hospital Town London Salary £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 14/04/2025 23:59
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast moving ICU/Respiratory setting? If you are an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational therapist with relevant experience. You will be a valued member of the integrated OT/PT therapy respiratory team as well as working closely with specialist SLTs and Dietitians.
We are looking for a candidate with excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to facilitate change and development and a flexible approach are essential. Clinical knowledge and experience working with critical care and respiratory patient cohorts is essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent teamworking skills and experience of service development in this area is desirable.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be:
1. Delivering advanced Occupational Therapy intervention for our 21 bedded general Critical Care Unit and 22 bedded respiratory ward.
2. Taking a lead role in advanced cognitive/functional assessment and treatment of patients, who frequently have complex, acute and/or chronic conditions. This may include psychosocial/emotional and cognitive issues.
3. Responsible for participation in service reviews, audits and implementation of Evidence based therapy practice/standards alongside Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist and Dietitian.
4. Providing formal supervision to Band 5/6 Occupational therapists and/or therapy assistants/students and informal support to band 5/6 physiotherapists.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
* BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
* Registration with HCPC
* Undertaken post graduate study equivalent to MSc level study relevant to the area of practice/in depth post graduate training relevant to area of practice
* Field work Educator qualification.
* Membership of special interest group
* Membership of RCOT
Experience
* Significant post-graduate clinical experience in working in relevant clinical area.
* Evidence of extensive post-graduate clinical training.
* Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills required to deal with complex conditions and plan OT treatment independently.
* Experience of organising, writing and presenting in-service training programmes.
* Experience of supervising Junior and non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews.
* Experience of clinical governance initiatives.
* Evidence of understanding the needs of the service users and their families/carers, and to be able to explain the role of the OT to them.
* The post holder will require highly skilled time management and prioritisation skills due to frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day and balancing of clinical and operational duties, including service development.
* Able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information in written, verbal and presentational form to patients, staff and senior managers within the Trust and across other organisations.
* Highly developed problem-solving skills for highly complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues.
Skills and aptitudes
* Skilled ability in leading and working as a team member and developing team spirit.
* Highly developed organisational and planning skills.
* Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information.
* Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues.
* Able to identify your own and your staff’s training needs.
* Well-developed counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers.
* Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professionals.
Personal Qualities & attributes
* Commitment to lifelong learning.
* Willingness to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team.
* Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change to maintain and sustain positive working relationships.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.
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