Job overview
An exciting opportunity has risen for motivated, flexible and forward thinking Senior Occupational therapist to join Band 6 rotation at North Middlesex University Hospital. If you are looking for dynamic fast pace working environment within supportive and integrated therapy services this is the right role for you.
Are you returning back to practice? or overseas graduate? We welcome your application
The post holder will be required to rotate on a 9 months basis in the following areas:
Enhanced Recovery:
In-patient caseload covering surgical, orthopaedic elective and trauma, patients and to provide a service to the Orthopaedic Bone School.
Medical Specialities:
In-patient caseload covering medical wards.
Admission Avoidance Team:
Working as part of the team focusing on admission avoidance, rapid assessments, and signposting of patients in Accident and Emergency, Frailty Unit and the Acute Medical Unit.
Acute Medicine for Older People:
In-patient caseload covering the Medicine for Older People wards.
Acute Stroke Unit:
Working as a member of the Therapy Team covering 20 bedded unit.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for allocated patient caseload in relevant clinical setting.
The post holder will provide support and clinical supervision to junior staff e.g. rotational band 5 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and OT students on clinical placements.
The post holder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and participate in service developments, audits, and service reviews, as well as work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals in facilitating timely and safe discharges/preventing hospital admissions.
The post holder will deputise for Team Leader, in their absence.
Working for our organisation
For full details about working for North Middlesex University Hospital please refer to attached Job description document
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for allocated patient caseload in relevant clinical setting.
The post holder will provide support and clinical supervision to junior staff e.g. rotational band 5 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and OT students on clinical placements.
The post holder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and participate in service developments, audits, and service reviews, as well as work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals in facilitating timely and safe discharges/preventing hospital admissions.
The post holder will take an active part in continuous professional development and performance development reviews. The post holder will participate in seven day working rota.
The post holder will deputise for Team Leader, in their absence.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
1. • Diploma/Degree/Masters in Occupational Therapy
2. • HCPC registration.
Desirable criteria
3. •Member of RCOT
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
4. •Evidence of understanding the needs of service-users and their carers, and to explain the role of the OT to them.
5. •Knowledge and understanding of relevant health and social care legislation.
6. •Understanding and up to date knowledge of specialist adaptive equipment.
7. •Understand the importance of clinical governance.
8. •Demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and of assessing risk within clinical work.
Experience
Essential criteria
9. •Sufficient post- graduate OT practice, minimum of six months in a relevant clinical setting.
10. •Experience in using standardized and structured assessments, and in implementing specialised OT treatment approaches.
11. •Experience of assessing for specialist adaptive equipment and minor adaptations, and of evaluating effectiveness and safety.
12. •Experience of goal setting and evaluating the outcomes of OT treatment.
13. •Experience of working as a member of a multi- disciplinary team, and to identify ways to facilitate effective team working.
14. •Involvement in clinical audit and service improvement.
15. •Experience of contributing to planning care in conjunction with service-users and other disciplines.
16. •Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly (verbal and written) and to overcome barriers to communication.
17. •Ability to manage own time and a clinical caseload, and to describe ways of prioritising work.
18. •Understanding of issues involved in working in a diverse community, and of practical ways to ensure OT practice is culturally appropriate and accessible.
19. •Competent computer, word processing and e-mail skills.
20. •Understanding of the role of and process of clinical supervision.
21. •Ability to identify professional training needs, and evidence of updating clinical skills.
Values
Essential criteria
22. •Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
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