Senior Occupational Therapist (Rotational)
Band 6
Main area: Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6
Contract: Permanent
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday with weekend cover)
Job ref: 344-5763DCB-M
Site: William Harvey Hospital
Town: Ashford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Rotational Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team at East Kent Hospitals. This post will be based at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, and currently offers rotations within the Acute medical wards (including Healthcare of the Older Person), Critical Care, and Trauma/Orthopaedics, with further experience in additional specialty areas becoming available in the future.
Our Occupational Therapists work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support patients on the acute wards, offering assessment and treatment alongside discharge planning.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would be expected to:
1. Manage a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation, and evaluation of patient-centred care.
2. Facilitate safe discharge planning from hospital to the community.
3. Deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team.
4. Be actively involved with training and development within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices, and support workers alongside other senior members of the team.
5. Promote the role of OT and demonstrate the values to the members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc Occupational Therapist or MSc Occupational Therapy
* Member of RCOT
* Member of RCOT specialist sections or similar
Skills
* Highly developed clinical skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent organisational skills
* Evidence of working within acute inpatient settings
Experience
* 18 months post-graduate experience in relevant care settings
* Proven record of providing high-quality intervention for high-risk patients
* Experience working within a variety of settings
* Experience managing challenging situations
Knowledge
* Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, and CQC
* Knowledge of up-to-date clinical / evidence-based practice.
* Knowledge of appropriate clinical pathways
* Experience providing complex assessments and discharge planning
* Experience using appropriate outcome measures linked to the assessment of Medical/HCOOP patients
* Knowledge of the extended role of Occupational Therapy within discharge pathways
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
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