Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Early Intervention Team

Job overview

BAND 6 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - EARLY INTERVENTION TEAM

Permanent | Full Time

We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join our forward-thinking Integrated Therapy Team, consisting of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and assistants working seamlessly together.

The Early Intervention Therapy Team covers Accident and Emergency, the Acute Medical Unit and the new Same Day Emergency Care Unit primarily.

You will receive protected time for supervision, training and skill development within each specialism provided by supportive clinicians, along with opportunities to build on skills such as student/junior supervision, audit and service development. Individual support is high on our agenda, and we are an inclusive department, experienced in supporting specific needs.

We have a strong reputation for home grown career progression through welcoming every new team member and supporting them to settle, develop and grow.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for providing holistic therapy assessments to patients on the emergency floor to support admission avoidance and early therapy input. The caseload consists of patients with a variety of conditions who may also require assessment of social need. Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills is needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties.

You will be responsible for liaising with members of the wider multidisciplinary team including the Integrated Discharge Team, Accident and Emergency Department co-ordinators and specialist teams to facilitate discharge and problem solve therapy related delay. The role also includes triaging and negotiating referrals received from the medical and ward teams to ensure they are appropriate.

You will be responsible for non-clinical duties, including participating in team meetings, in-service development, training and supervision of students, assistant staff and Band 5 colleagues. You will be key to being actively involved in the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices using Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures. There will be opportunities to work on group projects with your Band 6 peers.

The Early Intervention Team provides a 7-day rostered service. The post-holder would be welcome to take advantage of flexible working and may form a pattern to include a one-in-two, or greater, occurrence of weekend shifts.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for delivering multidisciplinary therapy assessment and treatment of patients within Accident and Emergency, the Acute Medical Unit and the new Same Day Emergency Care Unit
• To support the service caseload, leading on patients with complex presentations and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, balancing clinical and team demands
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management; and assist junior staff, support staff and students to do so
• To assess capacity, gain informed consent and can work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and support junior staff to do the same
• To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplaces and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care
• To provide the department with Occupational Therapy support when clinical pressures indicate need
• To work a rostered seven-day service within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community health setting as required
• To assist in the production of reports on own area of work and to make recommendations for change as requested
• To be responsible for and maintain own Clinical Professional Development, actively reading around any updates/developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work
• To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of letters and reports
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation, and encourage others to do likewise
• Be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department
• To implement policy and suggest policy changes for your clinical area of work, which may affect the whole therapy service
• To participate in providing Occupational Therapy students with placements. To support in the training of students and support staff
• To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice, including manual handling according to Trust and professional guidelines
• To participate in providing clinical shadowing experiences for Occupational Therapy students being supervised by senior staff on their introductory placement, and to explain the role of the Occupational Therapist to department visitors. To assist senior staff in the training of students and support staff

We offer:

• Training and development opportunities
• Protected CPD time
• Generous annual leave: 27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years’ service, and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata)
• NHS pension scheme
• NHS discounts
• Salary Sacrifice car scheme
• Flexible working options
• Employee celebration - regular staff awards
• International peer support group and celebration events
• Neurodiversity support
• Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc.
• Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals
• Social events
• Long service recognition
• On-site parking
• Recruitment support
• Excellent maternity package

Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department:

Landscape version: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU

Portrait version: https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.