Band 7 REACTT Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist

Job overview

**New opportunity - developmental B6 to 7 post**

Are you looking to progress to a Band 7 role specialising in the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care but not feeling quite ready?

We are excited to be able to offer a new developmental post, which will provide training and support to an experienced band 6 candidate who feel ready to progress their career. The role will transition to Band 7 following completion of competencies within a 12-month timeframe.

The position will be at Barnet Hospital and become part of our integrated Rapid Emergency and Acute Care Therapy Team (REACTT)

The person applying for this position should be flexible and able to work in the fast paced areas of the Emergency Department , AAU (Adult Assessment Unit) and Same Day Emergency Floor and Clinics.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate occupational therapist or physiotherapist, who is keen to develop their specialist clinical knowledge and management skills. The successful candidate should be forward thinking and pro-active with excellent organisational and clinical skills within the fast paced Emergency Department, to facilitate admission avoidance and safe discharges. Good communication skills and the ability to make autonomous decisions under pressure are also required.

Main duties of the job

Alongside the Clinical Specialist and Team Lead colleagues, you will be responsible for supporting  the day to day running of the REACTT inpatient therapy service.

-          Providing clinical leadership to a highly specialised MDT service with a focus on admission avoidance, frailty, quality improvement & providing exceptional patient assessment and care

-          Supporting the learning and development of the therapy team

-          Providing training to the wider multidisciplinary team

-          Co-ordinating and support prioritisation and caseload management

-          Leading & participating in Quality Improvement projects and in setting new service directions

We are a trans-disciplinary, supportive & dynamic team who work closely with the wider MDT in Emergency & Acute medicine to provide comprehensive and effective patient care & intervention.

This includes multi-disciplinary working from the point of admission at triage and ambulance handover with nursing staff and paramedics through to comprehensive geriatric assessment and complex discharge planning with Speciality Consultants and community partners.

Good communication skills and motivation to encourage and facilitate best practice is required.

We offer various opportunities for learning and development of both clinical and managerial skills to ensure continuing development of both individuals & the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.