Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Due to career development of our existing staff and developments within our services we have opportunity for a substantive band 6 Occupational Therapist within our department. We are looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist or Band 5 ready to progress to Band 6 to join our team and help us to ensure that we meet the Trust’s vision to provide every patient with the care we want for those we love the most.

The Band 6 provides an excellent opportunity for occupational therapists to continue broadening their skills and to develop greater knowledge & skill sharing across teams. This role will be based within the surgery team covering all surgical wards. This is a developing service supported by the OT clinical specialist in surgery, typically covering Colorectal, Vascular, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, & Plastics

The Occupational Therapy service at NNUH has over 90 members of staff committed to providing a high- quality patient care across all specialisms. We have a dynamic working environment where two days are never the same. There is the opportunity to work with a diverse range of individuals, requiring the many areas of occupational therapy, skills and knowledge in order to have a positive impact at a time when it is needed most.

Main duties of the job

As an autonomous practitioner, you will:

• provide a flexible and comprehensive service to a designated area
• independently carry out specialised assessment and appropriate intervention for patients with complex needs incorporating physical, personal and psychological needs in relation to self-care, leisure and productivity
• assess risks relating to the discharge process to ensure a safe and timely discharge of patients to the most appropriate setting
• provide advice and information to patients/carers including instruction and training regarding use of equipment issued
• carry out day to day supervision of qualified and unqualified staff

You will have:

• Exposure to and the opportunity to manage a diverse caseload across surgery with the support and training to develop and embed expertise.
• Access to regular and culturally embedded supervision with more experienced members of the therapy team, as well as very close working and learning links with the wider department.
• The opportunity to work across a variety of in- patient areas and into the community as part of a broad and diverse rotation.

Full time: 37.5 hrs per week

Interview date: to be confirmed

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• To maintain a high standard of professional practice, working within the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
• To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work including accountability for the management of patients in your care as an autonomous practitioner
• To have knowledge of evidence as a base for practice, participate in service / multidisciplinary audit and research within the clinical area and use knowledge gained to achieve optimum outcomes for Occupational Therapy.
• To prioritise own caseload
• To independently carry out specialised assessment and appropriate intervention for patients with complex needs incorporating personal, psychological and spiritual needs in relation to self-care, leisure and productivity.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

We are committed to providing the post holder with the opportunity to develop current/ new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to peer support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development.

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.