Job summary
Are you an innovative, enthusiastic, organized, and experienced Occupational Therapist with at least 18 months post registration experience and a strong interest in rehabilitation? Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive team environment in an intermediate care unit?
We are currently looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, to join our inpatient rehabilitation team at Crawley Hospital in West Sussex. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering holistic, client centered and evidence based care.
Main duties of the job
To be successful in the post you must demonstrate a keen interest in care of the older person, and be able to deliver quality patient rehabilitation and discharge planning of complex patients within an intermediate care unit using evidence-based practice.
To develop and maintain a high standard of clinical practice as a member of the multidisciplinary team, in line with the code of professional conduct of the College of Occupational Therapists.
To assist the multi-disciplinary team in preparing intervention plans, implementing rehabilitation and evaluating outcomes
You must be able to prioritise and organise your caseload and be experienced in delegating to OT support staff. You will have access to B4 and B3 OT technical assistants to support you.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the caseload on a designated ward of 28 beds but be flexible to support the other two wards as staffing needs arise. There are opportunities to increase your knowledge and skills in line with your personal development programme. You must possess excellent communication skills that can be adapted to meet the needs of individual patients, their relatives and staff.
Review and reflect on your practice through regular participation in professional supervision with your nominated occupational therapy supervisor. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team, as agreed with the Therapy Lead.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the caseload on a designated ward of 28 beds but be flexible to support the other two wards as staffing needs arise. There are opportunities to increase your knowledge and skills in line with your personal development programme. You must possess excellent communication skills that can be adapted to meet the needs of individual patients, their relatives and staff.
Review and reflect on your practice through regular participation in professional supervision with your nominated occupational therapy supervisor. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team, as agreed with the Therapy Lead.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as an Occupational Therapist.
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality
Desirable
- Training in student education
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
- Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
- Experience of interdisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
- Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
Desirable
- Contributions to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
- Demonstrable expertise within clinical area underpinned by theory and significant experience
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills
- Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
- Able to prioritise own caseload
- demonstrate leadership in practice
- Ability to delegate to others
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as an Occupational Therapist.
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality
Desirable
- Training in student education
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
- Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
- Experience of interdisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
- Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
Desirable
- Contributions to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
- Demonstrable expertise within clinical area underpinned by theory and significant experience
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills
- Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
- Able to prioritise own caseload
- demonstrate leadership in practice
- Ability to delegate to others
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
