Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist with a special interest in Palliative care for an exciting new opportunity within our Acute Therapy Team . If you are committed to providing a high quality therapy service for patients and keen to be proactive in service delivery, then this is the post for you.
You will be working as part of a well-established collaborative therapy team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Staff to provide specialist Occupational Therapy interventions for patients with palliative therapy needs. You will work across the medical, surgical, critical care and oncology pathways, assessing patients' palliative therapy needs, complex case management and facilitating safe meaningful discharges from the acute hospital setting.
This post provides an ideal opportunity for you to develop holistic palliative care skills within the acute setting. This may consist of but is not limited to cognitive and mental capacity assessments, complex moving and handling, provision of equipment and community assessments. Supervision of junior staff/students and will enable you to have a positive influence on patient care and service development. You will be supported by experienced Band 7 therapists across the pathway.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Proposed Interview Date: 14 June 2023
Main duties of the job
To be successful in this post, you will have a degree in Occupational Therapy and excellent organisational, communication and motivational skills.
Full time, part time or job share options will be considered for this role.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Experience must have been undertaken in a physical setting within the NHS.
- Working with older people and in a rehabilitation setting and/or acute setting
- Working with patients with perceptual and cognitive dysfunction.
Desirable
- Relevant courses and/or training to Senior role
- 3 + years' experience
Technical skills
Essential
- Ability to carry out assessments, plan and implement treatment programs and evaluate intervention.
- Skills of goal setting and evaluating outcome measures.
- moving and handling skills
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and use sound
- Ability to problem solve
- Reflective practitioner
- Use of standardised assessments
Desirable
- Specialist Seating Skills
Other requirements
Essential
- Possession of a clean UK driving licence
- Ability to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Knowledge
Essential
- The role of OT in a respiratory, surgical, general medical and critical care setting
- The OT process, assessment and treatment modalities relevant to the clinical setting.
- The interface between hospital, intermediate care and community services
Desirable
- The role of OT within Intermediate Care Services
- The role of therapy within Discharge to Assess Model
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Experience must have been undertaken in a physical setting within the NHS.
- Working with older people and in a rehabilitation setting and/or acute setting
- Working with patients with perceptual and cognitive dysfunction.
Desirable
- Relevant courses and/or training to Senior role
- 3 + years' experience
Technical skills
Essential
- Ability to carry out assessments, plan and implement treatment programs and evaluate intervention.
- Skills of goal setting and evaluating outcome measures.
- moving and handling skills
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and use sound
- Ability to problem solve
- Reflective practitioner
- Use of standardised assessments
Desirable
- Specialist Seating Skills
Other requirements
Essential
- Possession of a clean UK driving licence
- Ability to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Knowledge
Essential
- The role of OT in a respiratory, surgical, general medical and critical care setting
- The OT process, assessment and treatment modalities relevant to the clinical setting.
- The interface between hospital, intermediate care and community services
Desirable
- The role of OT within Intermediate Care Services
- The role of therapy within Discharge to Assess Model
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
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).
