Job summary
The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) will transform the future of rehabilitation for people who have experienced injury or illness. Opening in Summer 2025, the NRC will be a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility which will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Thanks to an academic partnership led by the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University, research and innovation and training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC and central to clinical practice.
We are looking for an ambitious and dedicated occupational therapist to join this journey to rehabilitation excellence, transforming outcomes for patients. If you were successful, you would become a key part of shaping the service going forwards and contribute, with other professional colleagues, to the delivery of the future of rehabilitation. The individual will benefit from working in a brand-new purpose-built rehabilitation environment, as well as benefiting from CPD and development opportunities.
This role will require the successful candidate to work at the New National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), and work in our existing services across NUH whilst the centre is being built.
Find out more about the NRC on our website: www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a specialist service in complex rehabilitation including assessments and advice/treatment. This will include working with an experienced multi-disciplinary team including case managers and social workers to provide specialist care for patients including neuro and complex trauma injuries in an in-patient environment.
The post holder will be supported by a team of OTs and Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners and full training and support will be provided.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch to discuss the role.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details on the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details on the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Hons (or equivalent) Occupational Therapy
- Full Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
- Evidence of maintaining professional competence through CPD.
Desirable
- Recognised post-graduate training relevant to specialty preferably including MSc or completed modules
- Training or experience / specialist interest in vocational rehabilitation
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within trauma & orthopaedics or with complex rehabilitation patients
- Knowledge of management processes to be able to provide 1st line management
- Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
- Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- Basic IT and computer skills and can learn how to use specific software
- Able to undertake evidence-based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
- Experience in training/supervising students in own profession
Desirable
- Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
- Able to adapt approach to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- Able to understand team dynamics and adapt approach to achieve the best outcome for patients
- Able to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Able to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence-based practice to recommend changes
- Understands responsibility of self and others for clinical and cost-effective use of resources
- Able to record and use relevant information in daily work including computer data entry of patient and other information and support other members of the team in doing so
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- Able to organise, plan and chair meetings
- Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Other requirements
Essential
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
- Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Hons (or equivalent) Occupational Therapy
- Full Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
- Evidence of maintaining professional competence through CPD.
Desirable
- Recognised post-graduate training relevant to specialty preferably including MSc or completed modules
- Training or experience / specialist interest in vocational rehabilitation
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within trauma & orthopaedics or with complex rehabilitation patients
- Knowledge of management processes to be able to provide 1st line management
- Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
- Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- Basic IT and computer skills and can learn how to use specific software
- Able to undertake evidence-based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
- Experience in training/supervising students in own profession
Desirable
- Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
- Able to adapt approach to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- Able to understand team dynamics and adapt approach to achieve the best outcome for patients
- Able to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Able to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence-based practice to recommend changes
- Understands responsibility of self and others for clinical and cost-effective use of resources
- Able to record and use relevant information in daily work including computer data entry of patient and other information and support other members of the team in doing so
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- Able to organise, plan and chair meetings
- Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Other requirements
Essential
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
- Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust
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).