Job summary
BAND 7 CLINICAL SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - CARLTON COURT THERAPY TEAM 9-Month Fixed Term or Secondment
The Integrated Therapies Department at the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) are excited to offer this maternity cover post based at our satellite base at Carlton Court, Carlton Colville, to be part of our rehabilitation/reablement team working in collaboration with our community partners.
The 33-bedded unit at Carlton Court Hospital is open as part of ongoing service developments within the JPUH with the aim of supporting patients no longer requiring acute hospital treatment but who need that short term rehabilitation input in order to support their discharge to their place of residence.
You will be integral to the team consisting of therapists, nursing and patient flow colleagues, providing an inpatient therapy-led reablement/rehabilitation approach to maximise independence, prevent deconditioning and ensuring safe and effective discharge.
As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, you are integral to the leadership of the team, working alongside the Therapy Team Leader to provide direction, development and support to the Therapy Team. You will be specialist in your area and will be responsible for your own complex caseload consisting of patients with a variety of different conditions whilst supporting junior members of the team. Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for ensuring the use of advanced effective assessment skills to identify appropriate patients and to formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans, some of which will be specialist in nature, based on expert analytical and clinical reasoning skills. You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and will be in regular discussions with patients, carers, the Carlton Court team, JPUH colleagues and community partners etc. on care plans, triaging, as well as providing training for colleagues within your specialism.
You will also need to be able to demonstrate management of barriers to communication such as loss of hearing/expressive and receptive dysphasia/pain/fear and be able to motivate patients to maximise their potential whether it is around rehabilitation or planning safe and effective discharges.
You will also have non-clinical duties such as deputising for the Team Leader, leading on service development projects, carrying out probation reviews, being involved/leading on recruitment, training, development and supervision of junior therapists, therapy assistant practitioners and students.
The core hours for this post are 8.00am-4.00pm, however, flexibility can be discussed.
About us
The James Pagetis a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk. Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep we are within commuting distance of Norwich City.
Service Improvement:The Integrated Therapy Department is positive and forward thinking, always striving to improve services. Our links with the Research Department is growing with joint projects being worked on. Our therapists represent the Trust at CSP, RCOT, BOA and BGS conferences.
Personal and professional developmentis key. We are developing our research and innovation strategy in line with the national AHP Strategy. We will support you in achieving your career goals through our well-structured supervision and appraisal system, actively encouraging utilisation of training courses (clinical, non-clinical and leadership skills) with use of CPD funding. We also have a Band 6 peer support group with a newly established training programme.
Development of others: You will be supported to provide education to your team but also to our wider workforce. We also support development of our future workforce through our close links with the University of East Anglia, Suffolk College and City College Norwich.
Onsite parking is available, and a car is essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role which include:
- To support the Therapy Team Leader in delivering an integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy service to Carlton Court, deputising at times for the Therapy Team Leader and partaking in leadership and management of the Therapy Team
- To assess and treat own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations and support the therapy team members with any complexities they may have with their own caseloads
- To maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, prioritising own workload alongside the demands of the team
- To provide a reablement approach to patients within the satellite base
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and assist junior staff, support staff and students
- To assess capacity, gain informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and support junior staff to do the same
- To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplaces and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care
- To be responsible for priority cases as delegated outside the scope of current post, when departmental pressures dictate (i.e. staff shortages) and to coordinate junior staff to do the same
- To assist in the production of reports on own area of work and to make recommendations for change as requested
- To be responsible for and maintain own Clinical Professional Development (CPD), actively reading around any updates/developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work
- To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of letters and reports
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation, and encourage others to do likewise
- Be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department
- To implement policy and suggest policy changes for your clinical area of work, which may affect the whole Integrated Therapies Service
- To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice, including manual handling according to Trust and professional guidelines
- To participate in providing clinical shadowing experiences for Occupational Therapy students and to explain the role of the Occupational Therapist to department visitors. To assist Occupational Therapy staff in the training of students and support staff
- To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern within the James Paget University Hospital or Carlton Court Hospital as required
- If required, you may be asked to work at the James Paget University Hospital main site
Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department:
Landscape version:https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU
Portrait version:https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role which include:
- To support the Therapy Team Leader in delivering an integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy service to Carlton Court, deputising at times for the Therapy Team Leader and partaking in leadership and management of the Therapy Team
- To assess and treat own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations and support the therapy team members with any complexities they may have with their own caseloads
- To maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, prioritising own workload alongside the demands of the team
- To provide a reablement approach to patients within the satellite base
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and assist junior staff, support staff and students
- To assess capacity, gain informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and support junior staff to do the same
- To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplaces and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care
- To be responsible for priority cases as delegated outside the scope of current post, when departmental pressures dictate (i.e. staff shortages) and to coordinate junior staff to do the same
- To assist in the production of reports on own area of work and to make recommendations for change as requested
- To be responsible for and maintain own Clinical Professional Development (CPD), actively reading around any updates/developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work
- To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of letters and reports
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation, and encourage others to do likewise
- Be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department
- To implement policy and suggest policy changes for your clinical area of work, which may affect the whole Integrated Therapies Service
- To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice, including manual handling according to Trust and professional guidelines
- To participate in providing clinical shadowing experiences for Occupational Therapy students and to explain the role of the Occupational Therapist to department visitors. To assist Occupational Therapy staff in the training of students and support staff
- To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern within the James Paget University Hospital or Carlton Court Hospital as required
- If required, you may be asked to work at the James Paget University Hospital main site
Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department:
Landscape version:https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU
Portrait version:https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree/MSc in Occupational Therapy
- Current Health and Care Professions Council registration
- CPD record should include evidence of up-to-date manual handling, in-service training and reflections of learning
- Undertaken a student/fieldwork educators' course
- Evidence of leadership training
- Evidence of coaching/supervision training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience working as an autonomous practitioner at Band 6 level in an acute hospital and/or reablement or rehabilitation setting, managing patients with general medicine, orthopaedic, neurological, general surgery conditions as well as dementia, falls etc.
- Experience of team working within integrated teams
- Demonstrates specialist clinical skills within reablement/rehabilitation setting including complex caseload management
- Able to formulate complex discharge plans informed by strong problem-solving skills
- Experience of planning and implementing service improvement projects and utilising research into practice
- Evidence of acting in a supervisory manner, providing specialist guidance, training and support to other staff or students
- Evidence of reflective learning, demonstrates self-directed learning with a working knowledge of clinical governance and implications for own work
- Awareness of relevant professional practice, new research and guidelines and understanding of legal issues, safeguarding and mental capacity
Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Essential
- Leadership skills including team building and supporting others
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise accordingly
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and support others with this whilst being able to work flexibly and proactively under pressure
- Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner with minimum supervision but recognise own limitations and know when to ask for support
- Communication skills including empathy, assertiveness and negotiation skills with the ability to build good rapport with a wide variety of people
- Evidence of forward thinking, using initiative, able to problem solve with positive approach and ability to promote change
- Competent IT skills and both verbal and written presentation skills
- Evidence of motivation for Band 7 role
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree/MSc in Occupational Therapy
- Current Health and Care Professions Council registration
- CPD record should include evidence of up-to-date manual handling, in-service training and reflections of learning
- Undertaken a student/fieldwork educators' course
- Evidence of leadership training
- Evidence of coaching/supervision training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience working as an autonomous practitioner at Band 6 level in an acute hospital and/or reablement or rehabilitation setting, managing patients with general medicine, orthopaedic, neurological, general surgery conditions as well as dementia, falls etc.
- Experience of team working within integrated teams
- Demonstrates specialist clinical skills within reablement/rehabilitation setting including complex caseload management
- Able to formulate complex discharge plans informed by strong problem-solving skills
- Experience of planning and implementing service improvement projects and utilising research into practice
- Evidence of acting in a supervisory manner, providing specialist guidance, training and support to other staff or students
- Evidence of reflective learning, demonstrates self-directed learning with a working knowledge of clinical governance and implications for own work
- Awareness of relevant professional practice, new research and guidelines and understanding of legal issues, safeguarding and mental capacity
Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Essential
- Leadership skills including team building and supporting others
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise accordingly
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and support others with this whilst being able to work flexibly and proactively under pressure
- Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner with minimum supervision but recognise own limitations and know when to ask for support
- Communication skills including empathy, assertiveness and negotiation skills with the ability to build good rapport with a wide variety of people
- Evidence of forward thinking, using initiative, able to problem solve with positive approach and ability to promote change
- Competent IT skills and both verbal and written presentation skills
- Evidence of motivation for Band 7 role
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).
