Experienced Occupational Therapist - Elderly Care

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Start your journey with us and receive an incentive payment of up to £3,000 upon successful appointment. This is our way of welcoming you to the team and recognising your value from day one. Additional details will be provided during the interview. Apply today to take advantage of this rewarding opportunity!

This static post provides an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking and highly valued therapy team within Elderly Care.

The role involves providing specialist therapy for older people and involvement in service development projects to provide continuous improvement within the area. The post will be operating across the six inpatient elderly care wards including the Hip Fracture Unit; working with individuals with a variety of complex needs. Additionally, there are clinical responsibilities for the weekly Movement Disorders and Falls MDT Clinics.

The role also requires a willingness to develop leadership skills, an excellent opportunity for a band 5 or 6 looking to further their career.

There is the potential for this role to be offered as a development opportunity, however this will be at the discretion of the interview panel and appointing team.

Main duties of the job

To be an occupational therapist specialist working for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT)
To participate in the operational management and clinical leadership of occupational therapy in conjunction with the Band 7 Advanced specialist.
To use specialist occupational therapy knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the occupational therapy team and to manage own caseload of patients with complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner
To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient occupational therapy service in designated area.
To be a member of the Therapy Department contributing to planning and policy development in these departments
To deputise for the Band 7 Advanced specialist as required.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

We attract Occupational Therapists from all over the country and internationally. If you'd like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.

Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do!https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw

Date posted

30 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6659320NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more detailed information of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more detailed information of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Skills & Experience

Essential

To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy
Post graduate specialist experience as demonstrated by ongoing CPD , evidence-based project work, post graduate teaching
HCPC Registered
Specialist post graduate experience
Understanding of a broad range of Elderly Care conditions
Post-graduate training in the management of conditions
Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students

Desirable

BSc OT
Specialist knowledge in related area
Research or audit experience
Training and Presentation skills

Other

Essential

Car driver with UK driving licence, able to drive pool car for access visits

Person Specification

Knowledge/Skills & Experience

Essential

To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy
Post graduate specialist experience as demonstrated by ongoing CPD , evidence-based project work, post graduate teaching
HCPC Registered
Specialist post graduate experience
Understanding of a broad range of Elderly Care conditions
Post-graduate training in the management of conditions
Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students

Desirable

BSc OT
Specialist knowledge in related area
Research or audit experience
Training and Presentation skills

Other

Essential

Car driver with UK driving licence, able to drive pool car for access visits

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).