Job summary
Job Title -Occupational Therapy Team Leader- Frailty Medicine
Hours per week-37.5 Hours Per Week
Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent
Salary-£43,742- £ 50,056 per annum
Closing Date: 9th October 2023
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
As part of The Trusts development of Frailty services our Frailty therapy team is seeking an experienced Clinician to lead our therapy service as part of a dedicated frailty unit and to support a move to an integrated approach to hospital discharge in line with latest national initiatives. The knowledge and skills of Occupational Therapists are key in supporting patients living with frailty and complex needs, and in assisting them in recovering from acute illness and enabling them to return home.
As the Band 7 Frailty Occupational Therapist, you will provide advanced clinical skills in the assessment and management of patients living with Frailty with complex health and social needs, case managing patients across the frailty floor at George Eliot Hospital.
You will take responsibility as Lead Frailty Therapist in the recruitment and development of Frailty Therapy services, this will include managing a caseload, the recruitment, development and support of other team members, supporting in the development of workstreams and frailty pathways as well as providing specialist advice to the MDT for patients not directly under your care.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a Specialist Frailty practitioner in the assessment and management of older adult patients and those in need of Occupational therapy input.
To use expert knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to patients and staff within the medical rehabilitation and frailty team, and to manage a caseload of patients with highly complex discharge planning throughout their hospital stay.
To lead on the development of the Occupational therapy service in Frailty and attend relevant training/meetings to build the service pathway
To support the recruitment of Therapy staff and development of Therapists within your team
The successful candidate will need to have a passion for Frailty Medicine and a focus on personal and service development across the service and wider Therapy Service.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for detailed information on this Post.
Please contact the named people for further discussion or any queries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a Specialist Frailty practitioner in the assessment and management of older adult patients and those in need of Occupational therapy input.
To use expert knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to patients and staff within the medical rehabilitation and frailty team, and to manage a caseload of patients with highly complex discharge planning throughout their hospital stay.
To lead on the development of the Occupational therapy service in Frailty and attend relevant training/meetings to build the service pathway
To support the recruitment of Therapy staff and development of Therapists within your team
The successful candidate will need to have a passion for Frailty Medicine and a focus on personal and service development across the service and wider Therapy Service.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for detailed information on this Post.
Please contact the named people for further discussion or any queries.
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive postgraduate experience working within the relevant clinical field with a minimum 5 years' experience
- Excellent advanced knowledge of the management of relevant patient group
- Extensive experience of working closely with MDT
- Experience of clinical education of less experienced staff (including students)
- Evidence of participation in audit/research
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS
Qualification & Training
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Post graduate level to Master's level or equivalent in relevant specialism experience
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Master's Degree or equivalent in relevant specialism
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to demonstrate autonomous highly specialized clinical intervention and decision making
- Ability to demonstrate highly specialized assessment and treatment skills for complex acute specialist patients
- Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best practice and current research in Stroke Rehabilitation
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Highly developed Inter-personal and communication skills- with all levels of staff
- Ability to work within a MDT and with an interdisciplinary approach
- Well-developed leadership skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Able to deliver complex information in an interview way with patients whilst addressing barriers to understanding
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to deal with stress and stressful situations
- A positive 'can do' attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service needs/demands
- Flexible and adaptable
- Able to cover 7 days
- Diplomatic and sensitive to other needs
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
- Team player
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive postgraduate experience working within the relevant clinical field with a minimum 5 years' experience
- Excellent advanced knowledge of the management of relevant patient group
- Extensive experience of working closely with MDT
- Experience of clinical education of less experienced staff (including students)
- Evidence of participation in audit/research
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS
Qualification & Training
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Post graduate level to Master's level or equivalent in relevant specialism experience
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Master's Degree or equivalent in relevant specialism
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to demonstrate autonomous highly specialized clinical intervention and decision making
- Ability to demonstrate highly specialized assessment and treatment skills for complex acute specialist patients
- Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best practice and current research in Stroke Rehabilitation
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Highly developed Inter-personal and communication skills- with all levels of staff
- Ability to work within a MDT and with an interdisciplinary approach
- Well-developed leadership skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Able to deliver complex information in an interview way with patients whilst addressing barriers to understanding
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to deal with stress and stressful situations
- A positive 'can do' attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service needs/demands
- Flexible and adaptable
- Able to cover 7 days
- Diplomatic and sensitive to other needs
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
- Team player
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).
