Job summary
Senior Occupational Therapist - Stamford Unit
Band 6 - Permanent
37.5 hours
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Senior OT position within our rehabilitation unit. The post holder will provide skilled occupational therapy assessments, treatment and advice to adult patients on the intermediate care unit. They will undertake a leading role in the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of therapy treatment goals as well as advising and treating patients, carers, families and staff of other agencies. The post holder will also provide daily leadership within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with other therapists, nursing staff, Technical Instructors, Health Care Therapy Assistants, students and other health professionals visiting the unit.
Main duties of the job
- Support the Band 7 Intermediate Care Therapy Team Lead to operationally manage the 7 day service
- Assess patients for their potential for rehabilitation and suggest therapy goals
- Manage a rehabilitation clinical caseload alongside others within the multidisciplinary team.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner
- Provide a quality occupational therapy service to patients receiving intermediate care and rehabilitation.
- Ensure a range of therapies are on offer daily to patients including group activities and one to one interventions.
- Ensure professional and legal standards are maintained.
- Liaise with other members of the MDT to ensure that the intermediate care service contributes to timely and appropriate patient discharge home.
- Contribute to the Trust objective to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring a high standard of patient care and achievement of therapy outcome measures.
- Line manage a cohort of staff from the MDT
- Work across 7 days per week including weekend days and Bank Holidays
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree (BSc) in Occupational Therapy
- oHCPC registration
Desirable
- oLeadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- oPost graduate experience of working with complex medical and long term conditions
- oExperience in working within a multidisciplinary team
- oPost graduate experience and knowledge in 3 or more of areas i.e. orthopaedics, amputees, care of the elderly, neurology and Intermediate care.
Desirable
- oMember of appropriate specialist interest group
- oExperience in working in Intermediate care
- oExperience in frailty and dementia care
skills & Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills - written, verbal and computer skills
- oAble to demonstrate the implementation of the OT process effectively.
- oAbility to manage and prioritise own caseload
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to delegate tasks appropriately
- oAbility to recognise own abilities and limitations
- oEvidence of recent CPD
- oHolds a current driving license and access to a vehicle for work
- o Experience of supervising junior members of staff
Desirable
- oExperience of service development
Delivering the service
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly with excellent time management and self-discipline
- oAbility to work autonomously and within a team
- oAbility to translate the national and local agenda to own working and to participate in shaping and implementing the vision for the future development of the Intermediate care services.
- oAbility to demonstrate a contribution to personal and team continued professional development and a commitment to evidenced based practice.
- oWillingness to undertake the training required to carry out the job
- oWillingness to abide by the Tameside and Glossop Integrated care organisation policies and procedures
- oFit to carry out the duties of the post after reasonable adjustment under terms of the Disability discrimination Act 1995
Personal
Essential
- oAbility to understand own abilities and potential to use this to overcome obstacles to build teams, secure best outcomes for service improvements.
- oAbility to understand own limitations, style and emotions and those of others and be clear about the impact of such behaviours in diverse and complex situations.
- oAbility to exhibit a deep motivation to improve performance in the health service.
- oAbility to demonstrate a clear and positive value base both personally and on behalf of the Trust and understand the interplay of this within NHS Code of Conduct.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree (BSc) in Occupational Therapy
- oHCPC registration
Desirable
- oLeadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- oPost graduate experience of working with complex medical and long term conditions
- oExperience in working within a multidisciplinary team
- oPost graduate experience and knowledge in 3 or more of areas i.e. orthopaedics, amputees, care of the elderly, neurology and Intermediate care.
Desirable
- oMember of appropriate specialist interest group
- oExperience in working in Intermediate care
- oExperience in frailty and dementia care
skills & Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills - written, verbal and computer skills
- oAble to demonstrate the implementation of the OT process effectively.
- oAbility to manage and prioritise own caseload
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to delegate tasks appropriately
- oAbility to recognise own abilities and limitations
- oEvidence of recent CPD
- oHolds a current driving license and access to a vehicle for work
- o Experience of supervising junior members of staff
Desirable
- oExperience of service development
Delivering the service
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly with excellent time management and self-discipline
- oAbility to work autonomously and within a team
- oAbility to translate the national and local agenda to own working and to participate in shaping and implementing the vision for the future development of the Intermediate care services.
- oAbility to demonstrate a contribution to personal and team continued professional development and a commitment to evidenced based practice.
- oWillingness to undertake the training required to carry out the job
- oWillingness to abide by the Tameside and Glossop Integrated care organisation policies and procedures
- oFit to carry out the duties of the post after reasonable adjustment under terms of the Disability discrimination Act 1995
Personal
Essential
- oAbility to understand own abilities and potential to use this to overcome obstacles to build teams, secure best outcomes for service improvements.
- oAbility to understand own limitations, style and emotions and those of others and be clear about the impact of such behaviours in diverse and complex situations.
- oAbility to exhibit a deep motivation to improve performance in the health service.
- oAbility to demonstrate a clear and positive value base both personally and on behalf of the Trust and understand the interplay of this within NHS Code of Conduct.
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).
