Job summary
Static Senior Occupational Therapist at Sheppey frailty Unit
Directorate: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostic and Therapies
Band: 6
Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum/pro rata
Please note this role is Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months covering maternity leave
We are recruiting for a Static Occupational Therapist for 12 months maternity cover at our Sheppey Frailty Unit who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
The successful post holder will be expected to provide excellent patient-centred care across our Sheppey Frailty Unit, utilising evidence-based practice to ensure the best of care is provided to patients.
As a Senior OT you will ensure that you are an effective member of our integrated team, being proactive in your approach to your own learning and development and supporting other members of the team to do the same. This role is within an evolving team team so training would be provided for you to support, as required.
Supporting other therapy teams/services within the Trust may be required at times.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will need to be motivated and enthusiastic with a broad range of acute hospital experience, demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to actively contribute to service development.
The Senior Occupational Therapist will work within a fully integrated therapy team, offering holistic assessments to our patients.
In addition, you will get an opportunity to develop your managerial and supervisory skills providing supervision to therapists, therapy assistants and students. Continuing professional development is encouraged and supported through the appraisal system.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient case/work load
To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes
To deliver individualised occupational therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of occupational therapy skills in individual and group settings
To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans
To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care
To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may beunable to accept diagnosis/prognosis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient case/work load
To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes
To deliver individualised occupational therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of occupational therapy skills in individual and group settings
To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans
To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care
To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may beunable to accept diagnosis/prognosis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in occupational therapy
- Current Health Professions Council registration
- Membership of the College of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of experience and junior level including acute environments
- Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload
- Supervision of Occupational Therapy students / junior staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of basis assessment and treatment of patients with a wide range of conditions
- Understanding of the balance of professional development needs with service needs
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and managing risk in your own work
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate clearly with other team members and patients/ carers
- Basic auditing skills
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in occupational therapy
- Current Health Professions Council registration
- Membership of the College of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of experience and junior level including acute environments
- Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload
- Supervision of Occupational Therapy students / junior staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of basis assessment and treatment of patients with a wide range of conditions
- Understanding of the balance of professional development needs with service needs
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and managing risk in your own work
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate clearly with other team members and patients/ carers
- Basic auditing skills
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
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).
