Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist t to join our team at St Mary's Hospital with a passion for front end services to join our A&E therapy team.
We are looking for dynamic, forward thinking and passionate occupational therapist with excellent leadership, communication skills and advanced clinical skills, to join the team and deliver high quality, timely care. The post holder will be providing therapy assessment, treatment and interventions to assist with optimal transfers of care. The role will support discharge planning including specialist profession specific assessments and accessing other multidisciplinary specialist opinions where required.
As a senior member of a highly motivated Multi-disciplinary team they will be responsible for providing client-centred, goal orientated interventions to patients within the Emergency department.
Their intervention will combine a wide range of skills including advanced risk assessment skills to deal with the variety of problems identified, including those with cognitive decline. The objective is to maximise patients' functional ability for the facilitation of optimal discharges as well as the prevention of inappropriate admissions and readmissions. They will assist the multi-disciplinary team and community teams by contributing to the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluation of Therapy input to the Acute and Emergency Medicine pathways.
Main duties of the job
The role would provide therapy assessment, treatment and interventions to assist with optimal transfers of care and discharge planning including accessing other AHP specialist opinions where required.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Practice placement educator training
- Member of relevant specialist interest professional development group
Experience
Essential
- Over two years' experience in the acute inpatient setting, with relevant experience in acute medicine/ Emergency department or frailty.
- Experience of treating patients individually and/or in groups as an independent practitioner in clinical situations
- Experience in leading on staff supervision including appraisal ( PDR) documentation
- Experience in supervising students and completing student placement documentation
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 Experience in relevant area.
- Previous experience in leading Service improvement projects
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced Clinical knowledge of common conditions/diagnoses and an awareness of less common conditions in Acute Medicine
- Good awareness of integrated working
- Computer literacy
- Ability to undertake physical activity involved with therapeutic handling of patients
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Practice placement educator training
- Member of relevant specialist interest professional development group
Experience
Essential
- Over two years' experience in the acute inpatient setting, with relevant experience in acute medicine/ Emergency department or frailty.
- Experience of treating patients individually and/or in groups as an independent practitioner in clinical situations
- Experience in leading on staff supervision including appraisal ( PDR) documentation
- Experience in supervising students and completing student placement documentation
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 Experience in relevant area.
- Previous experience in leading Service improvement projects
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced Clinical knowledge of common conditions/diagnoses and an awareness of less common conditions in Acute Medicine
- Good awareness of integrated working
- Computer literacy
- Ability to undertake physical activity involved with therapeutic handling of patients
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
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).
