Elderly and General Medicine Occupational Therapist

Job summary

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SENIOR CLINICAL POST WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO DEVELOP CLINICAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS?

The Elderly Medicine Therapy team at Royal Derby Hospital are recruiting to a Band 6 post to work across the Elderly and General Medicine wards at Royal Derby Hospital.

The post holder will be joining an established, vibrant and friendly team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and assistant staff who share an office base and work closely together to provide a consistent and responsive Therapy service.

You will be required to carry a caseload independently and provide supervision and support to assist more junior OT staff as necessary.

You must also be adaptable, calm and be able to effectively delegate work to OT and assistant staff within the team to ensure priorities across the service are covered. This will involve working closely with the other senior OT's and Physiotherapists to ensure optimum service delivery and delay avoidance.

You will have experience in working in Elderly and General Medicine and will be expected to play an active role in the development of the service and the individuals within the service.

Main duties of the job

Prior experience as a senior OT is not essential if you have gained relevant skills and experience as a Band 5 and have a passion for the area.

You will enhance clinical skills and knowledge working with a variety of patients which include, Falls, Parkinson's and Dementia, providing advanced Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment and providing specialist advice and support to other professionals throughout the Trust.

Excellent problem solving skills are a must, to ensure strength based, holistic and patient centred quality care.

Experience in managing complex discharges in a fast-paced acute hospital environment is essential, as is the ability to communicate effectively as part of multi-disciplinary and Therapy team.

This will involve working closely with the other senior OT's and Physiotherapists to ensure an efficient and effective service to support patient flow.

If you join our team we can offer:

o Support from Operational Team Leader, Band 7 Clinical lead OT and PT

o A close knit friendly environment where learning and development of staff is nurtured and encouraged

o Regular in-service training and support to attend other appropriate training

• Opportunity to develop dual competencies

o Trust commitment to CPD, annual appraisal and regular supervision

• Shadow and develop links with other acute and community team

Closing date of applications: 21 January 2025

Interview date: 4 February 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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