Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. The post holder will be supporting and assisting the Occupational Therapy Team with delivery of patient care within the setting.
The role will include planning and facilitating therapeutic assessments within an inpatient setting to support with facilitating safe discharges from hospital, as directed by a Qualified Occupational Therapist .
The successful post-holder will need to have a passion for working within a healthcare setting, as well as, have a high level of adaptable communication skills, be compassionate, respectful and value individual patient needs.
Main duties of the job
You will support and assist the Qualified Occupational Therapists and the wider Team with the delivery Patient Care to those having a range of Orthopaedic Surgery and conditions.
The Post holder will have an opportunity to plan and facilitate assessments and interventions according to patient needs within an inpatient setting to support within the framework set by the Qualified Occupational Therapist.
If you do not hold a QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, equivalent qualification, or the Care Certificate the post holder will be supported to complete the Care Certificate.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of post
- To assist the Occupational Therapists in providing assessment and treatment of orthopaedic patients and provision of information and advice to patients and carers.
- To contribute to the smooth and efficient day to day running of the Occupational Therapy Department by ensuring the department is tidy and maintained to required standards of health and safety and infection control.
- To monitor stock levels of materials and equipment and ensure these are maintained to the required levels.
- To assist in the delivery of the objectives of the Occupational Therapy Services.
Specific Responsibilities
Communication
- To promote good working relationships with all disciplines working in the Trust.
- To attend Occupational Therapy staff meetings and other service related meetings as required.
- To maintain any clinical interventions in relevant medical records in accordance with localpolicies and Occupational Therapy specifications.
- To liaise with and feedback to Occupational Therapists and other occupational therapy assistants as appropriate.
- Assist in equal sharing of workloads and provide limited administrative support.
Clinical
- Gain and maintain knowledge and skills based around Occupational Therapy Clinical Work including a range of therapy interventions and equipment.
- Assist Occupational Therapists in completing clinical interventions in response to patient needs as required. This may include teaching and supervision of patients (and their family/carers) on how to use equipment for activities of daily living and mobility equipment, as safely and independently as possible, and reinforcing patient education and advice given by a qualified therapist.
- To assist with group education sessions and screening of patients function e.g. hip classes.
- To issue equipment as prescribed by the occupational therapist and explain safe use and care of equipment to patients and carers.
- To prepare and tidy therapeutic assessment and treatment areas ready for treatment sessions.
- Be responsible for checking that the condition of equipment allows for safe use before supplying to patients.
- To be responsible for maintenance of equipment returned to OT department and return of equipment.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- To maintain the correct level of supplies and stores in the Occupational Therapy Department.
- To clean and maintain equipment (such as wheelchairs) according to Trust decontamination guidelines.
- To assist the Occupational Therapy Team Leader (Orthopaedic Directorate) in ensuring that all occupational therapy equipment in the department is stored safely and maintained in safe working order.
- To record departmental statistics and equipment records as required by the Occupational Therapy Team Leader (Orthopaedics).
- Be Aware of and adhere to OUH and NHS Health and Safety and Human Resource Policies.
- Assist in maintaining a safe and tidy Occupational Therapy Department.
Service and Personal Development
- To participate in regular supervision sessions setting personal and service objectives identified through the annual Personal Development Plan process including the maintenance of a personal development portfolio.
- To attend Occupational Therapy In-Service Training and other support worker related courses as appropriate/inline with personal development plan.
- To be involved in the induction and orientation programmes of new Occupational Therapy staff and students to the Occupational Therapy Department.
- To work towards and achieve competencies required for the Band 3 level such as Knowledge and Service Framework Outline and the Care Certificate.
Equity, Diversity and Rights
- Demonstrates OT Practice sensitive to the cultural, religious and linguistic needs of the individual and brings these issues to the attention of others.
- Develops, sustains and evaluates collaborative approaches with other workers, agencies and communities.
- Identifies training needs and facilities learning of self and others.
Health, Safety and Security
- To be aware of and deal appropriately with any exposure to bodily fluids.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of post
- To assist the Occupational Therapists in providing assessment and treatment of orthopaedic patients and provision of information and advice to patients and carers.
- To contribute to the smooth and efficient day to day running of the Occupational Therapy Department by ensuring the department is tidy and maintained to required standards of health and safety and infection control.
- To monitor stock levels of materials and equipment and ensure these are maintained to the required levels.
- To assist in the delivery of the objectives of the Occupational Therapy Services.
Specific Responsibilities
Communication
- To promote good working relationships with all disciplines working in the Trust.
- To attend Occupational Therapy staff meetings and other service related meetings as required.
- To maintain any clinical interventions in relevant medical records in accordance with localpolicies and Occupational Therapy specifications.
- To liaise with and feedback to Occupational Therapists and other occupational therapy assistants as appropriate.
- Assist in equal sharing of workloads and provide limited administrative support.
Clinical
- Gain and maintain knowledge and skills based around Occupational Therapy Clinical Work including a range of therapy interventions and equipment.
- Assist Occupational Therapists in completing clinical interventions in response to patient needs as required. This may include teaching and supervision of patients (and their family/carers) on how to use equipment for activities of daily living and mobility equipment, as safely and independently as possible, and reinforcing patient education and advice given by a qualified therapist.
- To assist with group education sessions and screening of patients function e.g. hip classes.
- To issue equipment as prescribed by the occupational therapist and explain safe use and care of equipment to patients and carers.
- To prepare and tidy therapeutic assessment and treatment areas ready for treatment sessions.
- Be responsible for checking that the condition of equipment allows for safe use before supplying to patients.
- To be responsible for maintenance of equipment returned to OT department and return of equipment.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- To maintain the correct level of supplies and stores in the Occupational Therapy Department.
- To clean and maintain equipment (such as wheelchairs) according to Trust decontamination guidelines.
- To assist the Occupational Therapy Team Leader (Orthopaedic Directorate) in ensuring that all occupational therapy equipment in the department is stored safely and maintained in safe working order.
- To record departmental statistics and equipment records as required by the Occupational Therapy Team Leader (Orthopaedics).
- Be Aware of and adhere to OUH and NHS Health and Safety and Human Resource Policies.
- Assist in maintaining a safe and tidy Occupational Therapy Department.
Service and Personal Development
- To participate in regular supervision sessions setting personal and service objectives identified through the annual Personal Development Plan process including the maintenance of a personal development portfolio.
- To attend Occupational Therapy In-Service Training and other support worker related courses as appropriate/inline with personal development plan.
- To be involved in the induction and orientation programmes of new Occupational Therapy staff and students to the Occupational Therapy Department.
- To work towards and achieve competencies required for the Band 3 level such as Knowledge and Service Framework Outline and the Care Certificate.
Equity, Diversity and Rights
- Demonstrates OT Practice sensitive to the cultural, religious and linguistic needs of the individual and brings these issues to the attention of others.
- Develops, sustains and evaluates collaborative approaches with other workers, agencies and communities.
- Identifies training needs and facilities learning of self and others.
Health, Safety and Security
- To be aware of and deal appropriately with any exposure to bodily fluids.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oGood written/spoken English.
Desirable
- oGood General Education (to GCSE standard or equivalent) including maths and English.
- oAchieved or working towards relevant HNC, NVQ LEVEL 3 or equivalent experience
- oSome knowledge of anatomy, physiology, or human biology.
Experience
Essential
- oCommunicating with the general public.
- oInterest in working with and managing equipment systems.
Desirable
- oPrevious relevant clinical work in a health-care setting.
- oExperience of working with people with musculoskeletal conditions/ knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oHave an interest in health and social care and rehabilitation of patients with orthopaedic conditions and surgery.
- oHave an interest in assisting people with physical disabilities
- oAn interest and skills in customer care.
- oHave an ability to work under supervision.
- oPractical and problem solving skills.
- oAbility to demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of activity in relation to OT in the hospital setting.
- oAbility to work independently with individuals and groups to achieve treatment objectives.
- oAbility to work in a team and understand scope/role of interdisciplinary working and team dynamics.
- oDemonstrate problem solving approach in a clinical setting.
- oGood organisation and time management skills to prioritise routine and non-routine workload.
- oAbility to manage own time effectively and efficiently, dealing with a number of complex activities and to adjust plans accordingly.
- oAbility to collect and record confidential, sensitive or contentious information accurately.
- oAbility to give and receive confidential and sensitive information to patients and carers in a manner that is acceptable and realistic.
- oAbility to appreciate the sensitivity, complexity of context and culture and diversity within clinical practice.
- oComputer Literacy.
- oAbility to support students on practice and Occupational Therapy assistants non-clinically.
- oEffective verbal/non verbal communication skills with patients and all clinical staff.
- oGood interpersonal skills.
Personal Attibutes
Essential
- oShow interest in post-registration and professional development
- oWillingness to learn new skills
- oWillingness to contribute to day-to-day running of the Service
- oDemonstrate good communication skills
- oBe flexible and responsive to change
- oRepresent occupational therapy professionally
Desirable
- oExcellent communication and interactive skills.
Physical Skills
Essential
- oPhysically fit for all aspects of job
- oAble to attend the hours required (including weekend, and bank holiday rota where required).
Mental Effort
Essential
- oAbility to work in an environment with frequent interruptions
Working Conditions
Essential
- oAble to work effectively within a shared office environment
Emotional Effort
Essential
- oAbility to impart difficult or distressing news to patients, e.g.: a change in their expected discharge destination.
Other
Essential
- oTo comply with the Trust Occupational Health requirements.
- oAble to attend hours required.
- oAble to work weekends as part of a rota.
Desirable
- oHold a full driving licence.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oGood written/spoken English.
Desirable
- oGood General Education (to GCSE standard or equivalent) including maths and English.
- oAchieved or working towards relevant HNC, NVQ LEVEL 3 or equivalent experience
- oSome knowledge of anatomy, physiology, or human biology.
Experience
Essential
- oCommunicating with the general public.
- oInterest in working with and managing equipment systems.
Desirable
- oPrevious relevant clinical work in a health-care setting.
- oExperience of working with people with musculoskeletal conditions/ knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oHave an interest in health and social care and rehabilitation of patients with orthopaedic conditions and surgery.
- oHave an interest in assisting people with physical disabilities
- oAn interest and skills in customer care.
- oHave an ability to work under supervision.
- oPractical and problem solving skills.
- oAbility to demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of activity in relation to OT in the hospital setting.
- oAbility to work independently with individuals and groups to achieve treatment objectives.
- oAbility to work in a team and understand scope/role of interdisciplinary working and team dynamics.
- oDemonstrate problem solving approach in a clinical setting.
- oGood organisation and time management skills to prioritise routine and non-routine workload.
- oAbility to manage own time effectively and efficiently, dealing with a number of complex activities and to adjust plans accordingly.
- oAbility to collect and record confidential, sensitive or contentious information accurately.
- oAbility to give and receive confidential and sensitive information to patients and carers in a manner that is acceptable and realistic.
- oAbility to appreciate the sensitivity, complexity of context and culture and diversity within clinical practice.
- oComputer Literacy.
- oAbility to support students on practice and Occupational Therapy assistants non-clinically.
- oEffective verbal/non verbal communication skills with patients and all clinical staff.
- oGood interpersonal skills.
Personal Attibutes
Essential
- oShow interest in post-registration and professional development
- oWillingness to learn new skills
- oWillingness to contribute to day-to-day running of the Service
- oDemonstrate good communication skills
- oBe flexible and responsive to change
- oRepresent occupational therapy professionally
Desirable
- oExcellent communication and interactive skills.
Physical Skills
Essential
- oPhysically fit for all aspects of job
- oAble to attend the hours required (including weekend, and bank holiday rota where required).
Mental Effort
Essential
- oAbility to work in an environment with frequent interruptions
Working Conditions
Essential
- oAble to work effectively within a shared office environment
Emotional Effort
Essential
- oAbility to impart difficult or distressing news to patients, e.g.: a change in their expected discharge destination.
Other
Essential
- oTo comply with the Trust Occupational Health requirements.
- oAble to attend hours required.
- oAble to work weekends as part of a rota.
Desirable
- oHold a full driving licence.
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).
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).
