Job summary
30 hours 0.8 WTE
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Urgent Care Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking to expand our team following the opening of our Acute Frailty Unit and looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist with a passion for frailty to provide high standard holistic care within Urgent Care.
You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to identify and address individual patient needs. The post will involve assessment and treatment of patients to promote earlier hospital discharge with a home first ethos. You will work as part of an integrated team to improve flow and quality of the patient journey. Your caseload will be variable and comprise of some complex conditions.
We are looking for individuals who are proactive, forward thinking and resilient who can use their initiative and have the ability to work on their own and as part of a team. Excellent communication and organisational skills are required, as well as being adaptable to our ever changing and pressurised environments.
The Therapy department has a high profile within the trust, and is well respected. It provides an exciting, friendly, and supportive environment where staff are encouraged to develop their full potential, including participation in Trust wide projects.
The service provides cover 7 days a week, working hours between 08:00-18:00pm. There is an expectation that the team will be rostered to cover weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
- The Occupational Therapist will act as an autonomous practitioner both professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work
- Assess and treat patients promoting timely hospital discharge with a home first ethos. You will workas part of an integrated multi-disciplinary therapy team to improve flow and quality of a patient's journey.
- The caseload will be variable and comprise mainly of patient's diagnosed with frailty but will include a variety of conditions.
- Optimise the clinical progress and quality of life of patients by providing individualised Occupational Therapy assessments, evidence-based recommendations and treatment plans across the Urgent Care campus.
- Work as a committed member of the Therapy team, contributing to the achievement of Departmental, Team and Trust goals.
- Provide relevant advice and training to health care professionals on speciality.
- Participate in service development.
- Provide specialist knowledge across a range of procedures underpinned by National standards and theory.
About us
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.
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 you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave pro rata plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide a clinical Occupational Therapy service to Urgent Care at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
- Attend relevant ward rounds/meetings such as whiteboards, MDTs, and liaise with medical, paramedical, nursing, discharge and social work professionals as necessary.
- Act as a resource for Occupational Therapy information and advice to other professionals.
- Collect all data necessary to meet local information requirements and as required by the Therapy service for monitoring.
- Participate in quality assurance programmes, and development and maintenance of service standards, policies & procedures.
- Participate in personal and professional development through objective setting and regular job review.
- Work as a committed and effective member of the Occupational Therapy staff in order to maximise the potential of the service and profession.
- Maintain professional competence and expertise by keeping up to date with current research, working practices and models of working.
- Provide Occupational Therapy cover for other Occupational Therapy teams as necessary.
These responsibilities may change in the light of service developments and with the agreement of the post holder.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide a clinical Occupational Therapy service to Urgent Care at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
- Attend relevant ward rounds/meetings such as whiteboards, MDTs, and liaise with medical, paramedical, nursing, discharge and social work professionals as necessary.
- Act as a resource for Occupational Therapy information and advice to other professionals.
- Collect all data necessary to meet local information requirements and as required by the Therapy service for monitoring.
- Participate in quality assurance programmes, and development and maintenance of service standards, policies & procedures.
- Participate in personal and professional development through objective setting and regular job review.
- Work as a committed and effective member of the Occupational Therapy staff in order to maximise the potential of the service and profession.
- Maintain professional competence and expertise by keeping up to date with current research, working practices and models of working.
- Provide Occupational Therapy cover for other Occupational Therapy teams as necessary.
These responsibilities may change in the light of service developments and with the agreement of the post holder.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Approved courses, conferences or study days which support Occupational Therapy knowledge and/or practice within rotational or static speciality area
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through relevant science-based degree
- Specialist knowledge across a range of Occupational Therapy interventions underpinned by theory
- Awareness of audit and its role in clinical practice
- Awareness of policies and procedures and guidelines
Desirable
- Awareness of occupational therapy equipment / interventions and clinical reason(s) for use.
- Basic understanding of NHS structures and systems
- Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues
Experience
Essential
- Clinical occupational therapy placements in a range of specialities
- Working in a multi-professional environment
- Working in a team
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- High quality written communication skills
- High quality verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex information to clients, carers and other professionals in a sensitive manner.
- Ability to manage caseload and prioritise in a time pressured environment. Ability to adapt communication style where required
- Numeracy skills
- Active team member
- Negotiation, motivation, persuasive skills
- Able to keep accurate records relating to patient care
- Flexibility/adaptability in handling work pressures
- Problem solving/analytical skills
- Competency in the assessment of a range of occupational therapy problems
- Competency in the management of a range of occupational therapy problems
- Able to recognise own clinical and experience boundaries and to seek support/advice when appropriate
- Ability to reflect on practice with peers/supervisor(s)
- Willingness to contribute to service development.
- Handling sensitive situations
- IT skills (nutritional analysis, word-processing, e-mail; internet, intranet searches)
- Able to manage own time in order to manage clinical caseload
- Able to prioritise tasks
- Able to work under supervision, accepting direction if required
Desirable
- Awareness of discharge to assess
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Approved courses, conferences or study days which support Occupational Therapy knowledge and/or practice within rotational or static speciality area
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through relevant science-based degree
- Specialist knowledge across a range of Occupational Therapy interventions underpinned by theory
- Awareness of audit and its role in clinical practice
- Awareness of policies and procedures and guidelines
Desirable
- Awareness of occupational therapy equipment / interventions and clinical reason(s) for use.
- Basic understanding of NHS structures and systems
- Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues
Experience
Essential
- Clinical occupational therapy placements in a range of specialities
- Working in a multi-professional environment
- Working in a team
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- High quality written communication skills
- High quality verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex information to clients, carers and other professionals in a sensitive manner.
- Ability to manage caseload and prioritise in a time pressured environment. Ability to adapt communication style where required
- Numeracy skills
- Active team member
- Negotiation, motivation, persuasive skills
- Able to keep accurate records relating to patient care
- Flexibility/adaptability in handling work pressures
- Problem solving/analytical skills
- Competency in the assessment of a range of occupational therapy problems
- Competency in the management of a range of occupational therapy problems
- Able to recognise own clinical and experience boundaries and to seek support/advice when appropriate
- Ability to reflect on practice with peers/supervisor(s)
- Willingness to contribute to service development.
- Handling sensitive situations
- IT skills (nutritional analysis, word-processing, e-mail; internet, intranet searches)
- Able to manage own time in order to manage clinical caseload
- Able to prioritise tasks
- Able to work under supervision, accepting direction if required
Desirable
- Awareness of discharge to assess
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).
