Job summary
Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Discharge Navigation
Part time/ Full time Hours. Part time working from home optional.
We are looking for an exceptional Occupational Therapist to join the Transfer of Care Hub team at the Royal London Hospital specialising in discharge. The Transfer of Care Hub team is a joint health and social care service aimed at facilitating discharges from the acute setting and from step down beds, based on the home first principle. The team prevents avoidable delays in patient discharges through coordination and planning in accordance with current government discharge guidelines. You will problem-solve to overcome challenges and work with the ward multidisciplinary teams, step down bed facilities in the community, senior management and external agencies as well as advocating on behalf of your patients.
The role is mainly desk-based and part-time working from home is optional. When on-site you will be based both on the wards and non-clinical areas, as well as visiting step-down bed facilities and providing very occasional home visits as required by the service. You will provide discharge advice and information on local authorities, voluntary agencies, and other help and support available to patients once discharged into the community.
Main duties of the job
Am I the right person for this role?
You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with a sound knowledge of discharge planning and discharge processes.
You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with a sound knowledge of discharge planning and discharge processes. You will possess an ability to prioritise both clinical and operational workload. Your experience will support a pro-active approach in a dynamic and continuously changing environment. You will be confident in supporting other staff with discharge processes in a variety of settings. You are a team player, with excellent communication skills, who would enjoy the challenges that this role will provide.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you and welcome you to our friendly and supportive team.
About us
You will act as a discharge planning expert to the wards and step-down bedded units to ensure that people who do not require acute hospital care or step-down beds are discharged to their usual place of residence, rehabilitation units or residential/nursing home placements.
We are a 7 day service operating from 08:00 to 20:00 including bank holidays. Working pattern flexibility and can be discussed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a senior specialist in this field you will supervise and line manage more junior staff, supporting them through teaching and guidance with their more complex caseload management.
Please refer to the Job description and person specification form more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a senior specialist in this field you will supervise and line manage more junior staff, supporting them through teaching and guidance with their more complex caseload management.
Please refer to the Job description and person specification form more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree/Diploma, this may include registered senior nurse/ therapist
- Evidence of continued professional development within field of practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in acute/ tertiary hospital setting.
- Experience of discharge planning and liaison work.
- Involvement with clinical networks/ patient pathways within acute hospital setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to support the Trust against performance targets set around discharge process.
- Expert knowledge and understanding of discharge planning processes, legislation and policies including knowledge of a range of health, social care, housing and rehabilitation procedures and practices, which require expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
- Strong understanding the principles and processes of service change.
Skills
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills with a variety of agencies to optimise patients' discharges.
- Able to implement expert teaching programmes within the field, suitable for different staff groups.
- High standard IT skills with the ability to input and retrieve information with accurate data entry
- Able to analyse a range of complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Able to problem solve, plan, lateral thinking.
- Manages own work autonomously and manages own time effectively and recognise where prioritisation is required in line with hospital pressures.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Working knowledge of CRS or similar system.
- Understanding of the need to maintain high standards of record keeping both written and electronic
Other
Essential
- Able to care for both physical and emotional needs of others
- Able to contribute to the 7 day service including public holidays
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree/Diploma, this may include registered senior nurse/ therapist
- Evidence of continued professional development within field of practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in acute/ tertiary hospital setting.
- Experience of discharge planning and liaison work.
- Involvement with clinical networks/ patient pathways within acute hospital setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to support the Trust against performance targets set around discharge process.
- Expert knowledge and understanding of discharge planning processes, legislation and policies including knowledge of a range of health, social care, housing and rehabilitation procedures and practices, which require expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
- Strong understanding the principles and processes of service change.
Skills
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills with a variety of agencies to optimise patients' discharges.
- Able to implement expert teaching programmes within the field, suitable for different staff groups.
- High standard IT skills with the ability to input and retrieve information with accurate data entry
- Able to analyse a range of complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Able to problem solve, plan, lateral thinking.
- Manages own work autonomously and manages own time effectively and recognise where prioritisation is required in line with hospital pressures.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Working knowledge of CRS or similar system.
- Understanding of the need to maintain high standards of record keeping both written and electronic
Other
Essential
- Able to care for both physical and emotional needs of others
- Able to contribute to the 7 day service including public holidays
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).
