Job summary
We are excited to announce that we have an opportunity for a
Band 6 to join our service,
supporting the ACUTE TRAUMA TEAM AT WORCESTER
ROYAL HOSPITAL.
This post supports our vision of a highly skilled,
experienced, dynamic and flexible workforce that has knowledge and skills in
delivering modernised Occupational Therapy, focusing on providing acute assessments
of Trauma patients; this involves a variety of upper and lower limb fractures,
traumatic head injury and poly trauma cases. The variety of assessments
facilitates compliance of post-surgery guidelines and to maximise functional
independence. There is opportunity to specialist clinical reasoning and practice
in this area and the post allows
opportunities to engage in teaching and learning with experienced staff to
develop both clinical and leadership skills.
One of our Service's top priorities is nurturing the next
generation of leaders and supporting all those with capability and ambition to
reach the most senior levels of the service.
This post will allow us to play an essential role through creative
leadership and practice, by delivering modernised Occupational Therapy and
developing solutions for effective patient flow.
Within the Trauma unit you will be working with
and supported and developed by a Band 7
Clinical Specialist and 8a Trauma and Orthopaedic Clinical Strategic OT Lead. They will provide you with expert advice on patients with any complex issues and developing sound clinical practice.
Main duties of the job
To
provide Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and discharge planning to
patients within the acute service with a special emphasis on patients within
the trauma and orthopaedics directorate, this will include working within tight timeframes for
patient discharges.
To
provide guidance and supervision to less experienced staff and students.
To
take a proactive role within the Occupational Therapy team, with the ability to
provide advice or cover on other Trust sites as required.
To
liaise with senior Occupational Therapists to ensure the smooth and effective
running of the Occupational Therapy service at an operational level on a daily
basis.
You
will gain mentorship and support from the Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead
and Clinical Specialist, especially those within Trauma and Orthopaedics.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
At Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust our Occupational
Therapy service is recognised for its high quality patient care. We are excited
to announce that we have the opportunity for a Band 6 to join our service, supporting the ACUTE TRAUMA TEAM AT WORCESTER ROYAL HOSPITAL.
This post supports our vision of a highly skilled,
experienced, dynamic and flexible workforce that has knowledge and skills in
delivering modernised Occupational Therapy, focusing on providing acute assessments
of Trauma patients; this involves a variety of upper and lower limb fractures,
traumatic head injury and poly trauma cases. The variety of assessments
facilitates compliance of post-surgery guidelines and to maximise functional
independence. There is opportunity to develop clinical reasoning and practice
in this area and the post allows
opportunities to engage in teaching and learning with experienced staff to
develop both clinical and leadership skills
One of our Service's top priorities is nurturing the next
generation of leaders and supporting all those with capability and ambition to
reach the most senior levels of the service.
This post will allow us to play an essential role through creative
leadership and practice, by delivering modernised Occupational Therapy and developing
solutions for effective patient flow.
We are looking for highly motivated practitioners that will be
able to demonstrate safe, patient centred approach to care, under pinned by
sound clinical knowledge in evidence based assessment and management of a
variety of Trauma conditions. We are
looking for self-motivated practitioners with excellent communication skills
and the ability to work autonomously.
Within the Trauma unit you
will be working with and supported by a very skilled work force and expected to
work within a multi professional environment. Staff will be nurtured and
developed by a Band 7 Clinical Specialist and 8a Trauma and Orthopaedic
Clinical Strategic Lead. The expert Clinical Strategic Lead will support and
manage the Trauma and Orthopaedics team to enable them to deliver diagnostic
and clinical care to patients with various Trauma and Orthopaedic presentations
providing expert advice on any complex issues. The Clinical Strategic lead
provides strong leadership in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical
governance, evidence based practice, quality assurance and to drive forward
service developments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
At Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust our Occupational
Therapy service is recognised for its high quality patient care. We are excited
to announce that we have the opportunity for a Band 6 to join our service, supporting the ACUTE TRAUMA TEAM AT WORCESTER ROYAL HOSPITAL.
This post supports our vision of a highly skilled,
experienced, dynamic and flexible workforce that has knowledge and skills in
delivering modernised Occupational Therapy, focusing on providing acute assessments
of Trauma patients; this involves a variety of upper and lower limb fractures,
traumatic head injury and poly trauma cases. The variety of assessments
facilitates compliance of post-surgery guidelines and to maximise functional
independence. There is opportunity to develop clinical reasoning and practice
in this area and the post allows
opportunities to engage in teaching and learning with experienced staff to
develop both clinical and leadership skills
One of our Service's top priorities is nurturing the next
generation of leaders and supporting all those with capability and ambition to
reach the most senior levels of the service.
This post will allow us to play an essential role through creative
leadership and practice, by delivering modernised Occupational Therapy and developing
solutions for effective patient flow.
We are looking for highly motivated practitioners that will be
able to demonstrate safe, patient centred approach to care, under pinned by
sound clinical knowledge in evidence based assessment and management of a
variety of Trauma conditions. We are
looking for self-motivated practitioners with excellent communication skills
and the ability to work autonomously.
Within the Trauma unit you
will be working with and supported by a very skilled work force and expected to
work within a multi professional environment. Staff will be nurtured and
developed by a Band 7 Clinical Specialist and 8a Trauma and Orthopaedic
Clinical Strategic Lead. The expert Clinical Strategic Lead will support and
manage the Trauma and Orthopaedics team to enable them to deliver diagnostic
and clinical care to patients with various Trauma and Orthopaedic presentations
providing expert advice on any complex issues. The Clinical Strategic lead
provides strong leadership in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical
governance, evidence based practice, quality assurance and to drive forward
service developments.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to clinically analyse and act appropriately on professional and ethical issues
- Ability to administer and interpret standardised assessments
- Ability to assess and form a treatment plan appropriate to the acute setting for patients with trauma or orthopaedic conditions
Desirable
- Experience of working with Head injury patients
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience within acute NHS hospital based trauma and orthopaedics
- Experience of the administration and interpretation of commonly used standardised cognitive assessments
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working at a fast pace within an acute NHS setting
Desirable
- Experience of administering and interpreting the head injury assessment, LOTCA/GOAT
- Experience of working with
- patients in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury.
- Experience of service delivery to patients within the preoperative elective pathway
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of post graduate training in areas related to Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Active HCPC registration
Desirable
- Practice educator
- Institute of leadership and
- Management Level 3
- Postgraduate Masters modules related to specialty or OT practice
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible attitude to routine and non-routine tasks
- Ability and experience of guiding the practice of others
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of team working and being a positive influence within the team
- Evidence of ability to provide proactive supervision
- Good interpersonal skills across all grades
- Evidence of ability to provide a learning experience for other staff/students
- Evidence of willingness to learn and utilise new skills
- Ability to undertake the manual handling aspects of the role on a daily basis (see job description)
- To be able to cope with health and safety issues relating to Occupational Therapy, e.g. dealing with bodily fluids
- Awareness of self, professional presentation to other staff and the public
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel / work between sites
- Ability to be able to work across a 7day working pattern
- Awareness of confidentiality
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to clinically analyse and act appropriately on professional and ethical issues
- Ability to administer and interpret standardised assessments
- Ability to assess and form a treatment plan appropriate to the acute setting for patients with trauma or orthopaedic conditions
Desirable
- Experience of working with Head injury patients
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience within acute NHS hospital based trauma and orthopaedics
- Experience of the administration and interpretation of commonly used standardised cognitive assessments
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working at a fast pace within an acute NHS setting
Desirable
- Experience of administering and interpreting the head injury assessment, LOTCA/GOAT
- Experience of working with
- patients in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury.
- Experience of service delivery to patients within the preoperative elective pathway
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of post graduate training in areas related to Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Active HCPC registration
Desirable
- Practice educator
- Institute of leadership and
- Management Level 3
- Postgraduate Masters modules related to specialty or OT practice
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible attitude to routine and non-routine tasks
- Ability and experience of guiding the practice of others
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of team working and being a positive influence within the team
- Evidence of ability to provide proactive supervision
- Good interpersonal skills across all grades
- Evidence of ability to provide a learning experience for other staff/students
- Evidence of willingness to learn and utilise new skills
- Ability to undertake the manual handling aspects of the role on a daily basis (see job description)
- To be able to cope with health and safety issues relating to Occupational Therapy, e.g. dealing with bodily fluids
- Awareness of self, professional presentation to other staff and the public
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel / work between sites
- Ability to be able to work across a 7day working pattern
- Awareness of confidentiality
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).
