Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast moving ICU/Respiratory setting? If you are an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational therapist with relevant experience. You will be a valued member of the integrated OT/PT therapy respiratory team as well as working closely with specialist SLTs and Dietitians.
We are looking for a candidate with excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to facilitate change and development and a flexible approach are essential. Clinical knowledge and experience working with critical care and respiratory patient cohorts is essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent teamworking skills and experience of service development in this area is desirable.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be:
Delivering advanced Occupational Therapy intervention for our 21 bedded general Critical Care Unit and 22 bedded respiratory ward.
Taking a lead role in advanced cognitive/functional assessment and treatment of patients, who frequently have complex, acute and/or chronic conditions. This may include psychosocial /emotional and cognitive issues.
Responsible for participation in service reviews, audits and implementation of Evidence based therapy practice/standards alongside Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist and Dietitian.
Providing formal supervision to Band 5/6 Occupational therapists and/or therapy assistants/students andinformal support to band 5/6 physiotherapists
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed information and a job description which outlines the main responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed information and a job description which outlines the main responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job description.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Registration with HCPC
- Undertaken post graduate study equivalent to MSc level study relevant to the area of practice/in depth post graduate training relevant to area of practice
- Field work Educator qualification.
Desirable
- Member ship of special interest group
- Management /Leadership qualification
- Membership of RCOT
Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust's values
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-graduate clinical experience in working in relevant clinical area.
- Evidence of extensive post-graduate clinical training.
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills required to deal with complex conditions and plan OT treatment independently.
- Experience of organising, writing and presenting in-service training programmes.
- Experience of supervising Junior and non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews
- Experience of clinical governance initiatives.
- Evidence of understanding the needs of the service users and their families/carers, and to be able to explain the role of the OT to them.
- The post holder will require highly skilled time management and prioritisation skills due to frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day and balancing of clinical and operational duties, including service development.
- Able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information in written, verbal and presentational form to patients, staff and senior managers within the Trust and across other organisations.
- Highly developed problem-solving skills for highly complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Skilled ability in leading and working as a team member and developing team spirit.
- Highly developed organisational and planning skills.
- Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information.
- Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues.
- Able to identify your own and your staff's training needs
- Well-developed counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers
- Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professional
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team.
- Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change to maintain and sustain positive working relationships.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Registration with HCPC
- Undertaken post graduate study equivalent to MSc level study relevant to the area of practice/in depth post graduate training relevant to area of practice
- Field work Educator qualification.
Desirable
- Member ship of special interest group
- Management /Leadership qualification
- Membership of RCOT
Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust's values
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-graduate clinical experience in working in relevant clinical area.
- Evidence of extensive post-graduate clinical training.
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills required to deal with complex conditions and plan OT treatment independently.
- Experience of organising, writing and presenting in-service training programmes.
- Experience of supervising Junior and non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews
- Experience of clinical governance initiatives.
- Evidence of understanding the needs of the service users and their families/carers, and to be able to explain the role of the OT to them.
- The post holder will require highly skilled time management and prioritisation skills due to frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day and balancing of clinical and operational duties, including service development.
- Able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information in written, verbal and presentational form to patients, staff and senior managers within the Trust and across other organisations.
- Highly developed problem-solving skills for highly complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Skilled ability in leading and working as a team member and developing team spirit.
- Highly developed organisational and planning skills.
- Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information.
- Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues.
- Able to identify your own and your staff's training needs
- Well-developed counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers
- Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professional
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team.
- Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change to maintain and sustain positive working relationships.
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).
