Job summary
Band 7 Highly Specialist OT
Liver and Digestive Health
Royal Free, Hampstead
37.5 Hours per week, permanent
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free. This role will be based at the Royal Free Hospital site.
Your role will provide leadership to the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary, Liver Transplant and Hepatology and Colorectal surgery wards. You will be working in a dynamic and experienced MDT, consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians and Therapy Assistants.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who has experience of working in an acute hospital, has excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team. As well as an interest in service development and quality improvement.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oProfessional fluent in written and oral English.
- oAbility to carry out manual handling practices.
WCV
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- oHPC Registration in OT
- oCompleted relevant post registration specialist courses for example: oOT assessments of specific conditions oOT treatment approaches oOutcome measures oSupervision Skills Training for staff and students oOT Practice Educator course
Desirable
- oMember of Specialist OT Section group
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial post-graduate work experience as an Occupational Therapist, predominately working with patients with physical and cognitive disabilities
- oConsiderable experience of being a Band 6 OT
- oExperience and ability of working in an acute setting
- oExperience of teaching and supervising less experienced staff.
- oExperience of teaching and supervising OT students.
Desirable
- oDemonstrated ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.
- oMotivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oKnowledge and experience in the use of occupational therapy models of practice
- oDemonstrate effective communication skills to a range of audiences eg users, carers and other professionals
- oAbility to prioritise own workload and that of others and effective time management
- oExperience of working effectively and efficiently as part of an MDT.
- oDemonstrated clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting.
- oAbility to demonstrate a commitment to best practice and awareness of relevant national standards/guidelines.
- oKnowledge of quality assurance and audit programmes in line with requirements for Clinical Governance
- oAbility to demonstrate self-direction in thought and practice
- oKnowledge of research and development process, Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- oAbility to lead a small team
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oProfessional fluent in written and oral English.
- oAbility to carry out manual handling practices.
WCV
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- oHPC Registration in OT
- oCompleted relevant post registration specialist courses for example: oOT assessments of specific conditions oOT treatment approaches oOutcome measures oSupervision Skills Training for staff and students oOT Practice Educator course
Desirable
- oMember of Specialist OT Section group
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial post-graduate work experience as an Occupational Therapist, predominately working with patients with physical and cognitive disabilities
- oConsiderable experience of being a Band 6 OT
- oExperience and ability of working in an acute setting
- oExperience of teaching and supervising less experienced staff.
- oExperience of teaching and supervising OT students.
Desirable
- oDemonstrated ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.
- oMotivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oKnowledge and experience in the use of occupational therapy models of practice
- oDemonstrate effective communication skills to a range of audiences eg users, carers and other professionals
- oAbility to prioritise own workload and that of others and effective time management
- oExperience of working effectively and efficiently as part of an MDT.
- oDemonstrated clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting.
- oAbility to demonstrate a commitment to best practice and awareness of relevant national standards/guidelines.
- oKnowledge of quality assurance and audit programmes in line with requirements for Clinical Governance
- oAbility to demonstrate self-direction in thought and practice
- oKnowledge of research and development process, Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- oAbility to lead a small team
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).
