Job summary
Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to work as a Band 6 within our Therapies Neurology Team. The post offers the opportunity to be part of a friendly and dynamic team of integrated therapists with a strong focus on patient experience and continual improvement.
We are looking for a dedicated and motivated Occupational Therapist with experience, knowledge and skills in neurology in the acute setting.
This post involves working closely with the Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, SLTs, Therapy Support Workers, Neuropsychology and the wider ward based team of nurses and doctors. The caseload is a mix of neuro-trauma and neurology, with the Occupational Therapy role being integral in providing assessment, treatment and discharge planning for this diverse, and interesting patient group. The role would require close links with both the local Major Trauma Centre and our community neuro teams.
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Jenny Wilson, Senior Occupational Therapist on Jenny.Wilson1@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical assessments, treatment and discharge planning to neurological and neuro trauma inpatients at the RUH. Some cover may be required to patients who are awaiting transfer from outlying wards in the hospital.
- The post holder requires experience and depth of clinical knowledge relevant to this clinical group, linking closely with associated services, liaison with relevant ICB's and NHS England as required.
- The therapist will have clinical autonomy within a small ward based multidisciplinary team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Therapy assistant and speech and language therapist. They will need to provide accurate clinical records and statistics, contributing to UKROC database. Will need to regularly contribute to the weekly patient categorisation meeting.
- The therapist will need to support and supervise junior Occupational Therapy staff within the wider adult therapies department and students.
- They will be required to share their clinical knowledge and expertise with other staff both on a formal and informal teaching basis. As part of the wider neurology MDT the therapist will be working alongside the clinical lead whose role is to promote team working and develop clinical practice and improve clinical outcomes in line with NHS guidelines.
About us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached detailed person specification and job description for further information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached detailed person specification and job description for further information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Diploma/degree in occupational therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Appropriate Post Grad training
- Membership with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
Desirable
- Membership of Neurology special interest group
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate broad experience/ knowledge of clinical conditions relevant to area of work.
- Strong understanding of Complex Neuro Trauma and Trauma Pathway.
- Experience of student and junior staff supervision.
- Experienced in working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate experience of working in acute neuro/trauma
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of working in a community stroke/ neurology
- Experience of being involved in service development activities
- Experience in a Specialist rehabilitation service
- At least 2 years post qualified experience, to include acute experience
- Experience in audit or measuring clinical effectiveness.
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
- Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring
- Helps and co-operates with colleagues
- Pro-active and takes responsibility
- Willing to learn, open to change
- Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can
- Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and competencies working with neurological and neuro trauma patients in acute setting.
- Demonstrates effective leadership skills
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
- Flexibility in response to service demand
- Effective time management and organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Effective teaching skills
Physical Skills & Emotional Effort
Essential
- Regularly undertakes moderate physical effort for multiple periods on a daily basis, whilst carrying out concurrent activities
- Work often includes intense physical effort for several periods in the day assessing patients with varying levels of dependency for sustained periods during assessment and treatment.
- Ability to manage conflict
- Ability to maintain high levels of concentration when under pressure by pain, cognitive impairment or limited functional ability
- To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and distress caused
- To be able to frequently care for critically/ terminally/ chronically ill patients and deal with distressing and difficult circumstances
Requirements due to Working Environment
Essential
- Likely to be required to deal with sputum, blood, faeces, urine as part of the therapeutic intervention with patient.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Diploma/degree in occupational therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Appropriate Post Grad training
- Membership with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
Desirable
- Membership of Neurology special interest group
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate broad experience/ knowledge of clinical conditions relevant to area of work.
- Strong understanding of Complex Neuro Trauma and Trauma Pathway.
- Experience of student and junior staff supervision.
- Experienced in working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate experience of working in acute neuro/trauma
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of working in a community stroke/ neurology
- Experience of being involved in service development activities
- Experience in a Specialist rehabilitation service
- At least 2 years post qualified experience, to include acute experience
- Experience in audit or measuring clinical effectiveness.
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
- Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring
- Helps and co-operates with colleagues
- Pro-active and takes responsibility
- Willing to learn, open to change
- Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can
- Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and competencies working with neurological and neuro trauma patients in acute setting.
- Demonstrates effective leadership skills
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
- Flexibility in response to service demand
- Effective time management and organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Effective teaching skills
Physical Skills & Emotional Effort
Essential
- Regularly undertakes moderate physical effort for multiple periods on a daily basis, whilst carrying out concurrent activities
- Work often includes intense physical effort for several periods in the day assessing patients with varying levels of dependency for sustained periods during assessment and treatment.
- Ability to manage conflict
- Ability to maintain high levels of concentration when under pressure by pain, cognitive impairment or limited functional ability
- To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and distress caused
- To be able to frequently care for critically/ terminally/ chronically ill patients and deal with distressing and difficult circumstances
Requirements due to Working Environment
Essential
- Likely to be required to deal with sputum, blood, faeces, urine as part of the therapeutic intervention with patient.
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).
