Job summary
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion to support patient-led rehabilitation in an acute setting? Do you have a specialist interest in Critical Care recovery? If yes, then this is an exciting opportunity to join our team and further develop our critical care OT service. You would be welcomed into a fantastic, established, multi-disciplinary team dedicated to supporting the recovery of critically ill patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated, patient focused individual who is able to work with others to strive for clinical excellence and enhance service development, working alongside the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist. You will have current and specialist clinical knowledge to support critical care recovery, be compassionate and work well within a team.
Our newly built, state of the art 34 bedded unit cares for some of the most critically ill patients in the North West. As a specialist regional centre for neurosurgery, vascular surgery, oncology and major trauma we look after patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses from minimally conscious brain injuries through to patients on an enhanced recovery pathway following elective surgery.
Main duties of the job
You will be an integral member of the critical care AHP team and have advanced clinical skills across a range of specialities to manage this complex patient cohort. Clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of major trauma and neurological patients is desirable due to the nature of our patient population.
The post involves working collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team including Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists and supporting the delivery of NICE Guideline 83 and GPICs 2 from an Occupational Therapy perspective.
You will have a clear vision and experience of service development, leadership skills and be confident in promoting of role of occupational therapy in this growing professional clinical speciality.
It is important that you have excellent communication skills, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, work well within a team, are able to deal with unpredictable and sensitive situations, demonstrating empathy and compassion towards staff, patients and relatives.
You can make a positive impact on our patient's lives when they're at their most vulnerable!
About us
We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a forward thinking department with a real emphasis on staff development and training.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive team and learn valuable new skills in an exciting and developing specialism for occupational therapist. You will directly support the delivery of therapy to patients, manage your own caseload, engage in multi-disciplinary discussions and goal setting to achieve the best outcomes for a diverse and complex patient population, alongside day to day team leadership and service planning.
It is an exciting time to be part of the Critical Care OT community with the recent launch of the Intensive Care Society OT Pillar which aims to aid development and progression of OTs in this field clinically, managerially, educationally and from a research perspective. Occupational therapy is still an emerging area in many critical care units across the United Kingdom. Therefore, role promotion, as well as best practice service provision, are key focus areas for the service.
As such, the role encompasses development of and promotion of the role of the Occupational Therapist within Critical Care including service development projects and outcome reporting. You will also be involved with the auditing of the service against local and national standards such as the Guidelines for Provision of Intensive Care Services in close partnership with the other AHP team clinical leads. This also includes participation within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Critical Care Network to support best practices across the region, including participation in an OT peer support group with clinicians from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS. Considering the infancy of OTs working in critical care and the support available, direct experience within critical care is desired but not essential.
Our therapy team promotes a positive and supportive culture for all our staff to learn and grow as individuals and as a team. We will provide you with in-house training to gain specialist skills to work with patients in the critical care setting. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust there is an established training programme for all mandatory clinical skills, in-house leadership programmes and potential for wider learning opportunities. You will receive regular supervision from the Professional Lead Occupational Therapist, to help support your personal and professional development.
You will be supported in the development of your professional and managerial skills and enjoy the benefits of working within a large occupational therapy team with multiple specialties. Active involvement in training and development of self and others is a key requirement in both meeting personal continuing professional development objectives and in providing expertise and delivery of staff training programmes within Core Therapies and the Trust. As a Clinical Lead, you will work closely with a very supportive and proactive, professional leadership team, with regular supervision and will be supported to develop as a leader.
The organisation, clinical management structure and culture provide a supported work environment where you can develop your skills and knowledge and play a key role in the delivery of high quality health care. We have a dedicated Health Academy and learning and development of staff within the trust is very much encouraged and supported
You can follow us on Twitter: @ICU_Therapy_RPH
Core Therapies are proud to have taken part in #24hours, an in-house mini-series focusing on our acute medicine team and hand therapy team, click the attached link to find out more and meet the teams https://vimeo.com/showcase/382579005
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a forward thinking department with a real emphasis on staff development and training.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive team and learn valuable new skills in an exciting and developing specialism for occupational therapist. You will directly support the delivery of therapy to patients, manage your own caseload, engage in multi-disciplinary discussions and goal setting to achieve the best outcomes for a diverse and complex patient population, alongside day to day team leadership and service planning.
It is an exciting time to be part of the Critical Care OT community with the recent launch of the Intensive Care Society OT Pillar which aims to aid development and progression of OTs in this field clinically, managerially, educationally and from a research perspective. Occupational therapy is still an emerging area in many critical care units across the United Kingdom. Therefore, role promotion, as well as best practice service provision, are key focus areas for the service.
As such, the role encompasses development of and promotion of the role of the Occupational Therapist within Critical Care including service development projects and outcome reporting. You will also be involved with the auditing of the service against local and national standards such as the Guidelines for Provision of Intensive Care Services in close partnership with the other AHP team clinical leads. This also includes participation within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Critical Care Network to support best practices across the region, including participation in an OT peer support group with clinicians from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS. Considering the infancy of OTs working in critical care and the support available, direct experience within critical care is desired but not essential.
Our therapy team promotes a positive and supportive culture for all our staff to learn and grow as individuals and as a team. We will provide you with in-house training to gain specialist skills to work with patients in the critical care setting. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust there is an established training programme for all mandatory clinical skills, in-house leadership programmes and potential for wider learning opportunities. You will receive regular supervision from the Professional Lead Occupational Therapist, to help support your personal and professional development.
You will be supported in the development of your professional and managerial skills and enjoy the benefits of working within a large occupational therapy team with multiple specialties. Active involvement in training and development of self and others is a key requirement in both meeting personal continuing professional development objectives and in providing expertise and delivery of staff training programmes within Core Therapies and the Trust. As a Clinical Lead, you will work closely with a very supportive and proactive, professional leadership team, with regular supervision and will be supported to develop as a leader.
The organisation, clinical management structure and culture provide a supported work environment where you can develop your skills and knowledge and play a key role in the delivery of high quality health care. We have a dedicated Health Academy and learning and development of staff within the trust is very much encouraged and supported
You can follow us on Twitter: @ICU_Therapy_RPH
Core Therapies are proud to have taken part in #24hours, an in-house mini-series focusing on our acute medicine team and hand therapy team, click the attached link to find out more and meet the teams https://vimeo.com/showcase/382579005
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- HCPC registered
- oOccupational Therapy degree/diploma
- oClinical expertise in highly complex Acute Medicine
- oPractice Placement Educator
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of leadership in service planning and development.
- oExpert knowledge in the management of complex acute medical caseload
- oCurrent knowledge of evidence based practice in this speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- HCPC registered
- oOccupational Therapy degree/diploma
- oClinical expertise in highly complex Acute Medicine
- oPractice Placement Educator
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of leadership in service planning and development.
- oExpert knowledge in the management of complex acute medical caseload
- oCurrent knowledge of evidence based practice in this speciality
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).
