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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-6011-AV
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
£49,178 - £55,492 Per Annum Inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

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Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Band 7

 

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Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Frailty Therapy Team.

We are a large group of Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist and Therapy Assistants with a passion for the care of frail and elderly patients.  We work closely with the larger Multidisciplinary Team to care for acutely unwell frail patients attending the hospital and through collaborative decision making with our colleagues we facilitate safe and rapid discharge from hospital. We are based in Queen’s Frailty Unit, Medical Receiving Unit, and Elderly Short Stay Ward in Queen’s Hospital.

As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist in a large and busy team you will be required to demonstrate strong leadership skills and be confident to work as an autonomous practitioner with a focus on early assessment and discharge planning with rapid and robust decision-making essential for efficient patient flow. You will be familiar with the assessment of patients with diverse presentations including complex physical, cognitive, and psychological health conditions within elderly and medical specialties.

                                                                                 

                                                                                            

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist standard of Occupational Therapy service to patients within the acute elderly/medical service with a special focus on the Queen's Frailty Unit, Frailty RAFT (Ambulance Streaming Area), Medical Receiving Unit and Elderly Short Stay Unit, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries using a holistic approach.

To give highly specialist guidance, advice and education to other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on matters relating to your specialist area.

Provide leadership for your team (in conjunction with the Clinical Leads) in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to patients within your area.

Working for our organisation

We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

We’re pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen’s and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care. 

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The team is an integrated service with Physiotherapy, and you will be supported by Band 7 Occupational Therapists, a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist as well as two Band 8a Clinical Leads.  The team is very supportive and there are lots of opportunities to develop both clinical and non-clinical skills, with access to internal and external courses.     

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
  • • H.C.P.C. Registration.
  • • Evidence of recent and relevant CPD.
Desirable criteria
  • • Leadership training.

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Strong knowledge of medical conditions, and their impact on cognitive, physical & social functioning
  • • Highly skilled in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with common pathologies including dementia, delirium and falls
  • • Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best practise and current research in acute elderly/frailty and medical care
  • • Highly skilled in the application of relevant cognitive assessments to inform OT treatment planning and intervention in a medical setting.
  • • Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
  • • Ability to demonstrate leadership and supportive supervisory skills
  • • Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and experience in carrying out Mental Capacity Assessments in accordance to the Mental Capacity Act
Desirable criteria
  • . Evidence of developing service provision.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • . To have a broad base of experience at Band 5 and Band 6 levels or equivalent.
  • . Proven clinical experience in the relevant field of acute frailty during Band 6 rotations in an acute hospital setting.
  • . Training of junior staff and MDT in relevant conditions, treatment and management.
  • . Supervision of Junior staff
Desirable criteria
  • . Recent clinical experience and knowledge in spinal patients

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Aiysha Ahmed
Job title
Clinical Specialist OT
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Aiysha Ahmed, email [email protected]

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