Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke & Neuro Early Supported Discharge Senior Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (08:00-16:00 shifts with one 10:00-18:00 shift per week. Working 1 weekend in 6, with enhancements and time back in lieu.)
- Job ref
- 153-ME03074
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bournemouth Hospital, UHD
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Static Occupational Therapist Stroke & Neuro ESD
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are delighted to offer this fixed term Static Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapy post in our friendly Stroke & Neuro Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team. Our service sees patients patients at home promptly after discharge from hospital and we offer intensive evidence-based therapeutic interventions. There are many options for CPD learning and project developments in our dynamic team!
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
1. To provide an efficient and effective Occupational Therapy 7 day service within the Stroke and Neuro ESD Team to community patients with stroke and other neurological impairments
2. To assess patient’s level of function, set realistic goals, and implement timely Occupational Therapy treatment programmes with the aim of improving independence, function, and quality of life. ·
3. To develop specialist skills in all aspects of rehabilitation · To maintain a flexible, patient centred approach to service delivery at all times.
4. To assist with the safe and satisfactory discharge of patients as necessary, identifying recovery and support plans using appropriate community services and discharge to assess pathways
5. To ensure a positive impact on patient flow within the Trust including triaging patients and updating electronic databases in order to manage the ESD caseload
6. To be involved in student education and be a Practice Placement Educator as required
7. Cross site working as required
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- State Registered (HCPC)
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Member of Neuro Occupational Therapy Special Interest Group – RCOT SS Neuro Practice and member of RCOT
- Completion of Neuro-therapy specific course
- Completion of leadership training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 18-24 months of postgraduate experience across core areas ,Neurology, Older Peoples Services , Orthopaedics
- Experience of working within a community rehab service
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience with supervision of assistants
- Previous experience in student clinical supervision and or Band 5 staff
- Experience of working in stroke/neuro setting
- Involvement in audit and service development
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, manage & treat neurological conditions and patients with complex multi pathologies at specialist level
- Ability to teach & supervise band 5 staff & assistants
- Skills in goal setting & evaluating outcome measures
- Problem solving skills and clinical reasoning skills – a Reflective practitioner
- Ability to produce clear written documentation of intervention & reports
- Therapeutic moving & handling skills at specialist level
- Ability to prioritise clinical workload
- Ability to learn and develop own clinical skills with neurological patient group
Desirable criteria
- Skills in using adjunctive therapies (e.g, CIMT, electrical stimulation, motivational interviewing)
- Skills in applying movement science intensity programmes
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound understanding of the pathology of neurological conditions
- Basic understanding of Neuroplasticity and theoretical rationale behind neurotherapy interventions
- Understanding of National service frameworks, NICE guidance and National strategy documents.
- Knowledge of the clinical pathway for neurological patients from acute care to long term management
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its relevance to clinical situations.
- Ability to critique evidence base and apply to clinical practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Discharge to Assess pathways
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of equipment options for neurological patients and abilities to assess for these
- Knowledge of methods to support self-management in patients with long term conditions
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodology
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Ability to drive and hold a clean driver's licence and have access to own vehicle
- Good IT skills with the ability to utilise number of basic computer programmes competently (i.e. outlook, word, excel, databases)
- Ability to move and handle patients and equipment using approved techniques and work in confined spaces
- Ability to utilise specialist equipment relevant for patient group including adjustment
- Ability to communicate with individuals with language, behavioural and cognitive problems
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated
- Good time management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to respond to urgent requests, changes to plans etc;
- Initiative
- Always maintain high level of professional standard
Language Requirement
Essential criteria
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Phillips
- Job title
- Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4473
- Additional information
Or Michelle Heath, Team Lead Stroke & Neuro ESD
Tel: 0300 019 4473
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