Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0368
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide (Gloucester and Cheltenham)
- Town
- Gloucestershire
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist, Band 6
Band 6
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our integrated inpatient therapy service as part of the Care of the Elderly therapy team, working cross site at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Therapy Team, consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support workers, play a fundamental role in person-centered care, with a focus on therapy intervention to promote function and wellbeing, as well as safe and effective discharge planning and pathway decisions.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, motivated to develop their own skills and that of the service, and provide high quality and evidence-based therapy across the care of the elderly wards. They will be motivated to develop and support colleagues alongside the demands of working in a busy acute hospital. The successful candidate will need to have experience in managing and be able to take a lead in discharge planning, for both acute and complex patients. They will form an integral part of the senior leadership team and can expect on-going support to further both your personal and professional career development.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder assumes responsibility for the day-to-day management of the clinical area, in the absence of the team leader.
- The post holder is supervised by a named therapist, who may not be present at all times. Clinical and professional supervision is in the form of regular clinical reasoning sessions, observed practice, peer review and formal training.
- The post holder will link with the Band 7 clinical lead therapist to support the use of resources within budget. The level of managerial responsibility involves the supervision and appraisal of junior therapists, support workers and undergraduates, with the support of the Band 7.
Working for our organisation
It is expected that all employees uphold the values of the organisation as our values underpin everything we do and describe the way we expect our staff to behave towards our patients, families and carers and between each other. We have the following three values:
1. Caring
Patients said: "Show me that you care about me as an individual. Talk to me, not about me. Look at me when you talk to me."
2. Listening
Patients said: "Please acknowledge me, even if you can't help me right now. Show me that you know that I'm here."
3. Excelling
Patients said: "Don't just do what you have to, take the next step and go the extra mile."
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In line with the Trust Vision to provide the “Best Care for Everyone…”
Professional values
- To deliver therapeutic interventions, acting as a specialist clinician in Care of the Elderly using the principles of Occupational Therapy in an integrated and client-centred way supported by the Therapy Competency Framework.
- To assume responsibility for personal development and supporting the development and supervision of others by CPD (continuing professional development), linked to appraisal.
- To support evaluation and service development in the clinical area in line with national and local drivers
Communication and interpersonal skills
To communicate effectively with patients and carers potentially complex, sensitive or distressing information; in order to provide patient centred care, to encourage self-management, maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Patients may have communication, perceptual or cognitive/understanding difficulties.
To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, other allied health professions and other colleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.
Leadership, management and team working
- To support leadership and work within the Care of the Elderly Team, providing an effective and evidence-based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.
Contact Details
Jessica Morgan (Clinical Lead - COTE)
0300 422 8596 / 0300 422 3272
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS in the UK
- Experience of supervising, appraising, and providing education/training to others
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Deliver a high level of skill in assessment and management of complex patients.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written when interacting with patients/carers, other team members and the MDT.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence based practice, including National guidelines to deliver, evaluate and audit the service.
- Demonstrate the ability to network with other professionals and set up close working relations
- Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service and manage changes in service delivery in self and others.
Desirable criteria
- Have an understanding of the principles of physiotherapy as well as occupational therapy in order to contribute to the development of an integrated therapy service.
- Experience in providing education and training/supervision for under- and post-graduate students and other healthcare professionals in this clinical area.
- Valid UK Driving License
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
- Jessica Morgan
- Job title
- Clinical Lead - COTE
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 8596
- Additional information
0300 422 3272
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