Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy - Critical Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (participation in seven day working roster)
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7038694-E
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Occupational Therapist – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast moving ICU/Respiratory setting? If you are an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational therapist with relevant experience. You will be a valued member of the integrated OT/PT therapy respiratory team as well as working closely with specialist SLTs and Dietitians.
We are looking for a candidate with excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to facilitate change and development and a flexible approach are essential. Clinical knowledge and experience working with critical care and respiratory patient cohorts is essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent teamworking skills and experience of service development in this area is desirable.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be:
Delivering advanced Occupational Therapy intervention for our 21 bedded general Critical Care Unit and 22 bedded respiratory ward.
Taking a lead role in advanced cognitive/functional assessment and treatment of patients, who frequently have complex, acute and/or chronic conditions. This may include psychosocial /emotional and cognitive issues.
Responsible for participation in service reviews, audits and implementation of Evidence based therapy practice/standards alongside Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist and Dietitian.
Providing formal supervision to Band 5/6 Occupational therapists and/or therapy assistants/students and informal support to band 5/6 physiotherapists
Working for our organisation
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed information and a job description which outlines the main responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job description.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Registration with HCPC
- Undertaken post graduate study equivalent to MSc level study relevant to the area of practice/in depth post graduate training relevant to area of practice
- Field work Educator qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Member ship of special interest group
- Management /Leadership qualification
- Membership of RCOT
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust's values
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-graduate clinical experience in working in relevant clinical area.
- Evidence of extensive post-graduate clinical training.
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills required to deal with complex conditions and plan OT treatment independently.
- Experience of organising, writing and presenting in-service training programmes.
- Experience of supervising Junior and non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews
- Experience of clinical governance initiatives.
- Evidence of understanding the needs of the service users and their families/carers, and to be able to explain the role of the OT to them.
- The post holder will require highly skilled time management and prioritisation skills due to frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day and balancing of clinical and operational duties, including service development.
- Able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information in written, verbal and presentational form to patients, staff and senior managers within the Trust and across other organisations.
- Highly developed problem-solving skills for highly complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Skilled ability in leading and working as a team member and developing team spirit.
- Highly developed organisational and planning skills.
- Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information.
- Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues.
- Able to identify your own and your staff’s training needs
- Well-developed counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers
- Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professional
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team.
- Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change to maintain and sustain positive working relationships.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- katja chessis
- Job title
- Clinical Lead OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088872202
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