Job overview

BAND 7 CLINICAL SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

CRS and EIT Therapy Teams

Fixed Term/Secondment until 31 March 2026

The Integrated Therapies Department at the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our Cardiology, Respiratory and Surgical (CRS) Therapy Team and the Early Intervention Therapy (EIT) Team in an exciting split role for a fixed term or secondment.  The successful candidate will support in the delivery of high-quality Occupational Therapy interventions across the specialties, support in the teaching and development of junior staff and students and take an active role in quality improvement projects to guide service development.  This split role will be based within the inpatient wards covering Cardiology, Respiratory, Surgery, the Emergency Assessment and Discharge Unit and Accident and Emergency.  There may be the additional requirement to cover other clinical areas.

As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, you are integral to the leadership of the team, working alongside the Therapy Team Leader to provide direction, development and support to the Therapy Team.  You will be specialist in your area and will be responsible for your own complex caseload consisting of patients with a variety of different conditions whilst supporting junior members of the team.  Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will act as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist based in a split role between the CRS and EIT Therapy Team.  You will be responsible for leading and supporting on the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may present with complex pathology and social issues to formulate an intervention plan based on expert analytical clinical reasoning skills.  You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and will be in regular discussions with patients, carers, JPUH colleagues and community partners etc, as well as providing training to Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Therapy Assistant Practitioner colleagues and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

The core hours for this post are 8.00am-4.00pm, however, flexibility can be discussed; this will also include being rostered on a seven-day service/shift pattern.

Working for our organisation

The James Paget is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk.  Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep we are within commuting distance of Norwich City.

Service Improvement:  The Integrated Therapies Department is positive and forward thinking, always striving to improve services.  Our links with the Research Department is growing with joint projects being worked on.  Our therapists represent the Trust at CSP, RCOT, BOA and BGS conferences.

Personal and professional development is key.  We are developing our research and innovation strategy in line with the national AHP Strategy.  We will support you in achieving your career goals through our well-structured supervision and appraisal system, actively encouraging utilisation of training courses (clinical, non-clinical and leadership skills) with use of CPD funding.  We also have a Band 6 peer support group with a newly established training programme.

Development of others:  You will be supported to provide education to your team but also to our wider workforce.  We also support development of our future workforce through our close links with the University of East Anglia, Suffolk College and City College Norwich.