Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Occupational Therapy - Corporate
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Post 1: Permanent / Post 2: Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity - 23 months from date of appointment
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2024-41-043
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/11/2024
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Trust are pleased to announce the creation of a new Band 6 rotational post within our Paediatric Team.
This rotational post will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to gain experience working across both our Paediatric Acute and Community Services. The service includes a number of regional and national services including paediatric oncology, stem cell transplant, respiratory and paediatric neurology.
Each rotation is 12 months in duration, allowing the successful applicant to develop a greater breadth of knowledge in Occupational Therapy across a range of specialist clinical areas. The post holder will have access to a number of professional and personal development opportunities as well as work on areas of service developmental at both a local and regional level.
In addition to this permanent position, and as a result of service expansion, we have a number of fixed term and secondment opportunities available within the NUTH children Occupational Therapy team.
- Interview Date Friday, 29 November 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
To carry out comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention in a range of clinical areas. The post holder will be required to understand the impact of Occupational participation on a child’s motor, sensory and psych social development.
Candidates should have some experience of working within children’s services and experience of using standardized and observational assessments. In addition, experience of postural management and children’s equipment is preferrable although training within this area can be provided.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to complex and highly complex patients within specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.
- To provide day to day supervision of junior and support staff and students working in the specialist area.
- The specialist practitioner is the clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- In-depth clinical knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance
- Highly developed understanding of OT process within acute setting
- In-depth knowledge of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management
- Extensive knowledge of a range of disability equipment
- Extensive knowledge of eligibility criteria and procedures/policies relevant to disability equipment, minor housing adaptations
- Highly specialist knowledge of moving and handling legislation and knowledge of current moving and handling best practice and associated equipment
- Excellent understanding of professional ethics and their application into practice
- Good knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
- Knowledge of team dynamics and team building
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Good organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills
- Supervisory, team management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Commitment to personal and service development
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration experience incl experience within physical health
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with patients with physical disability eg reduced mobility
- Team management
- Experience in supervising staff
QUALIFICATION
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in OT
- State registered with Health & Care Professions Council
- Member of BAOT
- Post graduate experience
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
- Rachel Guyll
- Job title
- Deputy Head Of Service O T
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2821281
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