Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Including weekend working and some late shift working within the week.)
- Job ref
- 418-DTO0755-SJ
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Luton and Dunstable Hospital
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/09/2024
Employer heading
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Senior Occupational Therapist –Neurology.
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We have a great opportunity for a motivated individual to come and work in our team of neuro specialist AHPs and support staff. Our patients are at the centre of the service that we provide. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical and managerial skills with the support of senior staff and the MDT.
Our patients present with a host of neurological deficits. We are looking for a motivated, engaging occupational therapist to come and join our team and help our patients to achieve their goals. Our stroke services are highly regarded, and you will have the opportunity to develop a working understanding of the stroke pathway and help shape improvements at a local level.
If you think you have the skill set for this post, we would very much welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a specialist multi-disciplinary team you will provide a high standard of occupational therapy input to patients with a variety of neurological and complex conditions.
Our service is committed to providing a 7 day service for our patients. Our team leads design the rotas in collaboration with staff to ensure that a fair and flexible approach in allocating shifts is applied.
You will have the opportunity to gain experience in:
• Hyper-acute Stroke Care
• Acute Stroke
• Neurological Outliers
Experience as a Band 5 in Stroke or Neurology is essential.
You will be supported in this role by a strong multidisciplinary team and work in close collaboration with a friendly and innovative therapies department.
You will be responsible for supervising staff in the team.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see additional attached documents for further detailed job description information and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Dip COT or BSc (Hons) in OT
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Practice educators certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working within an acute hospital environment
- Post graduate experience/ training in neurology, rehab and stroke
- Experience of supervision of staff or students.
- Experience of teaching/ training groups or individuals.
- Experience working as part of a MDT.
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in service improvement via project management or clinical audit.
- Experience working within the NHS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Remain up to date with professional practice and new research.
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and non verbal skills
- Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others within formal and informal environments
Skills
Essential criteria
- Remain updated with professional practice and new research
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate appropriately
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of the patients
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Competent IT skills
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to be highly organised and responsive to changing workloads and situations
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment
Physical
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Able to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment, requiring intense periods of concentration and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
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
- Emma Burgess
- Job title
- Specialist neuro occupational therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01582 497434
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