Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated Elderly
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-CR6806686
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Amersham Community Hospital
- Town
- Amersham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Rehab, Amersham Hospital
Band 6
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to work at Amersham Hospital providing assessment, acute rehabilitation and timely discharge for patients transferred from the acute hospitals.
Main duties of the job
This is a multi skilled post requiring experience in acute medical discharge planning, neurology, amputees, falls and other pathologies.
You will work under the Band 7 Therapists and alongside Band 6 Therapists and Band 3 clinical support workers.
You will work jointly with the patients, physiotherapists, nurses and community teams both on the ward and sometimes the client’s home to enable the clients to be discharged.
We also work at weekends at Stoke Mandeville or Wycombe Hospital.
This post is part of a very friendly, supportive and dynamic Therapy department with integrated individual supervision, appraisal, CPD and in-service training.
Job share will be considered.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
- Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Specific formal courses appropriate to post speciality
- Membership of professional special interest group
- Field work/clinical educators course
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of a junior rotational Occupational Therapy post in the NHS
- Attendance at post graduate courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning
- Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality audit and risk management
- Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning
- Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
- Previous experience of a broad rotational scheme
- Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team and contribute to decision making
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviours
- Experience in supervision of students and junior staff
- Participation in audit, research activities and development activities
- Experience in student clinical supervision
- Basic splinting skills
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post
- Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping
- Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post
- Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and utilize advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make clinical assessments and diagnosis
- Able to carry out manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling, requiring skillful and strenuous physical effort during the day
- Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Able to fulfill the physical demands of the role subject to reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Disciplinary Discrimination Act 1995
- Able to be empathetic and handle difficult or emotional situations, using judgement to determine optimal intervention
- To have strategies for dealing with stressful interpersonal situations and frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Charlotte Slinger
- Job title
- Occupational Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296 315096
- Additional information
Contact Laura Munday - Band 7 Occupational Therapist on 07929037113.
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