Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated Elderly
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (FIXED TERM / SECONDMENT)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-CR6089842-A
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
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 become available for a Senior Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the R.E.A.C.T. (Rapid Early Assessment and Care Team) team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital to cover Maternity Leave.
The successful candidate will be joining an established Therapy led Assessment and Discharge team which covers the Emergency Department, S.D.E.C (Same Day Emergency Care), A.M.U. (Acute Medical Unit) and the Short Stay Ward.
The REACT team provides very high quality assessments in order to establish robust and swift rehabilitation and discharge plans for the patients under their care. The team is made up of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, a Nurse and Band 4 Clinical Support Workers and we work transprofessionally for the benefit of the patient. We also work very closely with the Discharge Co-ordinators, Hospital Social Workers, Speech and Language Therapists and Dieticians.
This is a very friendly, supportive and dynamic team with regular integrated individual supervision, appraisal, CPD, use of outcome measures and in service training.
Main duties of the job
- To participate within a clinical trans-professional team based in the A&E Department and short stay wards and contribute to its function.
- To undertake assessments of patients with complex and diverse presentations taking into account their social needs outside of hospital.
- To undertake advanced, comprehensive, and where applicable, standardised assessments clinical areas stated.
- To participate within simple and complex rehabilitation and contribute to its function.
- To use clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice to determine treatment plan using a wide range of treatment skills and options.
- To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical information to form an accurate plan for a wide range of conditions, with guidance from Therapists within the team and the MDT when appropriate.
- To use clinical knowledge to formulate problem lists and decide subsequent treatments, goal plans and selection of outcome measures.
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.
A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
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.
This post is part of a very friendly, supportive and dynamic Therapy department with integrated individual supervision, appraisal, CPD and in-service training.
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.
If you are an internal applicant there is the potential for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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
- Experience of a broad rotational scheme including Acute medicine
- Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
- Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
- 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
- Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
- Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviours
- Experience in student clinical supervision
- Participation in audit, research activities and development activities
- Attendance at post grad courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning
- Demonstration of having initiated change or practice or process
- Experience in supervision of junior staff
- Experience of undertaking Senior (Band 6) role
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 make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and use advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to carry out manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling, requiring skilful 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)
- Able to participate, integrate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards.
- Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
- Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
- Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make clinical assessments and diagnosis
- Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to self-direct towards the attainment of clear goals
- Positive response to constructive criticism
- Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
- Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- To demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness
- Self-motivated
- 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
- Ability to participate in an emergency
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- To have strategies for dealing with stressful interpersonal situations and frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions
- Ability to work at weekends
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
- Mark Belcher
- Job title
- Band 7 Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296 315096
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