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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy - Inpatients
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will include some late working (until 7pm) and some weekends on a roster basis.)
Job ref
320-CDCS-BUR-3097
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Hospital Burton
Town
Burton-on-Trent
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pro rata pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
01/08/2024

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rotational Senior Occupational Therapist

Band 6

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

 

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

We are looking for either a Band 5 Occupational Therapist wishing to take their next steps on the career ladder or an existing Band 6 looking for a new challenge to join our forward-thinking Occupational Therapy Team, who are passionate about the evolving role of an OT in an acute hospital setting.  Rotations include; Discharge Assessment Unit, Medicine wards, D2A/Rehabilitation, Macmillan and T+O.

You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of patients who will present with many complex needs throughout their acute hospital stay.

Within the Team you will work alongside an existing integrated multi-disciplinary team, using a fusion-skilled hybrid approach, focusing on high quality care, promoting comprehensive assessments, and supporting hospital teams in appropriate admission avoidances over a seven-day service. A willingness to work flexibly and to undertake tasks traditionally allocated to specific disciplines are all requirements of the role.

As a Band 6 therapist you will be supporting and developing rotational Band 5 therapists. The role also involves supervising therapy support staff and educating therapy students on placement.

There will be opportunities for innovation and an expectation that you will be actively involved in relevant quality improvement projects.

Our friendly Service offers support through regular supervision, appraisal, training and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

A rotational post providing skilled assessment, treatment and interventions for patients with a range of complex and or chronic conditions, providing advanced Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment and providing specialist advice and support to other professionals throughout the Trust.

The Occupational Therapist will provide specialist skills which enable patients to explore, achieve and maximise independence and maintain quality of life in their activities of daily living, areas of personal care, domestic, leisure and productive activities.

You will be part of a seven day service working flexibly across all sites to provide Occupational Therapy services to our patients.

The Occupational Therapist will hold a full clean driving licence to travel between sites and complete environmental/home visits as required.

This post will work across our hospital sites in Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth and will offer exciting rotational opportunities to support with development of core Occupational Therapy skills and career progression. These rotations will include Acute Medicine, DAU, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Macmillan and Acute Inpatient Rehab within the Community Hospitals.

As part of the role you will be take part in  a 7 day extended hours service

Closing date of applications: 18 July 2024

Interview date: 1 August 2024

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Ability to practice

Essential criteria
  • Degree or equivalent in OT
  • HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership course attended

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable post graduate experience in Hospital setting
  • Evidence of acute experience
  • Evidence of onwards learning post grad/CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Formal post graduate courses completed
  • APPLE accredited / evidence of student support
  • Evidence of working in community hospital setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to effectively communicate
  • Evidence of providing peer support
  • Evidence of clear written communication
  • Evidence of safe manual handling skills
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of team leadership

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca McEvoy
Job title
Therapy Inpatient Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07384457849
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