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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
5 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Part time - 31 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6431137
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chase Farm Hospital
Town
Enfield
Salary
£49,178 - £55,492 per annum inclusive pf HCAS pro rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist Elective Orthopaedics

Band 7

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

**Fixed Term Role till the end of Jan 2025**

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Elective Orthopaedic Team as a band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist at Chase Farm Hospital. We are looking for a dynamic and professional therapist to join our friendly and supportive team, consisting of experienced Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Workers, supported by a Clinical Lead Therapist. The therapy team is integral to the ward, working closely with nursing and medical colleagues to assess and treat patients in line with the principles of the Enhanced Recovery Pathway.

This post offers a varied role for the successful candidate. The successful candidate will be working on both the elective surgical ward and day of surgery ward, as required, alongside an integral role within the pre-operative assessment service, as part of our Elective arthroplasty pathway.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to:

  • Manage and prioritise your own caseload effectively, by utilising a high level of clinical reasoning, organisational and prioritisation skills
  • Carry out comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments, including complex standardised assessments
  • Evaluate treatment and use reflective practice to improve patient care
  • Demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills and apply these when considering the use of equipment and adaptations to maximise independence
  • Be flexible to fluctuating priorities and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrate efficient and effective discharge planning
  • Apply excellent communication skills with patients, carers, and MDT colleagues, including attending daily board rounds, MDT and other meetings
  • Take a lead role in the teaching, supervision, and appraisal of junior staff and students, with support of the Clinical Lead
  • Have a lead role in developing the Elective Orthopaedic service including quality improvement and service development

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current H.C.P.C. Registration
  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Demonstration of commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of specialist interest group

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of C.P.D in relevant areas of practice
  • Post registration experience relevant to clinical area
  • Extensive experience working in an acute health setting and complex discharge planning
  • Experience in supervising/teaching staff/student/volunteer
  • Experience in Orthopaedics
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership & first line management experience
  • Experience of involvement in audit / service development

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills to a range of audiences
  • Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills and management of complex cases.
  • Ability to relate clinical knowledge to practice
  • Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
  • Ability to work as part of a team including MDT
  • Good organisational skills
  • Reflect & critically approve own performance.
  • Ability to lead and motivate self and team
  • Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise case load and managerial tasks
  • Ability to apply teaching and supervision skills
  • Highly specialist knowledge of current therapy in relevant area
  • Awareness of current health issues
  • IT skills / computer literate
  • Able to maintain judgment and make decisions under pressure
  • Clear vision of role/commitment to specialty

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Committed to personal and team development
  • Adaptable and supportive of change
  • Able to work on different sites
  • Able to work weekends in line with the Therapy 7 day working provision

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Deborah Brown
Job title
Clinical Lead Therapist Elective Orthopaedics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 375 2199

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
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Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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