Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 days working pattern)
- Job ref
- 393-NMUH-1548-C
- Employer
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of outer HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rotational band 6 Occupational therapist
Band 6
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has risen for motivated, flexible and forward thinking Senior Occupational therapist to join Band 6 rotation at North Middlesex University Hospital. If you are looking for dynamic fast pace working environment within supportive and integrated therapy services this is the right role for you.
Are you returning back to practice? or overseas graduate? We welcome your application
The post holder will be required to rotate on a 9 months basis in the following areas:
Enhanced Recovery:
In-patient caseload covering surgical, orthopaedics elective and trauma, patients and to provide a service to the Orthopaedics Bone School.
Medical Specialties:
In-patient caseload covering medical wards.
Admission Avoidance Team:
Working as part of the team focusing on admission avoidance, rapid assessments, and signposting of patients in Accident and Emergency, Frailty Unit and the Acute Medical Unit.
Acute Medicine for Older People:
In-patient caseload covering the Medicine for Older People wards.
Acute Stroke Unit:
Working as a member of the Therapy Team covering 20 bedded unit.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for allocated patient caseload in relevant clinical setting.
The post holder will provide support and clinical supervision to junior staff e.g. rotational band 5 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and OT students on clinical placements.
The post holder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and participate in service developments, audits, and service reviews, as well as work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals in facilitating timely and safe discharges/preventing hospital admissions.
The post holder will deputise for Team Leader, in their absence.
Working for our organisation
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for allocated patient caseload in relevant clinical setting.
The post holder will provide support and clinical supervision to junior staff e.g. rotational band 5 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and OT students on clinical placements.
The post holder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and participate in service developments, audits, and service reviews, as well as work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals in facilitating timely and safe discharges/preventing hospital admissions.
The post holder will take an active part in continuous professional development and performance development reviews. The post holder will participate in seven day working rota.
The post holder will deputise for Team Leader, in their absence.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Diploma/Degree/Masters in Occupational Therapy
- • HCPC registration.
Desirable criteria
- • Member of RCOT
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of understanding the needs of service-users and their carers, and to explain the role of the OT to them.
- • Knowledge and understanding of relevant health and social care legislation.
- • Understanding and up to date knowledge of specialist adaptive equipment.
- • Understand the importance of clinical governance.
- • Demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and of assessing risk within clinical work.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Sufficient post- graduate OT practice, minimum of six months in a relevant clinical setting.
- • Experience in using standardized and structured assessments, and in implementing specialised OT treatment approaches.
- • Experience of assessing for specialist adaptive equipment and minor adaptations, and of evaluating effectiveness and safety.
- • Experience of goal setting and evaluating the outcomes of OT treatment.
- • Experience of working as a member of a multi- disciplinary team, and to identify ways to facilitate effective team working.
- • Involvement in clinical audit and service improvement.
- • Experience of contributing to planning care in conjunction with service-users and other disciplines.
- • Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly (verbal and written) and to overcome barriers to communication.
- • Ability to manage own time and a clinical caseload, and to describe ways of prioritising work.
- • Understanding of issues involved in working in a diverse community, and of practical ways to ensure OT practice is culturally appropriate and accessible.
- • Competent computer, word processing and e-mail skills.
- • Understanding of the role of and process of clinical supervision.
- • Ability to identify professional training needs, and evidence of updating clinical skills.
Values
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
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
- Katja Chessis
- Job title
- Lead Occupational therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8887 2202
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