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Band 6 Rotational Occupational Therapist- Neuro Rehabilitation
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent: FTC/ Secondment- 12 months
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 820-6838763-ASR-A
Site: Moseley Hall Hospital
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified HCPC registered Occupational Therapist to join our band 6 OT neurological rehabilitation rotation.
You will work as part of the interdisciplinary teams at West Midlands Rehab Centre and Moseley Hall Hospital providing a quality Occupational Therapy Service to clients with complex impairments (predominantly significant neurological disability). The post holder will be accountable for a designated caseload, working collaboratively with other Occupational Therapists and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the client needs are met.
The delivery of rehabilitation programs and interventions may be within a local and/or regional remit and take place within the hospital unit, client’s home or in the community. These may involve moving around the community without direct support on a daily basis with potentially long periods of driving.
The post will rotate annually within the following services:
* West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre:
o Specialist Neuro-rehabilitation and complex disability
o Access to communication and technology (2 year post)
* Moseley Hall Hospital in and outpatient services:
o Inpatient Neurological Rehabilitation Unit
o Birmingham Neurological Rehabilitation Team
o Moor Green outpatient brain injury unit
Main duties of the job
You will need to have relevant clinical experience within neurology and the assessment of complex disability and be flexible to meet the demands of all the different services.
You must have good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up-to-date clinical trends and practices including evidence-based ones.
You must be able to communicate effectively with patients/carers/colleagues and other agencies and be able to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
You must be a car driver to enable travel to community patients and be able to travel between the service bases and to patients in the community.
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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Graduate Dip OT / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* HCP Registered
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
* Relevant nationally recognised post-graduate training
* Member of relevant clinical interest group.
Experience
* Relevant experience as junior therapist/student to establish core OT skills & team working (acute, community & rehab).
* Assessment & prescription of ADL equipment.
* Assessment & treatment of patients with complex disability particularly neurological conditions eg. ABI, MS, Young adults, people with communication impairments.
* Client with complex disability including deteriorating conditions.
* Familiarity of Postural management systems (wheelchairs and special seating systems or willing to learn).
* Supervisory experience of students.
Knowledge and Skills
* Knowledge of the OT process & ability to use specific OT modalities.
* Ability to demonstrate high level of clinical reasoning/problem solving, development skills, for patients with neurological problems.
* Ability to manually handle patients and/or equipment safely, to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical assessment/treatments.
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Clinical Governance standard setting and the audit process (understanding of principles of clinical governance).
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of application of up-to-date clinical trends and practices, including evidence-based ones.
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS, especially those relevant to Occupational Therapy.
Personal Qualities
* Willing to develop new skills as the services develop.
* Demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations.
* Demonstrate commitment to team working.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers.
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees.
* Flexible working where possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
Name: Ruth Banner
Job title: Clinical Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist
Email address: ruth.banner1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 012146666590
For further information about the Division please view the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre website at:
West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park
B7 4BN
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