Senior Occupational Therapist - Olympic Lodge, Acute Rehabilitation
Band 6
Main area: Community and Rehabilitation
Grade: Band 6
Contract: 5 months (Fixed Term / Secondment)
Hours:
* Part time
* Flexible working
30 hours per week (Weekend working; Olympic Lodge is open for 5 months - November to March.)
Job ref: 434-CR6714934-B
Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Town: Aylesbury
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
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 bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to work at Olympic Lodge providing assessment, acute rehabilitation and timely discharge for patients transferred from the acute hospitals.
Main duties of the job
This is a multi-skilled post requiring experience in acute medical or orthopaedic discharge planning, neurology, amputees, falls and other pathologies.
You will be supported by acute therapists and work jointly with the patients, physiotherapists, nurses and community teams both on the unit and sometimes in the client’s home to enable the clients to be discharged.
This post is part of a very friendly, supportive and dynamic Therapy department with integrated individual supervision, appraisal, CPD and in-service training.
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.
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.
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 option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Current registration with Health Professions Council
* Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
* Specific formal courses appropriate to post speciality
* Membership of professional special interest group
* Field work/clinical educators course
EXPERIENCE
* Experience of a junior rotational Occupational Therapy post in the NHS
* Attendance at post graduate courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning
* Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality audit and risk management
* Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
* Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
* Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviours
* Experience in supervision of students and junior staff
* Participation in audit, research activities and development activities
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
* 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
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
* 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 weekend working (not fixed term contracts)
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service
* To have strategies for dealing with stressful interpersonal situations and frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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.
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