Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: Band 5/6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 357-PR-777-23-K
Employer: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Pilgrim Hospital
Town: Boston
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/09/2024 23:59
Occupational Therapist - Band 5/6 development post
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred: Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety: Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence: Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion: Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect: Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Therapy, Health Care of the Older Person Team. We would like to welcome applications from those who do not have the full qualifications needed but meet all other areas of the essential criteria and would consider a transitional role from Band 5 to Band 6 on the condition of completing a development plan. The team specialises in the health care of older adults including frailty, dementia, acute illness and long term conditions. The successful applicant will be an important part of this integrated therapy team. They will be responsible for the supervision and support of the other therapy staff within the team. We will support you to develop leadership and management skills in your career journey.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be required to support patients to achieve their individual goals enabling them to gain and/or maintain independence in their chosen occupational performance activities. Working as part of the Multidisciplinary Team, the post holder will assist patients in preparing for their discharge from the hospital setting into their identified place of discharge (e.g. home or community based rehabilitation settings) while taking into account their individual occupational needs. The post holder will gain experience of the assessment process within the acute hospital and completing access and community visits to support discharge planning. There is plenty of opportunity to develop. The department offers an established in-service training programme, clinical supervision and support through preceptorship, performance development review & peer group support.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Occupational Therapy DipCOT or BSc OT
* Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration.
* BAOT Member.
* ECDL or equivalent
* MSc in Health care related subject
* Evidence of post registration study
Experience
* Experience of acute UK in-patient assessment and rehabilitation.
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance
* Completion of preceptorship (band 5 development only)
* Evidence of involvement in organisations, which support clinical practice.
* Experience of frailty, dementia, cognitive assessments within in-patient assessment and rehabilitation.
* Experience of supervising staff
Skills
* Well developed written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
* Teaching skills
Specific Requirements
* Enthusiasm/knowledge of the profession.
* Demonstrated ability to complete PDR objectives.
* Ability to travel across the country
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Applications from applicants who meet the current criteria for Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK (where both the role and candidate are deemed suitable for a Tier 2 visa) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
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