Job Summary
New Year, New Job! - We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Frailty Therapy Team. We are a large group of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Therapy Assistants with a passion for the care of frail and elderly patients. We work closely with the larger Multidisciplinary Team to care for acutely unwell frail patients attending the hospital, facilitating safe and rapid discharge from hospital through collaborative decision-making with our colleagues. As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist in a large and busy team, you will be required to demonstrate strong leadership skills and be confident to work as an autonomous practitioner with a focus on early assessment and discharge planning. You will be familiar with the assessment of patients with diverse presentations, including complex physical, cognitive, and psychological health conditions within elderly and medical specialties.
Main Duties of the Job
To provide a specialist standard of Occupational Therapy service to patients within the acute elderly/medical service, focusing on the Queen's Frailty Unit, Frailty RAFT (Ambulance Streaming Area), Medical Receiving Unit, and Elderly Short Stay Unit, facilitating and maximizing patient potential using a holistic approach. To give highly specialist guidance, advice, and education to other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on matters relating to your specialist area.
Provide leadership for your team (in conjunction with the Clinical Leads) in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to patients within your area.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
* H.C.P.C. Registration.
Skills/Abilities
* Highly skilled in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with common pathologies including dementia, delirium, and falls.
* Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of best practice and current research in acute elderly/frailty and medical care.
* Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and experience in carrying out Mental Capacity Assessments.
Experience/Knowledge
* Proven clinical experience in the relevant field of acute frailty during Band 6 rotations in an acute hospital setting.
* Training of junior staff and MDT in relevant conditions, treatment, and management.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG
Website: BHRUT
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