Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Rehab, Buckingham Hospital
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to work at Buckingham Hospital 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 discharge planning, neurology, amputees, falls, and other pathologies.
You will work under the Band 7 Therapists, Band 6 Therapists, and Band 3 clinical support workers.
You will work jointly with the patients, physiotherapists, nurses, and community teams both on the ward and sometimes 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.
Job share will be considered.
About us
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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.
Job 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.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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 specialty
* Membership of professional special interest group
* Field work/clinical educators course
EXPERIENCE
* Experience of a junior rotational Occupational Therapy post in the NHS
* Previous experience of a broad rotational scheme
* Attendance at post-graduate courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning
* Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit, and risk management
* Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
* Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team and contribute to decision making
* Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
* Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
* Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio
* Basic splinting skills
* Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviors
* Experience in supervision of students and junior staff
* Participation in audit, research activities, and development activities
* Experience of undertaking Senior (Band 6) role
* Demonstration of having initiated change of practice or process
* Experience in student clinical supervision
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
* Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post
* Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and utilize advanced clinical reasoning skills
* Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make clinical assessments and diagnosis
* Able to carry out manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling, requiring skillful and strenuous physical effort during the day
* Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
* Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients, and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal, and in a legible manner (in English)
* Ability to integrate, participate, and contribute as an effective member of a team
* Ability to self-direct towards the attainment of clear goals
* Ability to prioritize tasks and functions against well-reasoned standards.
* Positive response to constructive criticism
* Ability to plan, manage, and organize required tasks within available resources (including time)
* Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping
* Knowledge of current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
* Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
* Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy, and dignity of patients
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
* To demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness
* 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 judgment 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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