Job summary CALLING ALL ENTHUSIASTIC & MOTIVATED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) are recruiting to our established a Band 5 rotation across Heartlands, Good Hope, & Solihull Hospitals including Solihull Community Services. UHB NHS Trust is based in the vibrant city of Birmingham. Opportunities are available for positions based across all sites providing intervention to adults across a variety of clinical areas, such as: Stroke & Neurology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Health Care for older People, Medicals, OPAL, Respiratory, Specialist Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Renal, Solihull Community. Providing a variety of clinical experience to consolidate and develop your skills supporting successful career progression within the Trust. Are you an established Band 5 wishing to experience different clinical fields or in the final year of your degree? You will be joining a large and supportive therapy team, with robust supervision and appraisal systems, excellent training and development opportunities, such as Band 5-6 development posts with broader specialist clinical areas included; such as: Macmillan, Paediatrics, plus more. Coupled with the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist colleagues and integrate into a variety of specialist multidisciplinary teams. The Trust provides a preceptorship programme for new graduates. Successful candidates will be required to participate in 7 day working rotas. Main duties of the job CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Caseload Management To be responsible for managing his/her own caseload with clinical supervision from senior Occupational Therapists Use this support to reflect and learn from practice 2. OT Role To demonstrate confidence in the O.T. role within the Multi professional team To recognise the role of other members of the multi professional team, to have knowledge of and use the resources of each service in the team appropriately To demonstrate the application of the OT process to patient care Recognise when it may be necessary to carry out Access, Home and follow up visits, with guidance from a senior colleague Carry out straightforward home, access and follow up visits in discussion with senior colleagues, once confidence and the necessary skills are acquired over time. 3. OT intervention To identify all patients requiring OT intervention and prioritise them accordingly to the OT guidelines, with support of senior colleagues Carry out all necessary assessments of the patient's needs in self-care, productivity & leisure To establish plans of intervention and carry them out according to OT standards; adjusting as necessary To organise discharge plans for patients with guidance from senior colleagues To learn and understand about options for patient care in relation to the clinical area See the Job Description for further detail For information contact Lorraine Garratty, Clinical Team Leader 0121 424 7798 email lorraine.garrattyuhb.nhs.uk About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. Date posted 04 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 304-9001559LD1 Job locations Trustwide Mindelsohn Way Birmingham West Midlands B15 2TH Job description Job responsibilities Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description Job description Job responsibilities Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description Person Specification Qualifications Essential DIP RCOT/Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC membership Experience Essential Student placement in an area with transferrable skills Knowledge of an Acute Hospital Setting Additional Criteria Essential Basic clinical understanding of acute medical, surgical conditions and conditions associated with Older People Knowledge of principles of Clinical Governance. Understanding of team work Good Time management and ability to organise own workload Able to seek and use support appropriately Aware of own limitations Ability to use own initiative and seek guidance with more complex issues Ability to participate in weekend working Person Specification Qualifications Essential DIP RCOT/Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC membership Experience Essential Student placement in an area with transferrable skills Knowledge of an Acute Hospital Setting Additional Criteria Essential Basic clinical understanding of acute medical, surgical conditions and conditions associated with Older People Knowledge of principles of Clinical Governance. Understanding of team work Good Time management and ability to organise own workload Able to seek and use support appropriately Aware of own limitations Ability to use own initiative and seek guidance with more complex issues Ability to participate in weekend working 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Address Trustwide Mindelsohn Way Birmingham West Midlands B15 2TH Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)