Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced occupational therapist who has the passion and drive to lead occupational therapists within the surgical, cardiorespiratory, and critical care team in our acute hospital setting.
This position requires a motivated individual willing to contribute, facilitate, design, and lead service development. You will join a friendly and dynamic team, working alongside a band 7 physiotherapist in supporting and developing the team's work across surgical wards, including cardiorespiratory and amputee, and more recently the role of OT within critical care, ensuring a high-quality therapy service that is patient-centered and ensuring evidence-based practice is embedded in its provision. The successful applicant will provide expert support, advice, and training to both the OT team and the wider therapy/multidisciplinary service. They will have their own clinical caseload and supervise band 6 and band 5 OTs plus support staff.
The post holder should have expertise in clinical reasoning and assessment skills, including general experience in surgical, respiratory, amputee, and neurology. They should have expertise in the management of complex cases, discharge planning, and advanced communication skills while working in a busy multi-disciplinary hospital environment.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will:
1. Take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with critical illness and post-operative problems.
2. Be responsible for the day-to-day operational delivery of Occupational therapy services to critical care, respiratory, and surgical wards.
3. Work autonomously as an expert clinician, liaising effectively with other health professionals to ensure evidence-based delivery of service within professional scope of practice.
4. Provide leadership in the specialist field and be a key contributor to quality improvement, research, and audit.
5. Work in partnership with the band 7 specialist physiotherapists within critical care and respiratory.
6. Support staff development and training across professional and organizational boundaries and lead on simulation and on-call training.
7. Be involved in developing the service in line with national and local strategic plans.
8. Ashford and St Peter's offer a seven-day service across some specialties, and you will be expected to support this on a rota system.
For further information, please contact Katie Kyritsis, Clinical Lead for therapies- Respiratory at katie.kyritsis2@nhs.net.
About Us
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow, and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists, and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey, and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* On-site nurseries
* On-site staff cafes
* On-site parking
* Support in career development
* Salary sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes, and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit: www.asph-careers.org.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* HCPC Registration in Occupational Therapy
* CPD activity demonstrated in ICU care
* ICU experience as an Occupational Therapist
* Experience in Leading a team
Desirable
* Educator course
* Management courses
Knowledge
Essential
* Strong understanding in role of OT in ICU
* Evidence of use of audit and its use to improve interventions/service
Desirable
* Trust vision, values, strategic objectives and key work programmes
Skills
Essential
* Advanced clinical reasoning skills that guide interventions (i.e. risk assessment and discharge planning, management of complex disability)
* Teaching and communication skills to promote the role of occupational therapy and physiotherapy with patients and the MDT
* Manage and be accountable for own and team workload prioritisation
* Good understanding of their communication, physical & emotional needs; can identify their individual needs and preferences, their changing needs and recognise and promote their independence.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: ST Peters Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ
Website: https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/
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