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Senior Occupational Therapist (Annex 21)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (which may include flexible working, weekends, and extended days)
Job ref: 409-6842071
Site: Southport Hospital
Town: Southport
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC T&C's)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions, subject to experience, competency, and suitability.
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
Neurological Rehabilitation/Spinal Cord Injuries
Full-Time Permanent Post - 37.5 hours per week (may include weekend and extended days)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic individual Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team. The North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport Hospital provides specialist care for spinal patients from across the North West, North Wales, and the Isle of Man. We invite applications for a WTE permanent post within the spinal cord injury/neurological rehabilitation therapy team.
The candidate will be an experienced occupational therapist who has a keen interest in working with patients who have had spinal cord injuries and neurological conditions.
Southport Hospital is a small and vibrant place to work with lots of forward-thinking initiatives and projects. There are excellent opportunities for personal development. You will receive support and clinical supervision from experienced Occupational Therapists and have opportunities to attend internal and external training linked with your personal development plan.
A keen interest in service development and involving/encouraging more junior staff is essential, as is the need to be innovative.
Main duties of the job
* To assess and treat patients within the ward or community setting.
* To assist Clinical Therapy Manager/Team Leader in service development and the provision of a quality service.
* To take responsibility for junior members of staff and delegate duties as necessary, providing appropriate support at all times.
* To meet the Therapy and Community and Continued Care Service objectives.
* To cover for absence when required within the Community and Departments of Southport & Ormskirk Hospital Trust.
* To take part in the weekend rota if applicable.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport, and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man, and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
* To assess and identify the individual needs of patients and their carers, planning and implementing appropriate treatment programmes within both hospital and community settings.
* To record and report findings appropriately following the standard procedures used by the department to maintain high levels of written/verbal communication.
* To share skills/knowledge with other disciplines and patient/carers.
* To liaise with hospital/community-based staff as appropriate to ensure continuity of treatment and provision of equipment/adaptations to facilitate hospital discharge/prevent re-admission and support resettlement/re-enablement into the community.
* To ensure treatments offered to patients are based on the best available clinical evidence.
* To attend ward rounds, case conferences, and goal planning meetings.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
* To assess and identify the individual needs of patients and their carers, planning and implementing appropriate treatment programmes within both hospital and community settings.
* To record and report findings appropriately following the standard procedures used by the department to maintain high levels of written/verbal communication.
* To share skills/knowledge with other disciplines and patient/carers.
* To liaise with hospital/community-based staff as appropriate to ensure continuity of treatment and provision of equipment/adaptations to facilitate hospital discharge/prevent re-admission and support resettlement/re-enablement into the community.
* To ensure treatments offered to patients are based on the best available clinical evidence.
* To attend ward rounds, case conferences, and goal planning meetings.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
* To be responsible for a designated area of work, as agreed with the occupational therapy team leader to plan and organise efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time.
* To decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient-related and professional demands, and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the department as a whole.
* To maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date documentation, in line with legal and Trust requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate multi-professional groups in the form of reports and letters.
* To be actively involved in the collecting of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the Trust.
* To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including the prompt recording and reporting of incidents via the Datix system, informing the occupational therapy team leader.
* To comply with the organisational policies and procedures, with involvement in reviewing and updating these as appropriate.
* To undertake any other duties that may be considered appropriate by the occupational therapy team leader.
* Develop and improve information sheets and booklets for patients, in line with trust policy as directed by occupational therapy team leader.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
* To provide professional practice education of O.T. students on placement and to assist in the education and development of other health professionals.
* To actively assist in the promotion of Occupational Therapy through professional practice and delegated activities.
* To ensure continued professional development including attendance at relevant postgraduate training and actively participating in in-service training.
* To keep an up to date Personal Development Plan and Professional Development Portfolio.
* To participate in activity around clinical audit and work towards initiatives within department/service/directorate as appropriate.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
* To ensure treatments offered to patients are based on the best available clinical evidence.
* To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts/omissions.
* To ensure that any equipment, furniture, or building in need of repair is reported in line with Trust procedure.
* To take advantage of clinical network opportunities and working parties within and outside the organisation. In close liaison with senior staff, to identify and contribute towards service development to address quality issues.
* To operate systems of supervision/appraisal for junior staff members.
* To develop own clinical knowledge and leadership skills and to share expertise for the improvement of patient care.
* To undertake research and ensure compliance with all Trust Research governance procedures.
* To be aware of and identify changes in service demand and report to senior staff.
* Contribute to the ordering and maintaining of materials/equipment/resources to facilitate patient care.
* In the absence of senior staff to take responsibility for the daily running of the department.
* To attend/participate in O.T. briefing sessions and to feedback and inform others as appropriate.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent communication skills, and ability to share information at MDT including case conference experience.
* Ability to deal with conflict and resolve issues.
* Ability to work autonomously independently and with the MDT.
* Have excellent time management, prioritisation and self-management skills.
* Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic and positive manner.
* Ability to maintain own clinical role and have awareness of boundaries with other professionals.
* Have a wide range of excellent clinical reasoning skills for assessment, treatment and be able to problem solve and make decisions.
* Ability to delegate appropriately and supervise junior staff.
* Be able to be reflective and demonstrate good personal development of self and others.
* Effective teaching and presentation skills.
Other
* To be able to assess complex patients by carrying out full assessments that often require physical strength and dexterity including standing and sitting.
* Be able to deal with distressing situations and support more junior staff to manage these situations.
* To be able to impart distressing information to patients/carers or relatives in a sensitive and supportive way where targets are not met, or a patient has deteriorated.
* To work in a pressured environment that is busy and maintain excellent working relationships with the MDT team.
* Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
Qualification
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* Current HCPC registration.
* Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD.
Knowledge & Experience
* Substantial clinical experience since qualifying which amounts to several rotations at band within a variety of medical and surgical areas or at band 6.
* Experience in the specialist field as a band 5.
* Membership/participant of a special interest group.
* Have up to date knowledge of NHS issues and relevant policies/standards.
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. You are part of an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact Recruitment@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk.
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details, are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.
The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enroll for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:
· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to discuss flexible working options at the interview stage.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognize staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
The Trust is a non-smoking environment across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website.
You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behavior examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.
Additional Information
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviors which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here.
An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Katie Hinds
Job title: Clinical Therapy Manager
Email address: katie.hinds@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01704 705115
Additional information: If you would like to discuss this role further please contact Paula Davies/Christine Hogg, Spinal Cord Injury Therapy Team Leaders on 01704 70 4560/5119 or Michelle Jones, Advanced Occupational Therapist (Spinal Cord Injuries) on 01704 705119.
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