South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit either existing or Graduate Band 5 Occupational Therapists onto our physical specialities rotation based between South Tyneside Hospital, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland Recovery at Home, and South Tyneside Recovery at Home. This is a great opportunity to develop clinical skills within several different teams while working with a diverse range of patients and their presenting conditions. The rotation covers the following specialities:
* South Tyneside Hospital: Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Orthopaedics/Surgery.
* Sunderland Royal Hospital: Medicine and Surgery, Care of the Elderly, Acute Stroke/Neurology, Interface Team, Trauma and Orthopaedics.
* Independent Living Centre: Sunderland Recovery at Home Therapy Team.
* Clarendon, Hebburn: South Tyneside Recovery at Home Therapy Team.
Our teams are large, friendly, and supportive, and supervision will be provided by a senior therapist. We are also proud to have an established and proactive Band 5 support group who plan their own CPD activities and provide peer support. We also have excellent links with our community partners to work better together for the people of South Tyneside and Sunderland and the surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
Our rotation gives the opportunity to experience OT intervention with patients throughout the whole acute patient journey. Our Interface Team works into ED and short stay areas to help prevent hospital admission or facilitate discharge; our OT inpatient teams assess patients for discharge from base wards, and our Recovery at Home Therapy Team assesses patients at home on discharge from hospital as well as responding to situations to help prevent admission to hospital. All teams work to the nationally driven principles of Home First and Discharge to Assess.
In each area, you will be responsible for assessing the functional needs of your patients and assessing for any necessary aids or equipment. You will need to have excellent organisation and time management skills, interpersonal and communication skills, and have the ability to document your patient interventions. Due to the need to visit patients' homes as part of the assessment and intervention process, you must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
All posts are full-time, 37.5 hours per week. For inpatient areas, the working pattern is Monday to Friday, with some weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. The Interface Team works shifts across seven days, working three days one week and four days the next, including some weekends and bank holidays. The Recovery at Home Therapy Team covers 8 am to 8 pm over seven days with the option to work hours flexibly over either four or five days per week.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation, and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness, and civility and promote a compassionate, caring, and positive culture/working environment.
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. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high-quality education, training, career progression, and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support, and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
* To work as a therapy practitioner using clinical reasoning skills to provide therapy assessment, treatment, and advice to a caseload which will incorporate a range of presentation of conditions.
* To complete effective, concise documentation of patient records in line with Trust, professional, and department standards.
* To work toward the achievement of specific response time targets.
* To ensure accurate data entry takes place in line with departmental standards.
* To work towards improving quality services including implementing evidence-based practice.
* To participate in the service and patient pathways in line with clinical standards and best practice.
* To maintain professional development through participation in relevant profession CPD activities and self-learning.
* To comply with the Trust's vision, values, and behavioural compact.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience as a student Occupational Therapist in a physical health setting.
* Experience of working, either paid or voluntary, within a care or therapy setting.
Qualifications
* Recognised degree in Occupational Therapy (completed or pending completion for new graduates).
* HCPC registration (application pending for new graduates on confirmation of passing degree).
* Membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
Skills and Knowledge
* Developed verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
* Proven written communication skills including report writing and maintaining patient records.
* Able to demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
* Skills to prioritise workload and make judgments on priorities when there are several competing demands.
* Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner.
* Basic IT skills.
* Presentational skills.
* Knowledge and understanding of South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust, its culture, strategic direction, and achievements.
* Basic knowledge of adaptive aids and equipment used to facilitate functional independence.
* Knowledge of current legislation and guidelines which underpin practice.
* Knowledge of community and local authority services relevant to Sunderland, South Tyneside, and surrounding areas.
* Knowledge of standard wheelchairs and the indications for safe use.
Physical Skills
* Ability to engage in physical activity throughout the day and undertake moving and handling assessments with and without the use of equipment.
* Ability to sit at a workstation as necessary to complete administrative aspects of the post.
* Ability to drive the department vehicles.
* Ability to work in restricted spaces where there is a requirement to bend or kneel down.
* Ability to lift and carry equipment, i.e., toilet or bathing equipment used for assessments.
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.
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