Main area: Allied Health Professionals
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Service operates 8am - 8pm 7 days a week - variable working hours - flexible working considered
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 319-6758325IO
Employer: Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Town: Cramlington
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/11/2024 23:59
Senior Occupational Therapist
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients.
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.
Job overview
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for Occupational Therapists to join our innovative and proactive Community Response Services team within Community Services Business Unit within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidates will participate in a diverse, 9 monthly rotation working across sites in Acute, Community and Intermediate Care settings.
This rotational post provides opportunities for development in your clinical specialist area of interest. Elements of this role include leadership, quality improvement, opportunities for audit and research.
The Community Response Services provide care 8am - 8pm, 7 days per week. Working patterns vary and flexible working requests will be considered.
Main duties of the job
* To provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service in the specific specialist area(s) following Trust policies and procedures to ensure safety and clinical excellence.
* To ensure service provision in the specialist areas is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource constraints.
* To practice within the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessments, diagnosis and treatment using clinical reasoning skills.
* To manage a defined caseload of patients (often with highly complex needs), using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
* To provide leadership for junior and support staff, through supervision, appraisals and mentoring.
* To support service provision across sites when needed, in line with needs of the service.
* To regularly supervise undergraduate Occupational Therapy students on practice placement and participate in placement experience of other professionals.
* To complete home visits with patients where appropriate.
The successful candidate may be required to work within an 8am-8pm rostering system. Working patterns between these hours will be considered to accommodate individual needs, in line with needs of the service.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/Degree in O.T.
* State registered with Health Professions Council.
* Post Graduate training relevant to specialist area.
Experience and knowledge
* Documented evidence of continuing professional development
* Holds a current UK Driving Licence
* Experience of providing O.T. in varied settings.
* Experience of working in a community setting.
* Experience of working in an acute and/or in-patient rehabilitation setting.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post.
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