Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (This includes weekend and bank holiday working. This is an 8am to 8 pm service.) Job ref 357-PR-1880-24
Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Pilgrim Hospital Town Boston Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2025 23:59
Senior Occupational Therapist - Front Door Therapy- Band 6
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join our expanding Front Door Therapy Team at Pilgrim Hospital. You will work within an experienced front door therapy team assessing patients from multiple specialities to facilitate discharge from the emergency areas. You must be someone who enjoys the fast pace of life as well as being a great decision maker and communicator. You must be flexible, innovative, highly motivated and above all be committed to improving the care and assessment of people living with frailty. The skills and knowledge of the Occupational Therapists are essential in supporting patients living with frailty and complex conditions and in assisting them in recovering from illness, to return home sooner with a safe and effective discharge plan based on their current needs and abilities, whilst promoting their independence and dignity, with the ultimate aim to improve the patient outcome and experience.
Main duties of the job
To use expert skills and knowledge part of a comprehensive MDT assessment to support the management of adults. To manage a complex caseload, whilst using expert clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advise to patients, families and staff to support discharge planning. With a focus on the person's meaningful occupations, enabling participation in daily activities to improve and support quality of life. To complete complex moving and handling assessments and/or demonstrating the use of moving and handling equipment with families and/or informal carers to support discharge planning and to promote independence. This may also include identifying and completing access and environmental home assessments to identify and minimise potential risk, part of effective discharge planning.
To use highly developed communication skills on a daily basis, to liaise with patients, families, carers and a broad multidisciplinary team. You will be required to work in a range of emergency assessment areas, responding to patients in a timely and proactive manner. To also support the junior members of the team including therapy assistant practitioners with the delegation of assessments, caseload management and to provide regular supervision.
Your base will be Pilgrim Hospital Boston but you will be required to travel to Lincoln County Hospital as required to support the front door service. Service hours will be 7 days a week from 8 am to 8pm.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Occupational Therapy DipCOT or BSc OT
* Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration.
* Willingness to complete postgraduate study relating to the clinical area.
* BAOT Member.
* ECDL or equivalent
* Willingness to undertake post registration study relevant to Frailty
* Masters in Occupational Therapy
* IT Qualification
Experience
* Relevant, varied post graduate Occupational Therapy experience within an acute NHS or Community setting
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance activities.
* Evidence of active involvement in service developments
* Evidence of completion of your preceptorship
* Knowledge and understanding of Frailty as a condition.
* Evidence of involvement in organisations which support clinical practice eg RCOT specialist section
* Experience of supervising staff
* Evidence of having taken a lead in service developments
* Experience of working with frailty.
Skills
* Well developed written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
* Ability to provide leadership and provide support for team and team leader
* Specialist expertise in the clinical area pertinent to post.
* Ability to work flexibly and proactively to meet the needs of varied clinical areas
* Change management and leadership skills
* Supervisory skills
* Able to meet requirements of preceptor profile
* Teaching Skills
Specific Requirements
* Commitment to meeting best practice standards
* Commitment to providing person-centred care and occupation-focused practice
* Demonstrated ability to complete PDR objectives.
* Enthusiasm/Knowledge of the profession and a desire to work with older people who often have complex needs.
* Ability to travel across county and between sites
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.
* A Veteran
* A Military Reserve
* Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
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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.
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