Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and driven Occupational therapist to join the Acute Therapies Orthopaedics Team at Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals.
You will work closely with a team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy technicians at Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals to deliver specialist therapy services within the Orthopaedic team.
You will be an essential part of the large multidisciplinary team and part of the wider inpatient therapy team. Our well-established team works closely with counterparts in MSK and Elective Orthopaedic Centre (Central Middlesex Hospital) to innovate, share knowledge and embed good practice. The successful applicant will have significant experience at band 6 level in occupational therapy treatment/management of Orthopaedic conditions and be able to demonstrate leadership qualities and management acumen.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside Clinical Specialists in Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy to develop and support the rest of the team in delivering high-quality services and service improvement projects.
At LNWUH NHS Trust we are committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education and research. You will be supported and actively encouraged in developing your leadership and clinical skills in this area, to facilitate service improvement and integration with community services and other providers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, taking a lead in coordinating and providing a highly specialist occupational therapy service to patients within Inpatient Orthopaedics.
1. Provide assessment and treatment for patients with a wide range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within inpatient settings.
2. Manage their own caseload working alongside the multi-disciplinary team and other external agencies to ensure highly specialist treatment plans.
3. Work collaboratively with patients, carers and with colleagues in health and social services to ensure effective service planning, policy and delivery of services to their specific patient group.
4. Be the joint lead therapist for this area of service and represent the department at relevant meetings both in and outside the Trust.
5. Contribute to departmental meetings, lead complex audits and regularly undertake research activities in the specialist area.
6. Take responsibility for planning and delivering highly specialist training to other OTs, professionals and patient/carers on all aspects of sensory, perceptual, physical and functional skills.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
* St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
* Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
* State Registration with HPC
* Min 4 years' experience working as an Occupational therapist in NHS in relevant field
* Student supervisors' course
* Membership of specialist group in relevant area of work
* Leadership course
Knowledge and experience
* Evidence of knowledge and application of specialist assessments, management and outcome measures in line with current best practice in OT in Orthopaedics in an acute hospital setting.
* Evidence of theoretical and practical learning in previous posts leading to highly specialist level within the specialty.
* Evidence of managing own caseload (punctuality, prioritisation and time management).
* Experience of supervising/managing/developing junior/therapy technicians/assistants through IPR and teaching.
* Experience of proactive involvement in service development and deputising for team lead.
* Experience of supervising student placements.
* Experience of audit/service improvement.
* Experience in resource management and service development.
Skills, abilities and attributes
* Effective communication, presentation and leadership skills.
* Efficient report writing skills.
* Documented evidence of continued professional development.
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.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
£51,883 to £58,544 a year, Per annum inclusive HCAS
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