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-A
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: 10/03/2025 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:
* 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 are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
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.
Main duties of the job
* To use expert skills and knowledge as 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 advice to patients, families and staff to support discharge planning.
* 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 promote independence.
* 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 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
* Willingness to undertake post-registration study relevant to Frailty
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
* Knowledge and understanding of Frailty as a condition
* Experience of supervising staff
* Experience of working with frailty
Skills
* Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to provide leadership and support for team members
* Specialist expertise in the clinical area pertinent to post
* Ability to work flexibly and proactively to meet the needs of varied clinical areas
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.
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.
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