South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit two Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapists to be part of a new role within the acute OT inpatient teams and the Transfer of Care Hub at Sunderland Royal Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to work with dedicated multi-disciplinary and therapy teams to aid effective and efficient discharges from the hospital environment into the community while working to the national principles of Home First and Discharge to Assess. These posts will rotate between the Transfer of Care Hub and the acute medical and surgical inpatient OT team to allow you to apply your knowledge, skills and experience while still being involved in the direct delivery of Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention.
Main duties of the job
These posts are jointly supported by the Directorate of Therapy Services and the Community Directorate of the Trust and will be part of the acute adult Occupational Therapy team based at Sunderland Royal Hospital. The team is large and friendly and works closely with other professionals within and outside of the hospital in both health and social services where we place great importance on the benefits of partnership working for the people of South Tyneside, Sunderland and surrounding areas.
You will need to have experience of working with acute hospital patients, which could be through the acute inpatient phase leading up to discharge or with patients as they first leave the hospital environment and have working knowledge and experience of complex moving and handling assessments, equipment prescription and assessment for care needs. You will also need to have excellent communication skills to engage with patients, carers and other services and teams, as well as the ability to effectively prioritise and manage your time.
The posts are Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with a requirement to work some bank holidays. We offer a flexi time system and actively support CPD opportunities. The department provides placement opportunities for undergraduate and pre-registration students from both Sunderland and Northumbria Universities which you will be involved in.
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 peoples 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
* To work as part of the Transfer of Care Hub (ToCH) to ensure that therapy discharge plans start from when the patient is admitted to hospital.
* To work as an autonomous practitioner using advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist therapy advice to the ToCH and support correct discharge pathways.
* Promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy within the ToCH and with the discharge process.
* To provide acute therapy representation at the daily system capacity huddle meeting and progress any necessary actions for therapy.
* To work in partnership with the ToCH to pro-actively deal with queries related to OT assessments, equipment provision or any therapy issues that may be perceived to be causing a delay to a patient's discharge.
* To be involved in clinical practice issues, raising the profile of the service and offering specialist advice to planning and service development in order to assist the team leader/service manager in the implementation of service improvements.
* To work towards improving quality services including implementing evidence based practice.
* To work toward the achievement of specific response time targets.
* To complete effective, concise documentation of patients records in line with Trust, professional & department standards.
* To ensure accurate data entry takes place in line with departmental standards.
* To participate in the clinical education of staff within the specialism and be responsible for the supervision of unqualified, newly qualified therapists and undergraduates who work under your direct supervision.
* To participate in the service and patient pathways in line with clinical standards and best practice.
* To participate in research activities pertinent to the role.
* To assist in raising the profile of the service.
* To maintain professional development through participation in relevant professional training programmes.
* To comply with the trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.
Person Specification
Experience
* Significant previous experience working as an Occupational Therapist at Band 5 level in a physical health setting.
* Evidence of high-level communication skills within a wide variety of settings.
* Evidence of working within multidisciplinary, cross agency teams.
* Evidence of attendance at courses relevant to the role or evidence of CPD in relevant topic areas.
* Evidence of an understanding of Clinical Governance.
* Evidence of an understanding of Health & Safety relating to work activities.
* Experience of dealing with complex clinical cases for hospital discharge.
* Significant previous experience working as an Occupational Therapist at Band 5 level in the specialty area.
* Evidence of planning, delivering and evaluating training to others.
* Evidence of a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management.
* Experience of completing audits within Therapies.
Skills & Knowledge
* Applied knowledge of acute hospital discharge practice and the Home First and Discharge to Assess principles that are relevant and applicable to Sunderland, South Tyneside and surrounding areas.
* Wide knowledge base of assistive aids and equipment and the indications and applications for their use.
* Highly developed knowledge of moving and handling techniques and moving and handling equipment applications.
* Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
* Highly developed written communication skills including report writing and maintaining patient records.
* Developed analytical & judgemental skills.
* Skills to prioritise workload and make judgements 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 of evidence-based guidelines e.g. NICE guidelines and of current health and social care legislation.
* Ability to supervise lower grade staff and students.
* Evidence of ability to be innovative and proactive.
* Experience of participating in audits.
Physical Skills
* Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and to work within an environment with competing demands.
* Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy.
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
* Ability to sit at a workstation to complete electronic patient records and other tasks on a computer.
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* Evidence of appropriate learning in specialty area (e.g.: short courses or CPD activities).
* Current HCPC Registration.
* Evidence of specialist level knowledge and experience in Occupational Therapy.
* Post graduate education/CPD activities relevant to the role.
* Evidence base in specialism developed from the application of post graduate study.
* Evidence of maintaining CPD activities.
* Developed knowledge of current best practice principles.
* Post graduate qualification in relevant healthcare area such as post graduate diploma.
* Post graduate training in leadership.
* An understanding of South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust, its culture, strategic direction & achievements.
* Membership of relevant professional body Royal College of Occupational Therapy.
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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