Job summary
Senior Occupational Therapist - FRAILTY
Hours per week
Permanent
£37,339 - £44,962 Per Annum
Closing Date - 26th November 2024
Interview Date - 5th December 2024 (subject to change)
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 or existing Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the expanding Frailty Service.
Frailty Services at George Eliot Hospital are undergoing a huge service development project and Therapy services continue to expand their workforce to meet this challenge.
In joining this team you will have the opportunity to be involved in the service development within frailty and be a part of the Therapy Team delivering care across front door frailty and a dedicated Frailty Unit.
The successful candidate will join a team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy assistants working alongside an MDT including Consultants, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Physician Associates.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a diagnosis of Frailty. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
2. To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
3. To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants .
4. To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice
5. To work flexibly over 7 day period, as the service requires
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective Open Communication
eXcellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquility garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Person Specification and Job Description for detailed roles and responsibilities for this post.
George Eliot has an excellent people development service with extensive CPD opportunities both trust led and provided by external providers with participation supported and encouraged by the Therapy leadership team.
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
6. oMinimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
7. oPrevious experience in specialist clinical area
8. o Band 5 rotational experience
9. oInvolvement in audit
10. oSupervisory experience
11. oContribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
Desirable
12. Previous Acute NHS experience
Qualifications & Professional Training
Essential
13. oDiploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
14. oRegistration with HCPC
15. oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses
Desirable
16. oBAOT
17. oInvolvement /membership in Special Interest Group
Skills & Abilities
Essential
18. oUnderstanding of clinical governance
19. oImportance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
20. oHighly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
21. oExcellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
22. oAble to prioritise and organise own workload
23. oAble to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
24. oAble to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team
25. oIT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
Essential
26. oEvidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery
27. oAble to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities
28. oMotivated
29. oFlexible and adaptable
30. oDiplomatic and sensitive to others need
31. oTo follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential
32. oAble to commit to flexible working and weekend working
Desirable
33. oDriving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes