Specialist Occupational Therapist - Peterborough
Band 6
Job Overview
Orthopaedics – Specialist Occupational Therapist (B6) 1.0
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Specialist Occupational Therapist to join The Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team. The Team is based across two sites: elective surgery at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Trauma Orthopaedics at Peterborough City Hospital. The post will predominantly be based at the Peterborough site but may also require support at Hinchingbrooke.
As a large and thriving team, we are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and professional individual to join our friendly and supportive Therapy Service. We are invested in enhancing your specialist clinical knowledge as well as supporting and developing your managerial and leadership skills.
The successful candidate needs to be a fully qualified Occupational Therapist with experience in an Acute Hospital environment and HCPC registered, ideally with previous experience working with the management of orthopaedic patients.
Modern healthcare delivery requires a 7-day service and therefore weekend working is required.
Main Duties of the Job
To enable OT to provide Therapy Skills within the inpatient service in the Specialist field.
To ensure safe, efficient, and effective delivery of patient-focused care in line with identified evidence-based practice, local and national standards.
To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams.
To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team.
To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty who may have a complex presentation.
To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole inpatient team.
To undertake weekend working as required within service developments.
To be available to provide Clinical Supervision.
This role entails 90% Clinical Contact and 10% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements.
To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans.
Working for Our Organisation
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.
In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in OT
* HCPC Registered
* RCOT Member
Experience
* Wide variety Band 5 core rotations (to include Orthopaedics)
* Acute NHS Hospital experience
* Experience of supervising staff
* Clinical experience in Orthopaedics (within last 12 months)
Knowledge
* Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of inpatient areas
* Sound working knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
* Experience in use of IT system for data recording and Quality Audit
* Experience of providing supervision to junior staff
* Able to work as a team member and independently
* Good Clinical Reasoning skills
* Ability to present information in logical concise manner
* Involvement in service improvement projects
* Previous experience of providing in-service training
Personal Qualities
* Ability to manage own time and pressure
* Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care
* Strong belief in and evidence of CPD and Reflective Practice
Applications from job seekers who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications subject to the role being on the list of eligible occupations and the salary meets the going rate for the role.
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.
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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