Senior Occupational Therapist (Surgery) Band 6
We are seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Surgery Team at Pilgrim Hospital. 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. The skills and knowledge of the Occupational Therapists are essential in supporting patients and assisting them in recovering from illness, to return home sooner with a safe and effective discharge plan based on their current needs and abilities, whilst promoting their independence and dignity, with the ultimate aim to improve the patient outcome and experience.
Main duties of the job
1. To manage a complex caseload, whilst using expert clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advise to patients, families and staff to support discharge planning, focusing on the person's meaningful occupations.
2. 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 to promote independence.
3. To support the therapy assistant practitioner within the team with the delegation of assessments, caseload management and to provide regular supervision.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Please do not hesitate to contact Laura, Occupational Therapy Team lead if you have any further questions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Occupational Therapy DipCOT or BSc OT
* Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration.
* Willingness to complete postgraduate study relating to the clinical area.
* RCOT Member.
* ECDL or equivalent
* Willingness to undertake post registration study relevant to Frailty
Experience
* Relevant 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
* Evidence of completion of your preceptorship
* Knowledge and understanding of Frailty as a condition.
* Evidence of involvement in organisations which support clinical practice
* Evidence of having taken a lead in service developments
Skills
* Well developed written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
* Ability to provide leadership and support for team and team leader
* Ability to work flexibly and proactively to meet the needs of varied clinical areas
* Change management and leadership skills
* Supervisory skills
* Able to meet requirements of preceptor profile
* Teaching Skills
Specific Requirements
* Commitment to meeting best practice standards
* Commitment to providing person-centred care and occupation-focused practice
* Demonstrated ability to complete PDR objectives.
* Ability to travel across county and between sites
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro rata
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