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 8pm service.)
Job ref: 357-PR-1880-24
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: 10/02/2025 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.
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. With a focus on the person's meaningful occupations, enabling participation in daily activities to improve and support quality of life.
Person specification
Qualification
* 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.
Skills
* Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to provide leadership and support for team and team leader
Specific Requirements
* Commitment to meeting best practice standards
* Commitment to providing person-centred care and occupation-focused practice
* Ability to travel across the county and between sites
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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