Job Summary
We are looking for a dedicated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Specialist Surgery and Acute (SSA) OT Team as a clinical OT lead within the Major Trauma, Plastics and Emergency Department specialities at Leeds General Infirmary. We would love to welcome an enthusiastic therapist who is ready to step into this role and embrace the challenges and opportunities of working within an Acute NHS Trust environment.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop innovative ways of working, utilising proficient leadership and management skills. Providing the team with a supportive and flexible working environment is vital. Evidence of management of complex patients with occupation at the heart of your treatment and management strategies is essential.
Support for the post holder will come from regular supervision with the Clinical Service Manager and through being part of a diverse, inclusive and unified staff network. The Trust also provides access to Mental Health first aiders, Freedom to speak up champions and Unison representatives. Continuous development is offered through appraisal, internal learning and external training. The post holder will be part of the wider SSA OT team which offers further learning opportunities in a variety of clinical areas.
Main Duties of the Job:
1. Work as a specialist practitioner managing the clinical delivery of the Major Trauma Centre, Plastics and Emergency Department OT service.
2. Lead clinical specialities, managing staff and resources to meet service standards and needs of patients.
3. Provide support for the wider SSA team based on your knowledge, skills and competencies in order to meet changing service demands and priorities.
This post is 0.8WTE and offers great flexibility, including occasional weekend working.
Queries welcome: please contact Cheryl Donachie (Band 7 OT) Cheryl.donachie@nhs.net
About Us
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Date Posted: 13 December 2024
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference Number: C9298-ATH-367
Job Locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX
Job Responsibilities
1. Work within the Occupational Therapy Service, leading, coordinating and developing effective intervention in a specialist area, in conjunction with the Head Occupational Therapist Clinical Area and colleagues.
2. Manage autonomously a clinical workload at a highly specialist level: assessing and treating patients and maintaining associated records.
3. Apply evidence-based knowledge of the specialist clinical area, acquired through in-depth experience and/or academic study to specialist post-graduate level or equivalent.
4. Provide Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to patients with diverse, complex and multiple pathological presentations.
5. Adopt a key role in clinical risk assessment and discharge planning.
6. Organise and carry out home assessments, leading discussions with patients and carers, health and social care professionals and community agencies to plan and implement effective and safe hospital discharges.
7. Provide an evidence-based service to the specialist clinical area.
8. Follow the Occupational Therapy process using core skills.
9. Represent the Occupational Therapy Service and act as a patient advocate in multi-disciplinary meetings.
10. Manage, supervise and delegate to Occupational Therapists and Support Staff within the team.
11. Supervise and educate Occupational Therapy Students.
12. Assist with the general caseload of the team as service needs dictate.
13. Act as a highly specialist Occupational Therapy Resource for colleagues, carers and patients.
14. Lead and participate in team and service developments including audit and research.
The trust acknowledges and supports the statements laid down by the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (College of Occupational Therapy). The post holder will be professionally accountable to Health Professions Council, and accountable contractually to their employer and to the law for their actions.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* HPC registration
* Degree in Occupational Therapy / or equivalent
Experience Essential
* Extensive post-graduate experience including 18 months at a senior level
* Experience in the clinical specialty and in a range of clinical areas.
Skills and Behaviours Essential
* Supervision skills
* Advanced problem-solving skills
* Excellent communication skills
* Leadership skills
* Excellent time management
* Able to take responsibility for self and others
* Able to take responsibility for local service delivery
* Team worker
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX
Employer's Website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/
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