occupational therapist Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 6
- Full time
- Part time
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Medicine and Oncology Occupational Therapy Team.
You will hold a complex caseload and be involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients who have complex physical and cognitive needs. You will be involved in delivering an OT service to help patients manage their own conditions where possible and enable them to be discharged from hospital. This may include managing their symptoms. The post will involve working with oncology, respiratory, renal, haematology and palliative care patients. You will have excellent communication skills and a wide range of clinical skills within these areas. Experience in orthopaedics and neurology would be advantageous. An interest in service development to progress patient care would be desirable in working in this progressive and dynamic team.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to job description and person specification for full details. Within your role, duties will include but may not be limited to:
Working as part of multidisciplinary teams on a variety of wards.
Assessing and treat patients as appropriate in the relevant areas.
Providing supervision to more junior staff (including Band 5, support and student members of staff) including appraisals.
Deputising for the Band 7 team leader as appropriate.
Working flexibly - including working rostered weekends.
Working alongside the band 7’s and seniors in the team to develop the service in line with evidence based practice and lead on projects.
Supporting student placements within the team and providing formal and informal training.
Be able to provide planned and unplanned care.
Manage complex discharges including assisting patients to manage their own long term conditions and provide rehabilitation.
Provide symptom management for patients.
You will work alongside a team of Senior Occupational Therapists and Team Leader.
There is also a requirement to contribute to the weekend and bank holiday rota.
Working for our organisation
As a large acute teaching hospital over two main sites, NUH has a range of fantastic opportunities for staff to develop their careers in healthcare. NUH has made a clear commitment to our patients and staff that 'we listen, we care, through our core values.
The Therapies and Rehabilitation Directorate is part of the Clinical Support Division at NUH, employing over 700 staff. There are also a team of Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all. Our NUH OT teams are committed to supporting your development and you will receive regular supervision and a yearly appraisal. We are committed to supporting the development of our OT workforce, including an early B6 preceptorship programme.
The Medicine and Oncology team cover a variety of wards including respiratory, renal, oncology, haematology and palliative care. The team has two band 7 OT’s (one team leader and one Advanced Practitioner) and we also have support from a band 8a Therapy Services Manager. We are based on the City Hospital campus.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent core OT skills and a willingness to learn and develop further, both clinically and professionally. You should be able to use evidenced based practice to inform your own practice and that of others.
You will work autonomously and provide support to less experienced members of the team, including students and support workers. This will include providing both formal and informal support and completing appraisals with junior staff. The team works within a busy acute hospital and you will have excellent clinical prioritisation skills to manage yourself plus your team.
You will have excellent risk assessment skills for safe management and discharge of complex patients. You will use a range of written and verbal communication skills effectively, including within the MDT and when having difficult conversations with patients and carers. You will also be able to handle and move complex patients safely in a way which promotes rehabilitation.
The team is working closely with the service improvement team to develop the team’s wider skills and raise the profile of OTs at NUH.
The successful candidate will work flexibly to support the needs of the service including participation in weekend rosters where required, and deputise for the Band 7s when needed.
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Able to maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within an acute inpatient setting
- Experience of using evidenced based practice to inform own practice and that of others
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Able to communicate patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors.
- Able to effectively use a range of written and verbal communication skills with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating eg. Patients may be dysphasic, deaf, who may be unable to accept diagnosis or have terminal illness
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of junior OT staff and support staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of complex wheelchair patients
- Independently work through the OT process with patients requiring a permanent wheelchair
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Able to plan own clinical activity to meet clinical needs of patients when demand exceeds capacity
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to support junior and support staff in this process
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes safe wheelchair positioning, maximising patient ability
Other requirements specific to
Essential criteria
- Flexibility to work elsewhere in Therapies or as required across both campuses
- Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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