occupational therapist Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 3
Job overview
A great opportunity has arisen to join our Childrens Therapy Team as an Occupational Therapy Support Worker at NUH to support a maternity leave vacancy.
This post could support our Orthopaedic and Neuro and Oncology teams. You will be involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients who have complex physical and cognitive needs, working alongside a large Multi-disciplinary team to support patients discharge from hospital.
We are looking for an individual who has had experience of working in therapies, within a health or social care setting, and enjoys working with children.
You will be highly motivated, have the ability to adapt to changing priorities in a busy environment, and can work well in a team or on your own.
Main duties of the job
You will work both individually and alongside other members of the OT team. Your OT tasks will include being responsible for gathering information about home circumstances, completing specific functional assessments, ordering equipment and providing rehabilitation and planning discharges. There are also daily administration tasks that are key in this role.
You will be expected to ensure that you maintain your continuing professional development throughout.
Strong communication skills are essential to ensure patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team are kept informed verbally and via written notes and IT systems.
You will be required to work across several wards on the QMC campus, and may support do visits within the community too.
Working for our organisation
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
The Children’s Therapy team at NCH is a friendly and supportive department who work closely alongside the wider MDT, providing excellent evidence based care and innovative ways of working.
Throughout NUH we have a diverse range of AHP and support staff who work together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to supported by our Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction.
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 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person specification documents attached to this advert
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE (A-C) English and Maths or equivalent
- Willingness to undertake further training and learn new skills
- Working towards or achieved NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to effectively manage own case/work load, with support
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or a care setting
- Previous experience as a therapy or Rehab assistant
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills with a variety of people/settings
- Effective written, verbal and listening communications skills
- Can work independently or under direction of a variety of supervisors
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Physical ability to undertake manual and therapeutic handling of patients and/or equipment on a daily basis in a variety of environments
- Basic computer skills
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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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Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
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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.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
