Employer: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Queen Victoria Hospital
Town: East Grinstead
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59
Advanced Occupational Therapist - £1500 New Starter Premium
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job Overview
Are you ready to elevate your career in a place where your expertise truly matters? Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH), an internationally renowned specialist hospital, invites you to join our dynamic team as Band 7 Occupational Therapist in the burns, plastics, and head and neck cancer service. The team is expanding, and following internal promotions, we are now looking for an Occupational Therapist who has transferable skills and leadership experience to co-lead our team with the Physiotherapy Clinical Lead. The team supports patients who have had a burn injury at all stages of their journey and ensures safe discharges as well as inpatient rehabilitation for patients who have had plastic or head and neck cancer surgery. We recognize that these are specialist areas, and the multidisciplinary team members, as well as your direct team, will support you to learn new specialist skills. If you are successfully appointed to this role, you will be eligible for a two-stage New Starter Premium of £1500 in total. You will receive £500 on the 6-month anniversary of your start date and another £1000 on the one-year anniversary of your start date. Bank staff and returners to the Trust within 12 months are not eligible for the New Starter Premium. Main Duties of the Job
You will be a specialist Occupational Therapist who can deliver advanced clinical assessments and treatments to a caseload of adult and paediatric patients. Your role will also include creating and delivering bespoke training to less experienced therapists, students, support workers, and the wider MDT. Alongside these advanced clinical skills, we are looking for an inspirational and compassionate leader who will join departmental initiatives with peers across our 7 other therapy teams based at QVH. Our vision is to help people achieve their potential, and as part of the senior leadership team in therapies, you will drive forward change to facilitate this. As the joint clinical lead therapist, you will provide the day-to-day management for team members, clinical and professional supervision for those you line manage, including therapists and rehabilitation assistants. You will also engage in multiple professional activities, including MDT steering groups, working groups, and attend networking opportunities across the South East. Working for Our Organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC, QVH is a specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care, and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond. We specialize in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer, and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care. Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to the training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please read the attached material prior to completing your application form to find out more information. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion. Applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications. Person Specification
Qualifications
Masters level degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent experience. Evidence of relevant postgraduate education and training. Experience
Significant postgraduate clinical experience in the relevant field. Experience in delivering clinical education and supervision to staff and students. Experienced in the audit process with a good understanding of quality issues. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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NHS AfC: Band 7
Job Overview
Are you ready to elevate your career in a place where your expertise truly matters? Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH), an internationally renowned specialist hospital, invites you to join our dynamic team as Band 7 Occupational Therapist in the burns, plastics, and head and neck cancer service. The team is expanding, and following internal promotions, we are now looking for an Occupational Therapist who has transferable skills and leadership experience to co-lead our team with the Physiotherapy Clinical Lead. The team supports patients who have had a burn injury at all stages of their journey and ensures safe discharges as well as inpatient rehabilitation for patients who have had plastic or head and neck cancer surgery. We recognize that these are specialist areas, and the multidisciplinary team members, as well as your direct team, will support you to learn new specialist skills. If you are successfully appointed to this role, you will be eligible for a two-stage New Starter Premium of £1500 in total. You will receive £500 on the 6-month anniversary of your start date and another £1000 on the one-year anniversary of your start date. Bank staff and returners to the Trust within 12 months are not eligible for the New Starter Premium. Main Duties of the Job
You will be a specialist Occupational Therapist who can deliver advanced clinical assessments and treatments to a caseload of adult and paediatric patients. Your role will also include creating and delivering bespoke training to less experienced therapists, students, support workers, and the wider MDT. Alongside these advanced clinical skills, we are looking for an inspirational and compassionate leader who will join departmental initiatives with peers across our 7 other therapy teams based at QVH. Our vision is to help people achieve their potential, and as part of the senior leadership team in therapies, you will drive forward change to facilitate this. As the joint clinical lead therapist, you will provide the day-to-day management for team members, clinical and professional supervision for those you line manage, including therapists and rehabilitation assistants. You will also engage in multiple professional activities, including MDT steering groups, working groups, and attend networking opportunities across the South East. Working for Our Organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC, QVH is a specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care, and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond. We specialize in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer, and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care. Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to the training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please read the attached material prior to completing your application form to find out more information. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion. Applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications. Person Specification
Qualifications
Masters level degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent experience. Evidence of relevant postgraduate education and training. Experience
Significant postgraduate clinical experience in the relevant field. Experience in delivering clinical education and supervision to staff and students. Experienced in the audit process with a good understanding of quality issues. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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