Employer: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Colchester Hospital
Town: Colchester
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Senior Occupational Therapist - Rotational
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, providing exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education, and training. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we are keen to hear from you. Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Therapy Team. This role will also be considered as a Band 5 developmental opportunity for individuals who have successfully completed their preceptorship. We are looking for talented people who will be confident and professional with the clinical skills required to manage a diverse, complex caseload within a dynamic environment. You will provide a high standard occupational service in designated acute inpatient, outpatient specialties, and/or community settings as part of an annual rotational scheme. You will need to demonstrate both supervisory and leadership skills to support junior members of staff and students and will be required to work a shift pattern across 7 days and extended days until 6 PM in some specialty areas. Main duties of the job
Participate in the annual Band 6 rotational scheme. Rotational areas include: Surgery, General Medicine, Neuro rehabilitation, Stroke, Frailty, Care of the Elderly, and Integrated Rapid Assessment Service (IRAS). Conduct specialist assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning. Plan and organise a designated caseload of complex patients within the designated service and own professional activities under the management of the Team Leader. Work with the patient and carers to identify and meet OT goals, using standardised and OT assessment tools to assess their skills deficits and occupational needs. In collaboration with the patient, plan and implement a programme of interventions using treatment techniques to meet the patient’s needs regarding timely discharge. Monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment interventions to measure progress and ensure effectiveness, involving the patient, carer, and MDT as appropriate. Ensure Therapy goals are integral to the multidisciplinary care plan regarding safe and timely discharge. Apply an enhanced understanding of the effects and impact of illness, frailty, and disability on patients’ abilities and provide advice and education regarding lifestyle changes/adaptations to their physical and social environment. Person specification
Qualifications
BSc / MSc Occupational Therapy HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist Validated post-registration courses Non-clinical courses Student educator course Information technology Experience
Experience of multi-disciplinary working Comprehensive range of junior rotations with experience of complex caseload management. Experience of facilitating discharges from the acute setting and/or managing a caseload of patients within the community In-service training and reflective learning Supervision of students in any environment Knowledge
Broad knowledge of respiratory, neurology, elderly, and trauma and orthopaedic conditions and their management. Principles and practices of rehabilitation/reablement Falls re-education Supervisory/appraisal skills Skills
Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport). Willingness to be flexible to meet service needs over a 7-day service with extended working hours (in specific settings). Please note that where response levels are exceptional, we may close the post before the specified date; therefore, early application is recommended. The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community. Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document.
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NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, providing exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education, and training. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we are keen to hear from you. Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Therapy Team. This role will also be considered as a Band 5 developmental opportunity for individuals who have successfully completed their preceptorship. We are looking for talented people who will be confident and professional with the clinical skills required to manage a diverse, complex caseload within a dynamic environment. You will provide a high standard occupational service in designated acute inpatient, outpatient specialties, and/or community settings as part of an annual rotational scheme. You will need to demonstrate both supervisory and leadership skills to support junior members of staff and students and will be required to work a shift pattern across 7 days and extended days until 6 PM in some specialty areas. Main duties of the job
Participate in the annual Band 6 rotational scheme. Rotational areas include: Surgery, General Medicine, Neuro rehabilitation, Stroke, Frailty, Care of the Elderly, and Integrated Rapid Assessment Service (IRAS). Conduct specialist assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning. Plan and organise a designated caseload of complex patients within the designated service and own professional activities under the management of the Team Leader. Work with the patient and carers to identify and meet OT goals, using standardised and OT assessment tools to assess their skills deficits and occupational needs. In collaboration with the patient, plan and implement a programme of interventions using treatment techniques to meet the patient’s needs regarding timely discharge. Monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment interventions to measure progress and ensure effectiveness, involving the patient, carer, and MDT as appropriate. Ensure Therapy goals are integral to the multidisciplinary care plan regarding safe and timely discharge. Apply an enhanced understanding of the effects and impact of illness, frailty, and disability on patients’ abilities and provide advice and education regarding lifestyle changes/adaptations to their physical and social environment. Person specification
Qualifications
BSc / MSc Occupational Therapy HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist Validated post-registration courses Non-clinical courses Student educator course Information technology Experience
Experience of multi-disciplinary working Comprehensive range of junior rotations with experience of complex caseload management. Experience of facilitating discharges from the acute setting and/or managing a caseload of patients within the community In-service training and reflective learning Supervision of students in any environment Knowledge
Broad knowledge of respiratory, neurology, elderly, and trauma and orthopaedic conditions and their management. Principles and practices of rehabilitation/reablement Falls re-education Supervisory/appraisal skills Skills
Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport). Willingness to be flexible to meet service needs over a 7-day service with extended working hours (in specific settings). Please note that where response levels are exceptional, we may close the post before the specified date; therefore, early application is recommended. The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community. Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document.
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