University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our Acute Inpatient Therapy Team as a Senior Occupational Therapist. This is a fixed term maternity cover for 1 year. It would be ideal for an experienced Band 5 looking to gain experience in a Band 6 role or an experienced Band 6 looking to develop management skills alongside clinical work. There will be opportunities to work within the areas of Surgery, oncology, respiratory medicine, general medicine, and the acute medical unit.
This post is based at the Bournemouth site, which is the main site for University Hospitals Dorset. This is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment and you will be based within a well-established collaborative Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy service, with a Band 7 Clinical Specialist OT to support you. You will receive regular supervision and training and have responsibility for the supervision of others and contribute to the team training programme.
This post will also provide you with opportunities to develop managerial skills and contribute to and lead on service development within the team and wider services.
This role requires HCPC Registration
Base Location: Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job You will have the opportunity to develop specialised skills including high-level assessments; moving and handling; cognitive assessments and interventions; capacity assessments; admission avoidance, and complex discharge planning.
You will have responsibility for a caseload of patients with wide-ranging injuries and complexity. Alongside your own caseload, you will support other less experienced team members with their caseload. University Hospital Dorset works in partnership with health and community providers within the county to enable the Discharge to Assess and Home First principles.
This role will provide you with the opportunity to support patients within the acute hospital and within their own homes to ensure they receive the right service in the best place for them.
About us To be successful in this post, you will have previous NHS experience including hospital work; excellent organisational, communication, and motivational skills.
Participation in extended hours and weekend working is an integral aspect of this post.
We offer you the opportunity to contribute towards the development of excellent services for our patients, to be involved in the training of others, and to expand your own knowledge. So come and join our team!
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification Qualifications
Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
Registration with HCPC
Membership of the RCOT
Experience
Experience as a Band 5 in the NHS.
Experience of a range of rotations including medicine, orthopaedic, older people & rehabilitation.
Involvement in audit, research & understanding of quality issues.
Technical skills
Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Up-to-date with professional practice and new research
Able to present information, written and verbal, in a clear & logical manner
Ability to organise, prioritise & delegate
Understanding of clinical governance & its implications
Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the day and carry out concurrent activities
Able to cope in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients & carers
Able to work well across teams to meet patient and service priorities
Supervision & appraisals of juniors, assistants or students
Other requirements
Possession of a clean UK driving licence
Ability to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Able to work as a team member
Problem-solving
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.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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This post is based at the Bournemouth site, which is the main site for University Hospitals Dorset. This is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment and you will be based within a well-established collaborative Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy service, with a Band 7 Clinical Specialist OT to support you. You will receive regular supervision and training and have responsibility for the supervision of others and contribute to the team training programme.
This post will also provide you with opportunities to develop managerial skills and contribute to and lead on service development within the team and wider services.
This role requires HCPC Registration
Base Location: Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job You will have the opportunity to develop specialised skills including high-level assessments; moving and handling; cognitive assessments and interventions; capacity assessments; admission avoidance, and complex discharge planning.
You will have responsibility for a caseload of patients with wide-ranging injuries and complexity. Alongside your own caseload, you will support other less experienced team members with their caseload. University Hospital Dorset works in partnership with health and community providers within the county to enable the Discharge to Assess and Home First principles.
This role will provide you with the opportunity to support patients within the acute hospital and within their own homes to ensure they receive the right service in the best place for them.
About us To be successful in this post, you will have previous NHS experience including hospital work; excellent organisational, communication, and motivational skills.
Participation in extended hours and weekend working is an integral aspect of this post.
We offer you the opportunity to contribute towards the development of excellent services for our patients, to be involved in the training of others, and to expand your own knowledge. So come and join our team!
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification Qualifications
Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
Registration with HCPC
Membership of the RCOT
Experience
Experience as a Band 5 in the NHS.
Experience of a range of rotations including medicine, orthopaedic, older people & rehabilitation.
Involvement in audit, research & understanding of quality issues.
Technical skills
Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Up-to-date with professional practice and new research
Able to present information, written and verbal, in a clear & logical manner
Ability to organise, prioritise & delegate
Understanding of clinical governance & its implications
Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the day and carry out concurrent activities
Able to cope in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients & carers
Able to work well across teams to meet patient and service priorities
Supervision & appraisals of juniors, assistants or students
Other requirements
Possession of a clean UK driving licence
Ability to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Able to work as a team member
Problem-solving
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.
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