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Senior Occupational Therapist - Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Guisborough
Client: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location: Guisborough, United Kingdom Job Category: Other EU work permit required: Yes Job Reference: 01f995b847c9 Job Views: 89 Posted: 22.01.2025 Expiry Date: 08.03.2025 Job Description:
Job overview Working hours are flexible across 5 days for part-time hours, with a minimum of 3 days for the right candidate. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join and develop their role in the existing Specialist Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team at The South Tees NHS Foundation Trust. As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Trust, the postholder will also be part of the wider Integrated OT service. This unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees focuses on improving service quality and eliminating barriers between health and social services. Pulmonary Rehabilitation is receiving significant funding and development as part of the NHS Pulmonary Rehabilitation 5-year vision, making this an excellent time to join this team and contribute to these changes, including the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services Accreditation Scheme (PRSAS). The OT role is evolving within pulmonary rehab, previously led by physiotherapists. As the OT, you will develop the service to include specific anxiety management, fatigue management, and ensure functional needs of patients are met through rehabilitation. The team provides pulmonary rehabilitation to individuals and groups in various locations, including patients' homes, offering 20 classes per week across hospital-based and leisure center venues. Main duties of the job Provide effective and efficient respiratory therapy to patients over eighteen years of age in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland localities, within the framework of clinical governance. Perform skilled therapeutic assessments of patients for Pulmonary Rehabilitation who present with diverse and complex chronic physical and psychological problems. Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise and education programs, anxiety and fatigue management using evidence-based, client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. Reduce acute admissions, exacerbations, and increase capacity in primary care by optimizing treatment and management of breathlessness, COPD, and other respiratory conditions. Work across different venues and locations in the community, including patients' homes. Enable individuals to maximize their independence and management of long-term respiratory conditions. Working for our organisation South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This program supports leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development program and the Quality Improvement Programme, which aims to: Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust Values and Behaviours Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills Equip you with the skills to champion, lead, and complete quality improvement within your role After completing this training, you can explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, including in-house courses and leadership apprenticeships at levels 3, 5, and 7. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Person specification Experience Essential criteria Experience working in a service providing rehabilitation Experience working within the NHS Experience working with respiratory patients Experience working with patients requiring fatigue management or energy conservation Desirable criteria High level of experience working with patients with respiratory conditions Qualifications Essential criteria Hold a degree or relevant diploma in Occupational Therapy Current HCPC registration Knowledge & Skills Essential criteria Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in a broad range of OT and rehabilitation areas. Desirable criteria Ability to deliver structured presentations to groups of patients and/or services Teaching skills and previous student supervision experience Personal Attributes Essential criteria Able to travel independently in relation to this post throughout the localities Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS) It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust and require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered must pay the cost of their DBS via salary deduction from their first month's pay. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network, and the Menopause Support Group. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team. The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID-19 and influenza. Please be aware that some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised if sufficient applications are received. Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you applied from, so please ensure you check your emails regularly. Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
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Client: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location: Guisborough, United Kingdom Job Category: Other EU work permit required: Yes Job Reference: 01f995b847c9 Job Views: 89 Posted: 22.01.2025 Expiry Date: 08.03.2025 Job Description:
Job overview Working hours are flexible across 5 days for part-time hours, with a minimum of 3 days for the right candidate. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join and develop their role in the existing Specialist Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team at The South Tees NHS Foundation Trust. As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Trust, the postholder will also be part of the wider Integrated OT service. This unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees focuses on improving service quality and eliminating barriers between health and social services. Pulmonary Rehabilitation is receiving significant funding and development as part of the NHS Pulmonary Rehabilitation 5-year vision, making this an excellent time to join this team and contribute to these changes, including the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services Accreditation Scheme (PRSAS). The OT role is evolving within pulmonary rehab, previously led by physiotherapists. As the OT, you will develop the service to include specific anxiety management, fatigue management, and ensure functional needs of patients are met through rehabilitation. The team provides pulmonary rehabilitation to individuals and groups in various locations, including patients' homes, offering 20 classes per week across hospital-based and leisure center venues. Main duties of the job Provide effective and efficient respiratory therapy to patients over eighteen years of age in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland localities, within the framework of clinical governance. Perform skilled therapeutic assessments of patients for Pulmonary Rehabilitation who present with diverse and complex chronic physical and psychological problems. Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise and education programs, anxiety and fatigue management using evidence-based, client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. Reduce acute admissions, exacerbations, and increase capacity in primary care by optimizing treatment and management of breathlessness, COPD, and other respiratory conditions. Work across different venues and locations in the community, including patients' homes. Enable individuals to maximize their independence and management of long-term respiratory conditions. Working for our organisation South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This program supports leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development program and the Quality Improvement Programme, which aims to: Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust Values and Behaviours Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills Equip you with the skills to champion, lead, and complete quality improvement within your role After completing this training, you can explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, including in-house courses and leadership apprenticeships at levels 3, 5, and 7. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Person specification Experience Essential criteria Experience working in a service providing rehabilitation Experience working within the NHS Experience working with respiratory patients Experience working with patients requiring fatigue management or energy conservation Desirable criteria High level of experience working with patients with respiratory conditions Qualifications Essential criteria Hold a degree or relevant diploma in Occupational Therapy Current HCPC registration Knowledge & Skills Essential criteria Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in a broad range of OT and rehabilitation areas. Desirable criteria Ability to deliver structured presentations to groups of patients and/or services Teaching skills and previous student supervision experience Personal Attributes Essential criteria Able to travel independently in relation to this post throughout the localities Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS) It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust and require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered must pay the cost of their DBS via salary deduction from their first month's pay. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network, and the Menopause Support Group. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team. The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID-19 and influenza. Please be aware that some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised if sufficient applications are received. Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you applied from, so please ensure you check your emails regularly. Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
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