Northumbria Healthcare are excited to offer opportunities to join our Band 5 Rotation, working across all Northumbria hospital sites. You will gain experience in a range of specialities, including stroke, mental health, A& E, rheumatology and falls, developing skills and knowledge against a comprehensive competency framework.
We will offer you learning and development opportunities tailored to your individual career aspirations.
We are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic therapists who are passionate about occupational therapy and enjoy developing their professional skills. You will be offered regular supervision and meetings with the Band 5 cohort.
It is essential that candidates are able to meet travel requirements of the role. Some weekend working will be required. Our service is moving towards 8am - 8pm operating hours, therefore some 8am starts and 8pm finishes may be required. We support the trust's flexible working policy. Full and part time applicants are welcomed.
Main duties of the job Successful candidates will: Undertake assessments, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions. This may occur in hospital and within relevant community environments, including the patients' home. Work with a wide range of patients in specific specialised areas as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Ensure service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource available. Manage a defined caseload, using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Deliver a quality service responding to referrals within an appropriate time scale, and achieve optimum functional achievements for all patients. Lead in the decision making process for discharge planning through assessment and the analysis of treatment outcomes.
About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description Job responsibilities To work within a specialised team which is under the operational management of the Head OT. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Diploma or degree in OT State registered with HCPC Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Experience & Knowledge Essential Interest or experience in elderly, medical orthopaedics surgery and stroke rehab as well as rehabilitation and community work Application of the O.T. process.
Desirable Membership of professional body Membership of Special Interest Group Experience of working in one or more of fields listed Previous experience of supervision of others Experience using standardised assessments/outcome measures
Skills & Abilities Essential Ability to undertake O.T. assessments and interventions
Desirable Knowledge of standardised assessments relevant to specialised area
Other Requirements Essential It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Wansbeck General Hospital Woodhorn Lane Ashington NE63 9JJ Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
We will offer you learning and development opportunities tailored to your individual career aspirations.
We are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic therapists who are passionate about occupational therapy and enjoy developing their professional skills. You will be offered regular supervision and meetings with the Band 5 cohort.
It is essential that candidates are able to meet travel requirements of the role. Some weekend working will be required. Our service is moving towards 8am - 8pm operating hours, therefore some 8am starts and 8pm finishes may be required. We support the trust's flexible working policy. Full and part time applicants are welcomed.
Main duties of the job Successful candidates will: Undertake assessments, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions. This may occur in hospital and within relevant community environments, including the patients' home. Work with a wide range of patients in specific specialised areas as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Ensure service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource available. Manage a defined caseload, using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Deliver a quality service responding to referrals within an appropriate time scale, and achieve optimum functional achievements for all patients. Lead in the decision making process for discharge planning through assessment and the analysis of treatment outcomes.
About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description Job responsibilities To work within a specialised team which is under the operational management of the Head OT. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Diploma or degree in OT State registered with HCPC Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Experience & Knowledge Essential Interest or experience in elderly, medical orthopaedics surgery and stroke rehab as well as rehabilitation and community work Application of the O.T. process.
Desirable Membership of professional body Membership of Special Interest Group Experience of working in one or more of fields listed Previous experience of supervision of others Experience using standardised assessments/outcome measures
Skills & Abilities Essential Ability to undertake O.T. assessments and interventions
Desirable Knowledge of standardised assessments relevant to specialised area
Other Requirements Essential It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Wansbeck General Hospital Woodhorn Lane Ashington NE63 9JJ Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
