Job Summary
We are pleased to announce an exciting vacancy for a part-time Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Interim Care Team at University Hospitals Dorset.
We are a multidisciplinary community team providing a discharge to assess service for patients coming out of UHD & community hospitals. The post will involve some weekend working on a shared rota with the multidisciplinary team. We are looking for applicants with community and leadership skills and experience who can provide expertise and clinical support to our community team.
The Interim Team is an extremely dynamic, innovative, and supportive multidisciplinary team looking to improve and integrate health and social care for people in Dorset. This team aims to provide early supported discharge out of hospital for patients in their own homes. We work with patients with physical and mental health conditions.
This role requires HCPC Registration.
Base Location:
Christchurch hospital
Interview Date:
6th November 2024
Main Duties of the Job
Support the safe flow of patients from the acute hospital to recovery at home by providing a fast-paced rapid assessment service in the community following the 'discharge to assess' model.
Provide a high standard of therapy service to elderly patients discharged from Bournemouth hospital and oversee a caseload of community patients supported by community therapy assistants.
Perform as an autonomous practitioner, assess patients' level of function, set realistic goals, and implement timely Occupational Therapy treatment programs with the aim of improving independence, function, and quality of life, referring to other services as appropriate.
About Us
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 is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases, this means that 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
BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
HCPC Registration
Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
Desirable
Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
Fieldwork Supervision Course
Postgraduate education
Experience
Evidence of clinical interventions in the acute setting and core clinical areas.
Experience of elderly rehabilitation within the acute and community settings.
Experience of facilitating the hospital discharge process, working within a multidisciplinary framework to meet patients' needs holistically.
Work allocation/caseload management.
Supervision of more junior staff.
Minimum of 18 months experience, including acute NHS setting.
Desirable
Student placement supervision.
Involvement in change and service development.
Leading group exercise and education.
Experience in the primary care setting.
Technical Skills Competencies
Ability to assess, manage & treat patients with complex multi-pathologies at a highly specialist level.
Skills in goal setting & using outcome measures.
Knowledge and skills in discharge planning and onward referral.
Skills in holistic assessment.
Problem-solving skills.
Ability to produce clear written documentation of intervention & reports.
Therapeutic moving & handling skills.
Ability to prioritize clinical workload.
Desirable
Ability to teach & supervise junior staff & assistants.
Knowledge
Understanding of the pathologies that elderly patients commonly present with.
Occupational therapy intervention for patients with respiratory, chronic, multi-pathology, and complex conditions.
Understanding of NSF's, Clinical Governance, and their relevance to clinical situations.
Appreciation of appropriate outcome measures.
Desirable
How to critique research articles and lead discussion groups.
Interpersonal Skills
Effective verbal & written communication skills.
Ability to deal appropriately with difficult and sensitive situations.
Ability to teach patients, relatives, carers & staff.
Ability to work effectively in a team.
Experience liaising with outside agencies and disciplines.
Desirable
Ability to provide clear, confident, and effective instructions in individual and group settings.
Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Ability to use a keyboard to access and input information from a computer-based system.
Ability to move and handle patients and equipment and work in confined spaces.
Ability to participate in weekend on-call, extended hours, and weekend service.
Ability to drive and hold a clean driver's license.
Personal Attributes
Well motivated.
Good time management.
Ability to work under pressure.
Flexibility to respond to urgent requests, changes to priorities, and plans.
Initiative.
Reflective Practitioner.
Language Requirement
Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.
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We are pleased to announce an exciting vacancy for a part-time Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Interim Care Team at University Hospitals Dorset.
We are a multidisciplinary community team providing a discharge to assess service for patients coming out of UHD & community hospitals. The post will involve some weekend working on a shared rota with the multidisciplinary team. We are looking for applicants with community and leadership skills and experience who can provide expertise and clinical support to our community team.
The Interim Team is an extremely dynamic, innovative, and supportive multidisciplinary team looking to improve and integrate health and social care for people in Dorset. This team aims to provide early supported discharge out of hospital for patients in their own homes. We work with patients with physical and mental health conditions.
This role requires HCPC Registration.
Base Location:
Christchurch hospital
Interview Date:
6th November 2024
Main Duties of the Job
Support the safe flow of patients from the acute hospital to recovery at home by providing a fast-paced rapid assessment service in the community following the 'discharge to assess' model.
Provide a high standard of therapy service to elderly patients discharged from Bournemouth hospital and oversee a caseload of community patients supported by community therapy assistants.
Perform as an autonomous practitioner, assess patients' level of function, set realistic goals, and implement timely Occupational Therapy treatment programs with the aim of improving independence, function, and quality of life, referring to other services as appropriate.
About Us
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 is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases, this means that 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
BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
HCPC Registration
Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
Desirable
Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
Fieldwork Supervision Course
Postgraduate education
Experience
Evidence of clinical interventions in the acute setting and core clinical areas.
Experience of elderly rehabilitation within the acute and community settings.
Experience of facilitating the hospital discharge process, working within a multidisciplinary framework to meet patients' needs holistically.
Work allocation/caseload management.
Supervision of more junior staff.
Minimum of 18 months experience, including acute NHS setting.
Desirable
Student placement supervision.
Involvement in change and service development.
Leading group exercise and education.
Experience in the primary care setting.
Technical Skills Competencies
Ability to assess, manage & treat patients with complex multi-pathologies at a highly specialist level.
Skills in goal setting & using outcome measures.
Knowledge and skills in discharge planning and onward referral.
Skills in holistic assessment.
Problem-solving skills.
Ability to produce clear written documentation of intervention & reports.
Therapeutic moving & handling skills.
Ability to prioritize clinical workload.
Desirable
Ability to teach & supervise junior staff & assistants.
Knowledge
Understanding of the pathologies that elderly patients commonly present with.
Occupational therapy intervention for patients with respiratory, chronic, multi-pathology, and complex conditions.
Understanding of NSF's, Clinical Governance, and their relevance to clinical situations.
Appreciation of appropriate outcome measures.
Desirable
How to critique research articles and lead discussion groups.
Interpersonal Skills
Effective verbal & written communication skills.
Ability to deal appropriately with difficult and sensitive situations.
Ability to teach patients, relatives, carers & staff.
Ability to work effectively in a team.
Experience liaising with outside agencies and disciplines.
Desirable
Ability to provide clear, confident, and effective instructions in individual and group settings.
Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Ability to use a keyboard to access and input information from a computer-based system.
Ability to move and handle patients and equipment and work in confined spaces.
Ability to participate in weekend on-call, extended hours, and weekend service.
Ability to drive and hold a clean driver's license.
Personal Attributes
Well motivated.
Good time management.
Ability to work under pressure.
Flexibility to respond to urgent requests, changes to priorities, and plans.
Initiative.
Reflective Practitioner.
Language Requirement
Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.
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