Main area: Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6
Contract: 1 year (fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend rota)
Job ref: 153-SP04091-A
Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site Poole Hospital
Town: Poole
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
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University Hospitals Dorset , we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth, and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals. We believe that having a diverse workforce and allowing people to be themselves is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes. Job overview
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 Poole 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: Poole 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. Working for our organisation
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 teammates 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. Detailed job description and main 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 Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Emma Woodcock Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: emma.woodcok@uhd.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 019 2582 Additional information: Zoe Hooper band 6 OT - zoe.hooper@uhd.nhs.uk Telephone: 0300 019 2582
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University Hospitals Dorset , we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth, and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals. We believe that having a diverse workforce and allowing people to be themselves is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes. Job overview
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 Poole 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: Poole 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. Working for our organisation
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 teammates 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. Detailed job description and main 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 Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Emma Woodcock Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: emma.woodcok@uhd.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 019 2582 Additional information: Zoe Hooper band 6 OT - zoe.hooper@uhd.nhs.uk Telephone: 0300 019 2582
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