Senior Occupational Therapist- Community Hospital
- NHS
- Part Time
- Cirencester
- 37338.00 - 44962.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 9 months
Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our inpatient therapy team at Cirencester Community Hospital for a fixed term of 9 months. The post is ward based at the hospital, providing Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to inpatients.
We are looking for a person who is passionate about supporting people to regain their independence following a period of illness or injury. As a team we are committed to enabling people to improve their function and quality of life; where possible returning home. The post holder is expected to have day to day operational and supervisory responsibility for more junior staff and rehabilitation assistants, providing leadership, clinical support and training as appropriate.
It's an exciting time to be joining our team; there are plenty of opportunities for career progression, innovative project work and promoting excellence in person-centred care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess, formulate, evaluate and monitor specialised rehabilitation packages which will involve complex decision making within the Community Hospital. This role will require negotiation and co-ordination of a number of team members to deliver the specialised rehabilitation programmes to the patients on the ward.
The post holder will be required to provide leadership and support to the rehabilitation assistants, health care assistants and other staff within the MDT, clinical support and training as appropriate.
All aspects of clinical duties will be carried out as an autonomous practitioner, with access to guidance from specialised clinicians within the Trust.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job responsibilities
The Inpatient unit is split across two wards (male and female). The post-holder will predominantly be based on one of the wards, but will be expected to support across both wards as caseload requires.
Main duties of the role -
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner; to work alone with access to guidance from highly specialised Occupational Therapists within the trust.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands.
- To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload. This may involve complex decision making regarding patients being safe to return to their place of residence or requiring admission to hospital. This may cause conflict within the multidisciplinary team and patients/carers requiring management and negotiation to ensure the best possible outcomes.
- The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working in the NHS
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. RCOT
Length and/or nature of experience
Essential
- Solid experience as an Occupational Therapist, or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitation
- Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
- Evidence of working unsupervised
- Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
- Experience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistants
Desirable
- Ability to fit, assess for and demonstrate a range of standard and specialist equipment, including assessment and fitting of appropriate moving and handling equipment such as hoists, slings, or seating assessments.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cirencester Hospital
Tetbury Road
Cirencester
GL7 1UY
Employer's website
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
