Job summary
At St Anns, theres one thing that motivates us, and thats providing excellent care and support to those living with or affected by life-limiting illnesses.
Were continuously developing our plans for delivering world-class, innovative care and to ensure St Anns is in the best shape possible for future generations.
Have you got what it
takes?
- Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist
with interest or skills in Palliative Care?
- Can you demonstrate the
ability to work as an effective team member, managing competing priorities?
- You must be passionate
about our patients and a collaborative colleague.
- Most importantly,
you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motivated by the purpose and values
of St Anns Hospice.
"It feels very powerful to enable a person to achieve an important goal, particularly when they have a life-limiting illness."
Fran Brown, Rehab Team Leader and Macmillan Advanced Occupational Therapist
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be responsible for contributing
to the effective delivery of Occupational Therapy services to inpatients and
outpatients at the hospice.
- The postholder will carry out clinical duties
in accordance with hospice policies, procedures and standards.
- The post holdermust act in accordance with professional Codes of Conduct at all times and will
contribute and work collaboratively with the wider MDT in line with the
clinical and hospice strategy, values and business objectives.
- The post holder will deliver specialist clinical services
as a Bank Occupational
Therapist.
- St Anns delivers a service across 2 sites and the
post holder will lead a service that delivers services across both sites. There
will therefore be occasions where you are required to travel and provide
cross-site cover.
About us
You'll be
challenged, inspired and empowered to help us achieve our purpose and to play
your part in making a difference.
Contract: Bank position.
Salary: Band 6 Bank, £19.04 per hour
Working pattern: Ad hoc to cover service needs between 8.00 and 17.00 Monday to Friday.
Based at: Cross-site (Heald Green & Little Hulton) cover as needed.
Free Car Parking at both St Ann's Sites.
This is an exciting time to join an ambitious, much loved charity and help us achieve our goals. If youre looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact Fran Brown, Rehab Team Lead or Bobby Magee, Lead Physiotherapist on 0161 498 3659 for an informal chat.
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
St Anns Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and children.
The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice.
Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2018, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.
Closing Date: January 29, 2024
Interview Date: February 5, 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Bank Occupational Therapist will:
- Assess and develop occupational Therapy treatment plans to meet the
needs of a range of patients with palliative care/life limiting conditions in
both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Lead, assess, plan and facilitate timely and effective discharges
from the in-patient unit in conjunction with the MDT.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally
to promote and assist the delivery of effective personalised rehabilitation
services.
- Support student and assistant practitioner learning and education
when on duty.
- Be aware of and contribute to delivering and maintaining the
requirements of the Care Quality Commission.
- Facilitate group programmes/ sessions on topics relevant to the profession
of Occupational Therapy.
- Use the incident reporting system appropriately.
- Support the collection of relevant data and patient feedback to
assist with service development and organisational needs.
- Maintain their own professional development in line with HCPC
requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Bank Occupational Therapist will:
- Assess and develop occupational Therapy treatment plans to meet the
needs of a range of patients with palliative care/life limiting conditions in
both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Lead, assess, plan and facilitate timely and effective discharges
from the in-patient unit in conjunction with the MDT.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally
to promote and assist the delivery of effective personalised rehabilitation
services.
- Support student and assistant practitioner learning and education
when on duty.
- Be aware of and contribute to delivering and maintaining the
requirements of the Care Quality Commission.
- Facilitate group programmes/ sessions on topics relevant to the profession
of Occupational Therapy.
- Use the incident reporting system appropriately.
- Support the collection of relevant data and patient feedback to
assist with service development and organisational needs.
- Maintain their own professional development in line with HCPC
requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The Bank Occupational Therapist will
- Hold a diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC
The Bank Occupational Therapist will be able to:
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of working in a palliative care setting/or with people with palliative care needs.
- Demonstrate Occupational Therapy knowledge and skills relevant to or transferrable to the field of palliative care.
- Contribute to managing a complex Occupational Therapy caseload, assessing and managing risk appropriately and facilitating timely and effective discharges from the in-patient unit.
- Support the development of others including students.
- Manage competing demands and prioritise work effectively to meet service needs.
- Communicate effectively (verbal and written) and be able to adapt communication style to the situation.
- Use their own initiative and work independently.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Care Quality Commission requirements.
- Work effectively with the wider hospice MDT.
- Be able to access and use hospice IT systems including the patient administration system EMIS.
- Travel between hospice sites and into the community to visit patients homes.
- Demonstrate the values of the organisation with a sensitive, flexible, resilient and compassionate manner.
Experience
Essential
- Have 2 years post registration clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist including working with people with long-term conditions or palliative care needs.
- Have experience of delivering Occupational Therapy in a range of settings ideally including lone working and community work.
- Have experience of assessing and managing needs in relation to safe moving and handling.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The Bank Occupational Therapist will
- Hold a diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC
The Bank Occupational Therapist will be able to:
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of working in a palliative care setting/or with people with palliative care needs.
- Demonstrate Occupational Therapy knowledge and skills relevant to or transferrable to the field of palliative care.
- Contribute to managing a complex Occupational Therapy caseload, assessing and managing risk appropriately and facilitating timely and effective discharges from the in-patient unit.
- Support the development of others including students.
- Manage competing demands and prioritise work effectively to meet service needs.
- Communicate effectively (verbal and written) and be able to adapt communication style to the situation.
- Use their own initiative and work independently.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Care Quality Commission requirements.
- Work effectively with the wider hospice MDT.
- Be able to access and use hospice IT systems including the patient administration system EMIS.
- Travel between hospice sites and into the community to visit patients homes.
- Demonstrate the values of the organisation with a sensitive, flexible, resilient and compassionate manner.
Experience
Essential
- Have 2 years post registration clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist including working with people with long-term conditions or palliative care needs.
- Have experience of delivering Occupational Therapy in a range of settings ideally including lone working and community work.
- Have experience of assessing and managing needs in relation to safe moving and handling.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
