Job summary
- Are you an
experienced Occupational Therapist with an interest or skills in Palliative
Care?
- Can you
demonstrate the ability to work as an effective team member, managing competing
practices?
- You must be
passionate about our patients and a collaborative colleague
- Most
importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose
and values of St Ann's Hospice.
This is an exciting time to join an ambitious, much loved charity and help us achieve our goals. If you're looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
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 holder must 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 Ann's 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
At St Ann's,
there's one thing that motivates us, and that's providing excellent care and
support to those living with or affected by life-limiting illnesses.
Were
continuously developing our plans for delivering outstanding person-centered
care that is innovative and evidence- based and to ensure St Ann's is in the
best shape possible for future generations.
Contract: This post will be a permanent bank position
Salary: Band 6 Competency Based Framework, £19.64 per hour
Working pattern: Ad hoc to cover service needs. The service operates between 8:00-17:00, Monday - Friday.
Based at: Cross-site (Heald Green and Little Hulton)
Free Car Parking at St Ann's site
Please contact Gemma Spedding, Advanced Occupational Therapist, for an informal chat on 0161 498 3659.
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
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 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.
Closing Date: 12th November 2024
Interview Date: 25th November 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 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 Physiotherapy.
- 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 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 Physiotherapy.
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Have 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC.
Skills
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.
- 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.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC.
Skills
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.
- 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.
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.
