Job summary
Band 6-7 development post, Band 7 OT post.
Are you an experienced Band 6 OT looking to take that next step into a Band 7 post looking for a new challenge whilst continuing to develop your clinical experience and leadership skills within Stroke and Neurological Occupational therapy?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the development of a band 7 post within the Stroke and Neuro Team at Heartlands Hospital.
You will be working closely with the existing specialist OT and Multi disciplinary team within the Acute setting at Heartlands Hospital. There is a robust MDT within the stroke and neuro service and strong links with the community stroke ESD teams.
This is an ideal opportunity if you have clinical interest in Stroke and Neurology and a strong motivation to develop skills and expertise, while providing patient centred, evidenced based therapy within the stroke and neurological service.
You will need good clinical skills, a flexible approach; including excellent team working, organisational and time management skills. Evidence of prior leadership would be beneficial to support the role.
You will join our dynamic and forward thinking team of therapists who strive towards holistic recovery.
Training and support will be provided by experienced therapists already working in each specialist field with the focus on developing and maximising the potential and skills of the successful candidate via in house and funded courses
Main duties of the job
The role will be to provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of individuals in the Acute setting who have experienced Stroke or who have been diagnosed with a Neurological condition.
The focus will be on thorough and detailed specialist assessment of a range of clients, in order to achieve best outcomes. Safe and effective discharge planning skills along with knowledge of community services in the pathway would be of benefit.
There will be opportunity to further develop skills in leadership as well as increasing clinical knowledge.
Experience of supervision of junior staff and therapy support workers as well as students would be desirable, along with evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
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*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council , OT register.
- *Occupational Therapy degree qualification or equivalent, and significant NHS post graduate experience
- *Documented evidence of Continued
- *Professional Development of relevant specialist knowledge and skills
- *Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
Desirable
- *Evidence of leadership training.
- *Membership of a professional special interest group or national/regional network (RCOT specialist section neurological practice
- *Recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Experience
Essential
- *Understanding of organisational structure of the NHS and Social Care.
- *An demonstrated ability to provide OT professional/clinical leadership
- *Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting with neurological and stroke experience.
- *Experience of working within an acute OT team and participating in service development.
- *Experience of supporting and supervision of junior therapists, student occupational therapists and assistants.
- *A specialist knowledge across a range of occupational therapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring relevant specialist knowledge in the field of stroke and neurology.
- *Understanding of current legislation and application to Occupational Therapy and setting.
Desirable
- *To be able to support and create clinical pathways to improve and develop specialist services.
- *To have an awareness of creating Business cases to improve team outcomes and recruitment
- *Open mindfulness of new ways of working and supporting recruitment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm and an interest in developing expertise within Stroke & neurology
- *Demonstrate a professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
- *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
- *Able to contribute to weekend rota ( I in 5 weekends
- *Driving licence and car owner
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council , OT register.
- *Occupational Therapy degree qualification or equivalent, and significant NHS post graduate experience
- *Documented evidence of Continued
- *Professional Development of relevant specialist knowledge and skills
- *Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
Desirable
- *Evidence of leadership training.
- *Membership of a professional special interest group or national/regional network (RCOT specialist section neurological practice
- *Recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Experience
Essential
- *Understanding of organisational structure of the NHS and Social Care.
- *An demonstrated ability to provide OT professional/clinical leadership
- *Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting with neurological and stroke experience.
- *Experience of working within an acute OT team and participating in service development.
- *Experience of supporting and supervision of junior therapists, student occupational therapists and assistants.
- *A specialist knowledge across a range of occupational therapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring relevant specialist knowledge in the field of stroke and neurology.
- *Understanding of current legislation and application to Occupational Therapy and setting.
Desirable
- *To be able to support and create clinical pathways to improve and develop specialist services.
- *To have an awareness of creating Business cases to improve team outcomes and recruitment
- *Open mindfulness of new ways of working and supporting recruitment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm and an interest in developing expertise within Stroke & neurology
- *Demonstrate a professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
- *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
- *Able to contribute to weekend rota ( I in 5 weekends
- *Driving licence and car owner
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.
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).
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.
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).
