Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join a busy and vital therapy team at Good Hope Hospital.
The post would be suited to an experienced occupational therapist with established experience in stroke and neurology care, with strong clinical, leadership, and organisational skills
The role will offer autonomy, variety and development opportunities; for leadership, learning and clinical skills.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for leading and managing the stroke and neurology therapy caseload, alongside the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist. You will be able to provide clinical excellence and intervention in the day to day running of the service, ensuring that all patients are given appropriate and effective therapy treatment across all wards.
You will be joining a well-established and respected team and have opportunities to develop the OT service in the acute setting. You will be expected to contribute to a weekend service as part of your role.
We would welcome conversations prior to application, and can be flexible for the right candidate regarding working pattern. Employment is offered on a permanent basis following a trust standard probationary period.
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
Job responsibilities
*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.
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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.
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 ( 1 in 5 weekends)
Desirable
- *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.
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 ( 1 in 5 weekends)
Desirable
- *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).
