Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Specialist Band 7 Occupational Therapist with a specialist interest in Medicine and Care of the Elderly. You will support the team in providing specialist clinical knowledge to junior staff, as well as undertaking a clinical caseload to include complex cases.
You will be a proactive member of the team working closely with the Team Leader to deliver on service improvement, ensuring that occupational therapy pathways are effective and efficient and provide best possible patient care.
In the Therapies Directorate we have a strong EDI culture and welcome applicants who will continue to contribute to the power of diversity we want in our teams to help us deliver our best services to our population
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapy service at Wexham Park Hospital is based in teams covering Orthopaedics & Surgery, Neurology, Medicine & Acute Assessment (A&E), Palliative care, General Medicine, and Hand Therapy.
Clinical duties will for example include liaison with multi professional, multi-agency colleagues to ensure patients receive the right level of care at the right time in the right setting; working within the in-patient setting; embedding quality standards in day-to-day practice. You should also expect to provide assessments, interventions, or reassessment of patients with complex requirements to support clear discharge planning.
You must be enthusiastic, person-centred, and able to provide a flexible and creative approach to delivering a high level of occupational therapy in an acute setting.
About us
At Frimley Health we are committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education and staff development. You will be supported and actively encouraged in enhancing your leadership and clinical skills in this area, to facilitate service improvement and integration with community services and other providers.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include: assessment and treatment of complex patients as part of their acute journey; formulating recommendations and making onward referrals to meet existing needs and maximise patients' longer term potential; communicating clearly with the MDT across a range of settings and counties (including carers and families); maintaining HCPC, RCOT, Trust and department standards; contributing to quality service delivery and improvement work; maintaining continuous personal development whilst contributing to the development of others; providing clinical, managerial and wellbeing support to a small team; contributing to the leadership team within the department. - Please see job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include: assessment and treatment of complex patients as part of their acute journey; formulating recommendations and making onward referrals to meet existing needs and maximise patients' longer term potential; communicating clearly with the MDT across a range of settings and counties (including carers and families); maintaining HCPC, RCOT, Trust and department standards; contributing to quality service delivery and improvement work; maintaining continuous personal development whilst contributing to the development of others; providing clinical, managerial and wellbeing support to a small team; contributing to the leadership team within the department. - Please see job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in OT recognised by College of OT
- H.C.P.C Registered OT
- Evidence of post graduate training in the relevant clinical field
Desirable
- Evidence of Relevant postgraduate courses
- Study for a MSc
Skills
Essential
- Familiar with RCOT documentation guidelines (SOAP)
- Ability to work in and manage a team, in Managers absence
Desirable
- Evidence of Clinical Audit and EBP
- Critical Appraisal skills
- Presentation skills
- Teaching/lecturing skills
- First line Management skills e.g. Conflict resolution, Recruitment & retention
Experience
Essential
- Experienced Supervisor - staff and students
- Working knowledge specialty anatomy and physiology
- Expert Assessment, treatment planning and goal setting in the acute hospital setting
- Working within medical / care of the elderly within an acute hospital NHS setting
- Support junior staff in managing their caseload
Desirable
- Previous experience as a band 7 occupational therapist or equivalent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in OT recognised by College of OT
- H.C.P.C Registered OT
- Evidence of post graduate training in the relevant clinical field
Desirable
- Evidence of Relevant postgraduate courses
- Study for a MSc
Skills
Essential
- Familiar with RCOT documentation guidelines (SOAP)
- Ability to work in and manage a team, in Managers absence
Desirable
- Evidence of Clinical Audit and EBP
- Critical Appraisal skills
- Presentation skills
- Teaching/lecturing skills
- First line Management skills e.g. Conflict resolution, Recruitment & retention
Experience
Essential
- Experienced Supervisor - staff and students
- Working knowledge specialty anatomy and physiology
- Expert Assessment, treatment planning and goal setting in the acute hospital setting
- Working within medical / care of the elderly within an acute hospital NHS setting
- Support junior staff in managing their caseload
Desirable
- Previous experience as a band 7 occupational therapist or equivalent.
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).
