Job summary
Do you have a passion for working within the Medicine specialities, using all your specialist skills? Come and be part of our friendly and progressive B6 Medicine Rotation.Specialist areas include Healthcare of Older People, Medicine-Oncology, and Medicine-Surgery teams across both sites.
You will hold a complex caseload and be involved in the assessment, treatment and creative rehabilitation of patients with complex physical and cognitive needs. You will be part of an OT service helping patients manage their own conditions through education, symptom management and interventions where possible and enable them to be discharged from hospital.
Rotations offer B6 staff exciting opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and experience across wide-ranging specialties including but not exclusive to palliative and long term conditions, neurological and cognitive deficits, surgical and orthopaedic interventions and amputees. Medicine is the perfect speciality to develop and maintain all of your skills.You will have excellent communication skills, and a wide range of clinical skills and experience.You will have the opportunity to be involved in service development to progress patient care.
We have a strong focus on supporting your career aspirations, discussed in 1:1 supervision. We have excellent leadership development opportunities, including B6 peer supervision sessions and access to our practice development team.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Role will include, but is not limited to:
Working as part of multidisciplinary teams on a variety of wards.
Assessing and treat patients as appropriate in the relevant areas. (i.e. dementia, Parkinsons, amputees, palliative care)
Being able to provide planned and unplanned care.
Managing complex discharges including assisting patients to manage their own long term conditions and provide rehabilitation.
Providing supervision to more junior staff (including Band 5, support and student members of staff) including appraisals, training and placements.
Deputising for the Band 7 team leader as appropriate.
Working flexibly - including working rostered weekends/bank holidays.
Working alongside the Band 7's and other seniors in the team to develop the service in line with evidence based practice and lead on projects.
Support development of the rotation through evaluation, joint working and peer support.
Enhancing your own CPD and Career development
You will be required to work on weekend and Bank Holiday rotas.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
Occupational Therapy is part of the Therapies, Outpatients and Phlebotomy Directorate, within Specialist Clinical Services at NUH. We are a diverse team of AHPs and support staff, employing over 800 staff and working together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent core OT skills and a willingness to learn and develop further, both clinically and professionally. You will be working as part of multidisciplinary teams who will give support and training for you to develop in this role to reach your full potential. You will demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and provide support to less experienced members of the team, including students and support workers. You will demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to support the needs of the service.
Permanent role, 37.5h per week.
Core hours are Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm.
Additional duties will include participation on weekend/bank holiday rosters, likely once every 6-8 weeks depending on service needs.
Please refer to job description and person specification for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent core OT skills and a willingness to learn and develop further, both clinically and professionally. You will be working as part of multidisciplinary teams who will give support and training for you to develop in this role to reach your full potential. You will demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and provide support to less experienced members of the team, including students and support workers. You will demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to support the needs of the service.
Permanent role, 37.5h per week.
Core hours are Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm.
Additional duties will include participation on weekend/bank holiday rosters, likely once every 6-8 weeks depending on service needs.
Please refer to job description and person specification for further information.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Able to maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of parties in either an acute or rehabilitation in-patient setting or the community.
- Experience of using evidenced based practice to inform own practice and that of others
Desirable
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Able to communicate patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors.
- Able to effectively use a range of written and verbal communication skills with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating eg. Patients may be dysphasic, deaf, who may be unable to accept diagnosis or have terminal illness.
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of junior OT staff and support staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of complex wheelchair patients
- Independently work through the OT process with patients requiring a permanent wheelchair
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to support junior and support staff in this process
Physical skills
Essential
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes safe wheelchair positioning, maximising patient ability
Other requirements specific to
Essential
- Flexibility to work elsewhere in Therapies or as required across both campuses
- Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Able to maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of parties in either an acute or rehabilitation in-patient setting or the community.
- Experience of using evidenced based practice to inform own practice and that of others
Desirable
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Able to communicate patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors.
- Able to effectively use a range of written and verbal communication skills with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating eg. Patients may be dysphasic, deaf, who may be unable to accept diagnosis or have terminal illness.
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of junior OT staff and support staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of complex wheelchair patients
- Independently work through the OT process with patients requiring a permanent wheelchair
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to support junior and support staff in this process
Physical skills
Essential
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes safe wheelchair positioning, maximising patient ability
Other requirements specific to
Essential
- Flexibility to work elsewhere in Therapies or as required across both campuses
- Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required
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).