Advanced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist in AMU and ED

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job offers you the chance to work in a friendly, supportive MDT environment with a team committed to improving patient care and experience. You will be expected to support the wider multi-disciplinary team across AMU and ED which consists of 90 beds in total. Patients present with a wide range of diagnoses and often have multiple pathologies and complex social situations. It is a fast-paced environment where effective communication, prioritisation, and teamwork are essential. Our focus is early assessment and complex discharge planning.

Desirable skills for this role: Experience in completing comprehensive elderly care/frailty assessments. Experience working in the acute hospital setting (ideally within Acute Medical Units and Emergency Department) Experience within a variety of acute areas e.g., Orthopaedics, Medicine, Elderly Care, Neuro Experience working in a large multidisciplinary team and communicating effectively. Involvement in service developments and facilitating change. Experience in managing and supporting staff, rotas, and other team management skills. Evidence of leadership skills Evidence of providing teaching to wider MDT, therapy teams and students Ability to stay calm and make appropriate decisions under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

For Physiotherapists applying for this post, desirable skills include: Respiratory skills (including NIV awareness) or be willing to undertake the appropriate training to support the service. Supporting the twilight and on-call Physiotherapy rotas.

For Occupational Therapists applying for this post, desirable skills include: Understanding of complex equipment needs including managing pressure care. Knowledge of cognitive assessments appropriate to the acute setting.

As part of this role, you will be expected to work across 7 days, including bank holidays.Training and support can be offered to meet your learning requirements.

We actively encourage all potential applicants to contact us to ask any questions and learn more about the services we provide.

If you are interested in working as part of our Therapy services department in another post, please contact Annette.Purkis@uhs.nhs.uk for further information about our opportunities.

UHS Therapy Services Department: Who are we and what do we do?We are a combined Therapy Service Department consisting of over 260wte (approx. 300 people), including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and therapy support staff, working in most clinical areas of the hospital, and across most specialties. UHS has many regional services, including Childrens Hospital, major trauma, respiratory care, neurological unit, emergency department, cardiac care, and several specialist intensive care units. This allows staff to gain experience in a wide range of specialist clinical areas, particularly those in rotational posts.As part of our staff development we offer regular in-service training, support staff to undertake academic courses, including OT apprenticeships and NVQ study for therapy support staff, and postgraduate study and specialist courses for qualified staff.We support our future Therapy workforce by offering regular Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy student placements, working with 3 local universities.As one of the largest Therapy departments in the UK, we are looking for dedicated staff to join us as we continue to develop our patient-focused therapy service.

Person Specification

Trust Values

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Master's degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent level of experience
• Current HCPC registration
• Significant relevant clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in physiotherapy practice
• Evidence of proven leadership and supervisory skills
• Previous experience within relevant clinical area
• Previous experience on-call, where relevant to clinical area
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of audit, evaluation, or research
• Evidence of implementing change in a clinical environment

Desirable

• Experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Management qualification, or equivalent experience
• Attendance at post-graduation courses, or conferences, relevant to clinical area
• Able to demonstrate sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
• Leadership qualification, or experience

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Prioritisation
• Time management
• Report writing

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Southampton

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)