Job summary
We know the power of rehab. Join us to help patients excel with their rehab goals. Using your core occupational therapy skills, you will design creative and innovative therapy solutions for patients.
Our energetic and passionate team consists of physiotherapists, rehab support workers, social workers and nurses. Working together you will support adults with client-centred rehab programmes, optimising their independence and quality of life.
We want the focus on rehab for our patients and not paperwork. Using the power of technology we can take notes 'on the go' with our various systems EPIC, Rover and Dragon.
Our core working sites in Brixton and Streatham are centred within vibrant and exciting communities.
We have excellent access to a vast array of ADL equipment and have a large cohort of rehab support workers.
You'll benefit from our award winning "Showing We Care About You Programme". It offers many types of support (financial wellbeing, career development, value and recognition, work-life balance) to help you in your professional, personal and family life.
We are one of the UKs leading providers of hospital and community-based healthcare, research and education. As part of the Kings Health Trust, you will have opportunities for comprehensive training and development to continuously improve patient care and progress your career.
Main duties of the job
- To perform advanced specialised Occupational Therapy (OT) assessments and interventions as a key member of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation and admission avoidance pathways. This includes maximising clients' physical, cognitive, psychological and social abilities within a physical, social and cultural environment.
- The post holder will be responsible for holding a caseload of community clients within the Intermediate Care service using advanced clinical reasoning and goal setting to support the assessment and interventions provided using a client centred approach.
- Provide supervision and facilitate professional development of Specialist Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Rehabilitation Support Workers and Occupational Therapy students as required.
- The post-holder will be expected to deliver at least 50% of direct clinical care as part of the role and 50% management/leadership responsibilities.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
Department Information
The Integrated Local Services directorate within this clinical group provides a range of community and inpatient health services for adults within the communities of Lambeth and Southwark, with some services also provided in Lewisham. Our hospital-based inpatient and outpatient services provide care for adults from across the region.
Organisational Values:
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional / Clinical responsibilities
To carry out timely assessment and rehabilitation/intervention of community clients to prevent hospital admission or re-admission and facilitate early discharge home from hospital.
Communication
To be highly skilled in communicating, using both verbal and non- verbal means, with clients, carers and families who may have a range of physical disabilities and associated barriers to understanding such as cognitive difficulties, emotional difficulties, hearing and visual impairments and clients where English is not their first language.
Education and Training
To plan, organise and deliver training to all grades of clinical staff, non-clinical staff and students through in-service training, supervision, joint working, practical demonstrations, video analysis etc. To contribute to the in-service training programme in the Intermediate Care Service
Management/ Professional Responsibility
To be responsible for the day-to-day planning, prioritisation and delegation of rehabilitation and care delivered by the MDT workforce.
Information management
Complete required activity and performance data regarding all clinical and professional activities and support other staff to complete their statistics to required timescales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional / Clinical responsibilities
To carry out timely assessment and rehabilitation/intervention of community clients to prevent hospital admission or re-admission and facilitate early discharge home from hospital.
Communication
To be highly skilled in communicating, using both verbal and non- verbal means, with clients, carers and families who may have a range of physical disabilities and associated barriers to understanding such as cognitive difficulties, emotional difficulties, hearing and visual impairments and clients where English is not their first language.
Education and Training
To plan, organise and deliver training to all grades of clinical staff, non-clinical staff and students through in-service training, supervision, joint working, practical demonstrations, video analysis etc. To contribute to the in-service training programme in the Intermediate Care Service
Management/ Professional Responsibility
To be responsible for the day-to-day planning, prioritisation and delegation of rehabilitation and care delivered by the MDT workforce.
Information management
Complete required activity and performance data regarding all clinical and professional activities and support other staff to complete their statistics to required timescales.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Member on RCOT
- Post Graduation qualification
- Member of relevant clinical interest group- RCOT
Previous experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate experience across a range of clinical areas
- Experience of working with adults and older people with chronic conditions and complex co-morbidities
- Rehabilitation experience at minimum Band 6 in all core areas: neurology, orthopaedics, respiratory, and care of the elderly
Desirable
- Evidence of training in management skills
- Experience of leading a team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to use an evidence based approach including clinical outcome measures to evaluate outcomes
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgments and decisions regarding patient care and to be responsible and accountable for decisions made
- Previous experience of staff and student supervision, appraisal and clinical education
- Ability to manage a complex and constantly changing workload of clinical and non-clinical duties demonstrating excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure with frequent interruptions
- Ability to carry out a range of risk assessments, in a variety of community settings
- Ability to demonstrate skills sharing and collaborative multi- professional working, at a variety of levels, including ability to co-ordinate multi-disciplinary/ multi- agency meetings
- Ability to devise, deliver and evaluate training both within the service and to other agencies
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Able to effectively manage conflict and difficult situations, and to challenge and support others appropriately and assertively
- Ability to adopt innovative and flexible working practices and lead and implement successful change management
Desirable
- demonstrate effective IT skills
Physical Requirement
Essential
- Excellent knowledge and application of manual handling techniques in line with Manual Handling Guidelines
- Highly developed therapeutic handling skills
Desirable
- Valid current licensed UK car driver
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Member on RCOT
- Post Graduation qualification
- Member of relevant clinical interest group- RCOT
Previous experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate experience across a range of clinical areas
- Experience of working with adults and older people with chronic conditions and complex co-morbidities
- Rehabilitation experience at minimum Band 6 in all core areas: neurology, orthopaedics, respiratory, and care of the elderly
Desirable
- Evidence of training in management skills
- Experience of leading a team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to use an evidence based approach including clinical outcome measures to evaluate outcomes
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgments and decisions regarding patient care and to be responsible and accountable for decisions made
- Previous experience of staff and student supervision, appraisal and clinical education
- Ability to manage a complex and constantly changing workload of clinical and non-clinical duties demonstrating excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure with frequent interruptions
- Ability to carry out a range of risk assessments, in a variety of community settings
- Ability to demonstrate skills sharing and collaborative multi- professional working, at a variety of levels, including ability to co-ordinate multi-disciplinary/ multi- agency meetings
- Ability to devise, deliver and evaluate training both within the service and to other agencies
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Able to effectively manage conflict and difficult situations, and to challenge and support others appropriately and assertively
- Ability to adopt innovative and flexible working practices and lead and implement successful change management
Desirable
- demonstrate effective IT skills
Physical Requirement
Essential
- Excellent knowledge and application of manual handling techniques in line with Manual Handling Guidelines
- Highly developed therapeutic handling skills
Desirable
- Valid current licensed UK car driver
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).
