Job summary
Working as Clinical Specialist in the field of neuro rehabilitation of patients with Acquired Brain Injury the post holder will be part of the therapy and wider multidisciplinary team. Band 7 therapists use advanced therapeutic skills in a variety of areas to provide direct high quality and effective therapeutic care and support to patients and provide day to day leadership to the team in terms of Occupational Therapy practices
This post holder will be based the community offering interventions within a range of settings including patients homes, their places and community clinic settings. This post will include working with adults who have an acquired brain injury in the absence of progressive neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
Within the scope of the role, the post holder will independently plan, complete advanced assessment and deliver interventions. They will be responsible for independently managing their own patient caseload, demonstrating clinical autonomy, advanced clinical reasoning, prioritisation and manage competing demands. Supervision is distant with scope to manage and lead independently being accountable for your own and your team's actions.
The post holder will initiate and drive service development, demonstrate self-development and will be responsible for supervision of others and delegate appropriate tasks to registered and non-registered staff. They will be responsible for providing specialist therapy advice within the trust and to other health care professionals.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of Post Grad specialist qualification and willingness to undertake further training at Masters level
Desirable
- Leadership / Management qualification
Other Factors
Essential
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
- Able to meet physical / moving and handling requirements of post i.e re-positioning of a patient, use of moving and handling equipment approved manual physical movement practices of patients.
- Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Broad, developed and advanced knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstrations of knowledge of core and highly specialist therapy skills
- Extensive evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Computer Skills including word processing and email
- Able to make independent sound, advanced clinical decisions and problem solve.
- Able to manage and facilitate others in dealing with busy case load and prioritise
- Ability to work autonomously using highly specialist knowledge, skills and initiative in sometimes complex situations acknowledging role boundaries
Experience
Essential
- Extensive NHS or equivalent experience in specialist area e.g. inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
- Experience of team leadership, management and positive role modelling.
- Student practice placement educator and experience of having students
- Experience of using / fitting adaptive equipment
- Supervisory experience
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
- Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively including difficult conversations
- Committed to personal and team development
- Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in changing service needs
- Is dynamic and proactive
- Shows evidence compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
- Reliable
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of Post Grad specialist qualification and willingness to undertake further training at Masters level
Desirable
- Leadership / Management qualification
Other Factors
Essential
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
- Able to meet physical / moving and handling requirements of post i.e re-positioning of a patient, use of moving and handling equipment approved manual physical movement practices of patients.
- Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Broad, developed and advanced knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstrations of knowledge of core and highly specialist therapy skills
- Extensive evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Computer Skills including word processing and email
- Able to make independent sound, advanced clinical decisions and problem solve.
- Able to manage and facilitate others in dealing with busy case load and prioritise
- Ability to work autonomously using highly specialist knowledge, skills and initiative in sometimes complex situations acknowledging role boundaries
Experience
Essential
- Extensive NHS or equivalent experience in specialist area e.g. inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
- Experience of team leadership, management and positive role modelling.
- Student practice placement educator and experience of having students
- Experience of using / fitting adaptive equipment
- Supervisory experience
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
- Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively including difficult conversations
- Committed to personal and team development
- Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in changing service needs
- Is dynamic and proactive
- Shows evidence compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
- Reliable
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
