Job summary
This is a great development opportunity for any newly qualified or existing band 5 occupational therapist who wants to embed their core skills and gain experience in a community setting.
Own Bed Instead is community rapid response admission avoidance team that has successfully expanded. We are now able to offer this exciting rotational post whereby the successful candidate will be able to gain experience through rotations across community therapy teams in Dudley.
In OBI we are seeking a passionate occupational therapist who shares in our vision of the 'home first' approach. You will have the opportunity to work in a large MDT to deliver a 2-hour response as part of the National Urgent Care Response targets. Our aim is to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and prevent avoidable Emergency Department attendances by an integrated multidisciplinary approach stabilising patients within the place they call home.
The OBI team is a therapy service providing assessment and treatment to complex patients. The role will be predominantly crisis response work within a patient's own home, however there will be some opportunity for short term rehab where required.
Main duties of the job
This is a qualified post and provides an opportunity for the Therapist to consolidate core skills and competencies.
The key function of this role is mainly clinical and concentrates on the assessment of patients referred to the service.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and will have the support of a senior therapist, and be part of the planning and implementation of therapy intervention in partnership with patients under their care.
These posts are rotational to ensure a rounded learning opportunity.
Intermediate care will provide the post holder with the opportunity to deliver high standard of rehabilitation through occupational therapy interventions to patients in intermediate care stepdown units in various bed-based units across Dudley Borough. The post holder will be responsible for assessing and treating patients with a wide range of clinical needs and conditions, including orthopaedic, neurological, medical and surgical, as well as frail elderly co-morbidities. The post holder is required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving high standards of therapy within Dudley group NHS Foundation Trust.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse , disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma/MSc Pre Reg in Occupational Therapy
- If a student, must be in the final 6 months of course
- Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Evidence of theoretical knowledge and continuous professional development
- Knowledge of the wider Multi-disciplinary team
- Basic Knowledge of principles and practice of Clinical Governance and its application to Occupational Therapy
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice its relevance to occupational therapy
Desirable
- Knowledge across the range of Occupational Therapy practices in community sectors
- Attempts to cover shortfalls in experience through extra-curricular activities
Experience
Essential
- Relevant undergraduate experience or sound knowledge base and ability to adapt to community setting
Desirable
- Awareness of relevant national and local guidelines
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of NHS and the challenges facing the Occupational therapy profession
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, relatives and patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, at all levels
Desirable
- Ability to delegate appropriately
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and make clinical judgments about assessments and plans with patients
- Ability to use initiative and make changes to plans at short notice
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in a defined clinical area
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good time management and personal organisation skills
- Must be willing to participate in flexible working patterns including weekend for 7-day working and out of hours where clinically appropriate
- Ability to provide spontaneous as well as planned advice and teaching to patients, relatives and staff
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to commute to meet the needs of the job and able to get to patient's homes within the 2-hr urgent care response as part of the national guidelines as well as meet the high demand of the service.
- Confident with basic IT skills
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential
- Able toprovidesafe,caring,and effectiveservices
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
- Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma/MSc Pre Reg in Occupational Therapy
- If a student, must be in the final 6 months of course
- Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Evidence of theoretical knowledge and continuous professional development
- Knowledge of the wider Multi-disciplinary team
- Basic Knowledge of principles and practice of Clinical Governance and its application to Occupational Therapy
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice its relevance to occupational therapy
Desirable
- Knowledge across the range of Occupational Therapy practices in community sectors
- Attempts to cover shortfalls in experience through extra-curricular activities
Experience
Essential
- Relevant undergraduate experience or sound knowledge base and ability to adapt to community setting
Desirable
- Awareness of relevant national and local guidelines
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of NHS and the challenges facing the Occupational therapy profession
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, relatives and patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, at all levels
Desirable
- Ability to delegate appropriately
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and make clinical judgments about assessments and plans with patients
- Ability to use initiative and make changes to plans at short notice
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in a defined clinical area
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good time management and personal organisation skills
- Must be willing to participate in flexible working patterns including weekend for 7-day working and out of hours where clinically appropriate
- Ability to provide spontaneous as well as planned advice and teaching to patients, relatives and staff
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to commute to meet the needs of the job and able to get to patient's homes within the 2-hr urgent care response as part of the national guidelines as well as meet the high demand of the service.
- Confident with basic IT skills
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential
- Able toprovidesafe,caring,and effectiveservices
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
- Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
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).
