Job summary
At Bart's Health our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals and services, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist with an interest and experience in neurology to join our newly established neuro rotation. You will be part of a large, friendly, and dynamic multidisciplinary team, based at Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, with rotations in, HASU and acute stroke, community stroke team, acute neurosciences and neuro trauma, Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation and community neuro team.
Main duties of the job
These rotations will provide opportunities to provide assessment and intervention to adults with both acquired and progressive neurological conditions which is holistic, and goal orientated. You will be given the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills, and experience with working with those with traumatic brain injury including disorders of consciousness, and post -traumatic amnesia, poly trauma, spinal cord injury, stroke, MND, and functional neurological disorder. The rotation choices will enable you to follow patients through their journey from acute to rehab and community.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for neuro Occupational Therapy, excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm, and with the ability to work autonomously and as a part of a wider MDT. You will be committed to your own learning and development and ways to innovate occupational therapy practice.
Within Bart's Health, we offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete quality improvement and audit projects and we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. You will have the opportunities to develop your specialist neuro clinical skills utilising evidence based practice with support and guidance from our Band 7's and Band 8a clinical specialist neuro OT.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State registered (HCPC)
- Evidence of a CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- Involvement in a relevant RCOT special clinical interest group (e.g. Specialist Section for Neurological Practice)
- Post graduate courses relevant to neurological rehabilitation or disability management
- Supervision training
- Fieldwork educators training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in the NHS or similar health service across a range of acute/rehab settings
- Clinical experience in the field of Neurology, either in acute, rehab or community, ideally 6 months
- Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Team
- Experience of working with interpreters and / or health advocates
- Experience of contributing to professional development / clinical education of junior staff, students and assistants
- Experience of contributing to audit / service improvement projects and working to timescale
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of a range of neurological conditions and the impairments and functional difficulties which they may cause
- Knowledge of key assessments and available treatment options (and their evidence base) in neurorehabilitation / disability management e.g. repetitive task specific training, cognitive rehabilitation, fatigue management, splinting and prescription of equipment / minor adaptations
- Knowledge of relevant guidelines e.g National Clinical Guideline for Stroke
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for occupational therapy and client care
Desirable
- Understanding of National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines and national strategy documents and their implementation in practice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake comprehensive standardised and non-standardised assessments of motor, sensory and cognitive skills
- Ability to carry out risk assessments
- Ability to assess for and review assistive or rehabilitative equipment. This includes safe handling, fitting and demonstration
- Ability to maintain accurate electronic patient records
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Good problem-solving skills
- Ability to supervise and develop others
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the job on a day-to-day basis
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal, in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to deliver sensitive information and communicate with clients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment, despite communication barriers
- Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
- Proficient IT skills
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Participate in working over a 7-day roster, fulfilling contractual hours of 37.5 hours a week, should the service require it
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State registered (HCPC)
- Evidence of a CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- Involvement in a relevant RCOT special clinical interest group (e.g. Specialist Section for Neurological Practice)
- Post graduate courses relevant to neurological rehabilitation or disability management
- Supervision training
- Fieldwork educators training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in the NHS or similar health service across a range of acute/rehab settings
- Clinical experience in the field of Neurology, either in acute, rehab or community, ideally 6 months
- Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Team
- Experience of working with interpreters and / or health advocates
- Experience of contributing to professional development / clinical education of junior staff, students and assistants
- Experience of contributing to audit / service improvement projects and working to timescale
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of a range of neurological conditions and the impairments and functional difficulties which they may cause
- Knowledge of key assessments and available treatment options (and their evidence base) in neurorehabilitation / disability management e.g. repetitive task specific training, cognitive rehabilitation, fatigue management, splinting and prescription of equipment / minor adaptations
- Knowledge of relevant guidelines e.g National Clinical Guideline for Stroke
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for occupational therapy and client care
Desirable
- Understanding of National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines and national strategy documents and their implementation in practice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake comprehensive standardised and non-standardised assessments of motor, sensory and cognitive skills
- Ability to carry out risk assessments
- Ability to assess for and review assistive or rehabilitative equipment. This includes safe handling, fitting and demonstration
- Ability to maintain accurate electronic patient records
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Good problem-solving skills
- Ability to supervise and develop others
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the job on a day-to-day basis
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal, in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to deliver sensitive information and communicate with clients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment, despite communication barriers
- Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
- Proficient IT skills
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Participate in working over a 7-day roster, fulfilling contractual hours of 37.5 hours a week, should the service require it
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).
