Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Discharge Team, for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist. You will be working alongside and Multidisciplinary Team of experienced, physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists a, Registered nurses, Rehab support team members and administrative staff.
- This post requires the applicant to have a reasonable post registration experience of working with Multi-Disciplinary Team working within the hospital or community team.
- You will be expected to work autonomously within both the hospital and community settings, assessing, managing, and treating patients.
- You will be expected to visit patients within their own homes, which includes weekends and bank holidays.
- Driving Licence required working within the Community.
- Option of 4 day / 5 day - working pattern to cover a 7 day service from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Candidates are welcome to meet the team for more information.
- Interview date: 23 August 2023
- One full time (37.5 hours) position
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The key objectives in this role are:
- To carry out proactive discharge planning at the Front of House which involves the Assessment Suite and the Emergency department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary with the aim of preventing admissions and/or reducing their length of stay.
- Proactive discharge planning on base wards at the RVI and the Freeman Hospital base wards.
- To assess and engage frail patients in the community, in rehabilitation to attain optimum levels of safety, independence, health and wellbeing and follow a for all our frail elderly patients.
- Maintain frail patients at home using Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, thorough risk assessment, risk management techniques with the aim of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and readmissions.
- Have a role in supporting the coordinator with management of the short term rehabilitation-focused care and rehab service with patients in the community.
- Supervision and education of students and support workers.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to complex and highly complex patients within specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.
- To provide day to day supervision of junior and support staff and students working in the specialist area.
- The specialist practitioner is the clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to complex and highly complex patients within specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.
- To provide day to day supervision of junior and support staff and students working in the specialist area.
- The specialist practitioner is the clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth clinical knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance
- Highly developed understanding of OT process within acute setting
- In-depth knowledge of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management
- Extensive knowledge of a range of disability equipment
- Extensive knowledge of eligibility criteria and procedures/policies relevant to disability equipment, minor housing adaptations
- Highly specialist knowledge of moving and handling legislation and knowledge of current moving and handling best practice and associated equipment
- Excellent understanding of professional ethics and their application into practice
- Good knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
- Knowledge of team dynamics and team building
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills
- Supervisory, team management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Commitment to personal and service development
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Desirable
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience including experience within physical health
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g. reduced mobility
- Team management
- Experience in supervising staff
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in OT
- State registered with Health & Care Professions Council
- Post graduate experience
- Driving Licence if relevant to role (i.e. works within the Community)
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth clinical knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance
- Highly developed understanding of OT process within acute setting
- In-depth knowledge of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management
- Extensive knowledge of a range of disability equipment
- Extensive knowledge of eligibility criteria and procedures/policies relevant to disability equipment, minor housing adaptations
- Highly specialist knowledge of moving and handling legislation and knowledge of current moving and handling best practice and associated equipment
- Excellent understanding of professional ethics and their application into practice
- Good knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
- Knowledge of team dynamics and team building
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills
- Supervisory, team management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Commitment to personal and service development
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Desirable
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience including experience within physical health
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g. reduced mobility
- Team management
- Experience in supervising staff
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in OT
- State registered with Health & Care Professions Council
- Post graduate experience
- Driving Licence if relevant to role (i.e. works within the Community)
Desirable
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).
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