Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist for North Tyneside General Hospital Acute Services.

Main duties of the job

o To provide a comprehensive service in the specialised area.o To provide clinical expertise at an advanced level in the assessment, diagnosis and management of highly complex clients.o To provide specialist input to strategic planning, development, audit and evaluation of clinical services, protocols and policies within the specialised area.o To work across with other lead specialist clinicians for the identified area, providing highly specialised advice and programmes of care.o To ensure service provision in the specialised area is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource constraints.o To practice within the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessments, diagnosis and treatment using advanced clinical reasoning skills.o To manage a caseload of clients (often varied and with highly complex needs), using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.o To provide leadership and clinical education for senior, junior and support staff, through supervision and day-to-day support.o To plan and implement training at a uni-disciplinary and multi professional level in order to enhance services within the specialism and ensure effective clinical practice.o To carryout appraisals with junior and support staff, as delegated by Line Manager.o To regularly supervise undergraduate students on practice placement and participate in placement experience of other professionals.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details

Date posted

06 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6576725KD

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE298NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Work alongside the Clinical Leads, Team Managers and Operational Manager to provide specialist input to strategic planning, development, audit and evaluation of clinical services, protocols and policies within the specialised area. This post holder will lead and work with the Community Response Service to ensure that service demand is met with the focus on complex discharge planning. The post holder will ensure that all resources are utilised to meet demand, will gather relevant information, liaise with referrers, patients and managers

To offer support and supervision to band 6 staffaround discharge planning and ensuring NHCT policies and procedures are adhered to.

Required to ensure an appropriate deployment of staff within the team ensuring an appropriate skill mix across the units.

Required to provide support, direction and guidance on a day to day basis to staff team members and other external agencies.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive service in the specialised area and provide clinical expertise at an advanced level in the assessment, diagnosis and management of highly complex clients.

To promote and ensure safe working practice for all team members both within the office environment and in the wider community at all times-lone working policy, health and safety policy, risk assessments, moving and handling assessments etc.

To facilitate student placements within the team e.g. nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, trainee doctors etc.

To ensure assessments of need are undertaken.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work alongside the Clinical Leads, Team Managers and Operational Manager to provide specialist input to strategic planning, development, audit and evaluation of clinical services, protocols and policies within the specialised area. This post holder will lead and work with the Community Response Service to ensure that service demand is met with the focus on complex discharge planning. The post holder will ensure that all resources are utilised to meet demand, will gather relevant information, liaise with referrers, patients and managers

To offer support and supervision to band 6 staffaround discharge planning and ensuring NHCT policies and procedures are adhered to.

Required to ensure an appropriate deployment of staff within the team ensuring an appropriate skill mix across the units.

Required to provide support, direction and guidance on a day to day basis to staff team members and other external agencies.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive service in the specialised area and provide clinical expertise at an advanced level in the assessment, diagnosis and management of highly complex clients.

To promote and ensure safe working practice for all team members both within the office environment and in the wider community at all times-lone working policy, health and safety policy, risk assessments, moving and handling assessments etc.

To facilitate student placements within the team e.g. nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, trainee doctors etc.

To ensure assessments of need are undertaken.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in O.T.
  • State registered with Health and Care Professions Council.
  • Post Graduate training relevant to specialist area.

Desirable

  • Practice placement qualification.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in O.T.
  • State registered with Health and Care Professions Council.
  • Post Graduate training relevant to specialist area.

Desirable

  • Practice placement qualification.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE298NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE298NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Services Manager

Linzie Sutherland

linzie.sutherland@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

07542326587

Details

Date posted

06 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6576725KD

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE298NH


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