Job summary
We are pleased to recruit a band 5 occupational therapist to join our well established team across Hexham General Hospital and Haltwhistle War Memorial Hospital. As part of a multidisciplinary team we support patient flow by providing comprehensive yet timely occupational therapy interventions, and often using a discharge to assess model will support patients from hospital to home liaising with community colleagues. You will provide occupational therapy to a patients with a wide variety of clinical diagnoses including orthopaedic conditions, stroke, elderly and general medicine. A full induction and regular supervision will be provided. Applicants who are newly qualified are welcomed.
Current service hours at Hexham/Haltwhistle are Monday - Friday 08.30-16.30. However this could be extended in the future. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake some weekend working at other sites throughout the trust on a rota basis.
Main duties of the job
o To provide an Occupational Therapy service in specific specialised area/s.o To work with a wide range of patients in specific specialised area/s to achieve optimumfunctional outcomes for all patientso To ensure service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within givenresources.o To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan,implement and evaluate interventions.o To contribute to the delivery of a quality service, responding to referrals within an appropriatetimescale.o To undertake assessments, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions in theappropriate environment
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, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use of evidence-based practice
- Application of the O.T. process, coreskills and use of evidence-basedpractice
- Use of functional assessments andactivity analysis
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to reflect on and appraise ownperformance
- An understanding of the relevantlegislative framework within whichservice operates
- Good personal organisational skills
- Good planning and co-ordination ofOT interventions
- Ability to assess and manage riskApplication of trust policy for infectionprevention and control
- Computer literacy
- Ability to build effective workingrelationships
- Good knowledge of clinicalgovernance
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use of evidence-based practice
- Application of the O.T. process, coreskills and use of evidence-basedpractice
- Use of functional assessments andactivity analysis
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to reflect on and appraise ownperformance
- An understanding of the relevantlegislative framework within whichservice operates
- Good personal organisational skills
- Good planning and co-ordination ofOT interventions
- Ability to assess and manage riskApplication of trust policy for infectionprevention and control
- Computer literacy
- Ability to build effective workingrelationships
- Good knowledge of clinicalgovernance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State registered with HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within a 12 month period).
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest Group
- Experience of working in one or more of the speciality fields listed
- Previous experience of supervision of others
- Experience using standardised assessments/outcome measures
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State registered with HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within a 12 month period).
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest Group
- Experience of working in one or more of the speciality fields listed
- Previous experience of supervision of others
- Experience using standardised assessments/outcome measures
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
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).
