Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated band 6 occupational therapist with an interest in supporting discharge planning and rehabilitation to patients that have transferred from the acute sector to the short stay beds based in care homes within Oxfordshire. This opportunity is open to candidates who are ready to progress their career to a band 6 role with the support of our therapy lead or an existing band 6 that wishes to gain valuable experience working with both the acute and community sectors.
Part time working will also be considered.
Main duties of the job
You will be supporting the multidisciplinary team including our patient and families toward discharge. This will include timely assessments and providing rehabilitation plans and providing care planning with the care home staff and our therapy assistants. We complete home assessments with our patients and access visits as required. you will be feeding back to the MDT your findings and outcomes of assessments.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work autonomously as a member of the multi-professional team supporting patients in the Short Stay Hub Care Home beds.
To provide an Occupational Therapy (OT) service to Short Stay Hub bed patients.
To support Therapy Assistants to manage the rehabilitation and reablement of patients.
To plan and prioritise own caseload.
leadership, guidance, supervision and development for junior staff, unregistered staff and students.
To provide timely specific Occupational Therapy reports and other patient related correspondence according to the quality standards of the service and Professional Standards.
To develop clinically related administrative duties .
To be able to function in a multidisciplinary team identifying unique skills of Occupational Therapists.
To work closely with associated specialities within the hospital and community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work autonomously as a member of the multi-professional team supporting patients in the Short Stay Hub Care Home beds.
To provide an Occupational Therapy (OT) service to Short Stay Hub bed patients.
To support Therapy Assistants to manage the rehabilitation and reablement of patients.
To plan and prioritise own caseload.
leadership, guidance, supervision and development for junior staff, unregistered staff and students.
To provide timely specific Occupational Therapy reports and other patient related correspondence according to the quality standards of the service and Professional Standards.
To develop clinically related administrative duties .
To be able to function in a multidisciplinary team identifying unique skills of Occupational Therapists.
To work closely with associated specialities within the hospital and community.
Person Specification
Shortlist offline
Essential
- 0 for rejected, 2 for interview
Person Specification
Shortlist offline
Essential
- 0 for rejected, 2 for interview
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
base john Radcliffe, travelling to various care homes and patient's addresses
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
