Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to be part of the neurological rehabilitation offered at St Pancras Rehabilitation Unit.
The inpatient neurorehabilitation team operates from St. Pancras Hospital, where their primary focus is to deliver Level 2 and Level 3 neurorehabilitation for adult patients requiring Occupational Therapy.
The team's overarching mission revolves around fostering recovery, enhancing independence, facilitating community integration and empowering patients for self-management when suitable.
Their work with clients spans a spectrum of need, ranging from brief assessments and treatments to extended rehabilitation periods or intricate discharge planning, all anchored in a goal-driven approach.
The team maintains a steadfast commitment to a clinical governance, emphasizing evidence-based practice, research involvement, and participation in audit programs among its members. The Team benefit from dedicated leadership from the NCL Stroke Lead and a Rehabilitation Consultant.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
- Provide high quality Occupational Therapy input including assessment, treatment and advice to patients in a variety of settings.
- Demonstrate strong communication skills with a range of stakeholders including patient's family members and MDT
- Provide patient centred care to ensure a holistic and individualised treatment/intervention is delivered
- Perform safe manual handling tasks, fitting and delivery of ADL equipment, and basic IT skills.
- Participate in evidence-based audits and service development projects in conjunction with the Joint Therapy team (OT/PT/SLT and psychology) in order to ensure high standards of care & service development are maintained and improved.
- Be an integral member of a team assuming delegated responsibilities for supervision of students and assistant members of staff as required.
- Be flexible and provide cover within the therapy department during periods of staff absence and deputise of the senior therapist as required.
- Ensure an understanding and adherence to trust values, policies and guidelines
- Participate in 7-day services as per our voluntary weekend rota
About us
Come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills.
OT in CNWL is very fortunate in having a long established professional structure and this includes an AHP director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession at all levels - both strategically and operationally.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R& D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and evidence-based practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities.
We recognise that Band 6's are often the backbone of our clinical teams and we will therefore support their development both clinically and managerially. You will have opportunities to supervise staff, be an educator and have access to both internal and external training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a complex neurological caseload using evidence based clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection, and analysis to support assessments, goal setting, personalised rehabilitation and disability management
- To work flexibly with all members of the team to deliver an integrated rehabilitation service to clients in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the team.
- To support maintain and further develop a high quality, efficient and effective Occupational Therapy Service within a multidisciplinary context and in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies for the Organisation.
- To be responsible for the supervision and monitoring of junior staff, including Band 5 OTs, Rehabilitation Assistants and OT students. Cross-disciple working to assist with supervision and monitoring of staff from other professions may be required.
- To actively engage in a wide range of Continuing Professional Development activities.
- Provide comprehensive advice and signposting to clients and their carers and embed self-management strategies into routine care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a complex neurological caseload using evidence based clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection, and analysis to support assessments, goal setting, personalised rehabilitation and disability management
- To work flexibly with all members of the team to deliver an integrated rehabilitation service to clients in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the team.
- To support maintain and further develop a high quality, efficient and effective Occupational Therapy Service within a multidisciplinary context and in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies for the Organisation.
- To be responsible for the supervision and monitoring of junior staff, including Band 5 OTs, Rehabilitation Assistants and OT students. Cross-disciple working to assist with supervision and monitoring of staff from other professions may be required.
- To actively engage in a wide range of Continuing Professional Development activities.
- Provide comprehensive advice and signposting to clients and their carers and embed self-management strategies into routine care.
Person Specification
education/qualifications
Essential
- State registration with HCPC
- Post Registration courses e.g.
- oPrevious experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as an Occupational Therapist.
- Previous general experience to include some of the following:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
clinical experience
Essential
- Understanding the principles of Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines in relation to working with neurological conditions .
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of role of OT in rehabilitation
Person Specification
education/qualifications
Essential
- State registration with HCPC
- Post Registration courses e.g.
- oPrevious experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as an Occupational Therapist.
- Previous general experience to include some of the following:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
clinical experience
Essential
- Understanding the principles of Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines in relation to working with neurological conditions .
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of role of OT in rehabilitation
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).
