Job summary
BAND 6 Occupational Therapists - Medicine Team
Permanent Position - flexible working patterns considered
Are you a band 5 Occupational Therapist or an existing band 6 Occupational Therapist who is looking to develop your leadership skills and want experience in service development? These are exciting times for the Medicine team at UHL. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our established team of therapists who provide a service to our medical wards based at Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General hospital. We have the support of the Trust to improve and develop our service, looking at reducing deconditioning and ensuring it continues to meet the needs of the population.
You will be part of the wider multidisciplinary team working on the acute medical wards assessing and treating patients with a variety of clinical conditions, including frailty, endocrinology, gastroenterology, oncology and general medical conditions.
You will assess and treat patients referred to the service, with an aim to facilitate discharge from the acute setting as efficiently and effectively as possible. You will ensure excellent communication with patients, their relatives and carers.
Main duties of the job
You will have support to develop both your clinical and leadership skills from our Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist and Clinical Team Leader.
We have a supportive team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. You will receive regular supervision and appraisal to promote personal development. You will be actively encouraged to be involved in service development, audit and research.
There will be the opportunity to support and supervise other staff, as well as provide practice placements for Occupational Therapy students. There is a structured in-service training programme in place within the team which you will be encouraged to be involved with.
We provide a seven day service and have a roster system to cover weekend working and bank holidays.
For additional information please contact Caroline Farthing - Clinical Team Leader 0116 2585053.
About us
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Occupational Therapy provides key therapeutic assessments and interventions to patients in order to promote independence and facilitate optimum function for individuals working with patients, families and carers and the multi-disciplinary to achieve agreed outcomes for patients.
- To work with those who may have complex needs including physical, psychological and communication difficulties.
- Be responsible for managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment to discharge/transfer of care within defined protocols, in order to facilitate a timely and safe discharge from hospital.
- Plan, deliver and progress treatment interventions using clinical reasoning and decision making skills in order to work towards and achieve identified patient goals.
- To work with those who may have complex needs including physical, psychological and communication difficulties. Be responsible for managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment todischarge/transfer of care within defined protocols, in order to facilitate a timely and safe discharge from hospital.
- To provide written reports of assessments/treatment carried out for clinics and/or inclusion in medical notes as appropriate.
- Apply knowledge of OT process, in order to deliver appropriate treatment interventions and facilitate appropriate clinical decisions.
For more information, please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Occupational Therapy provides key therapeutic assessments and interventions to patients in order to promote independence and facilitate optimum function for individuals working with patients, families and carers and the multi-disciplinary to achieve agreed outcomes for patients.
- To work with those who may have complex needs including physical, psychological and communication difficulties.
- Be responsible for managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment to discharge/transfer of care within defined protocols, in order to facilitate a timely and safe discharge from hospital.
- Plan, deliver and progress treatment interventions using clinical reasoning and decision making skills in order to work towards and achieve identified patient goals.
- To work with those who may have complex needs including physical, psychological and communication difficulties. Be responsible for managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment todischarge/transfer of care within defined protocols, in order to facilitate a timely and safe discharge from hospital.
- To provide written reports of assessments/treatment carried out for clinics and/or inclusion in medical notes as appropriate.
- Apply knowledge of OT process, in order to deliver appropriate treatment interventions and facilitate appropriate clinical decisions.
For more information, please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in relevant clinical area
Communication skills
Essential
Team Working
Essential
- Experience of working in a team
Enthusiasm for post
Essential
- Enthusiasm for working in RAds
Trust values
Essential
- Evidence of working to trust values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in relevant clinical area
Communication skills
Essential
Team Working
Essential
- Experience of working in a team
Enthusiasm for post
Essential
- Enthusiasm for working in RAds
Trust values
Essential
- Evidence of working to trust values
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).
