Job summary
BAND 6
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
(TRAINING
POST CONSIDERED)
MUSCULOSKELETAL
& RHEUMATOLOGY OUTPATIENT
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
TEAM
Full time 37.5 hours
Job share considered.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and progressive
Outpatient team, with amazing opportunities to develop your knowledge and
skills within a friendly, supportive team. The successful
candidate will join our established outpatient hand therapy service, providing musculoskeletal
and rheumatology assessment, advice and treatment to patients referred by Trauma,
Orthopaedic, Rheumatology, GPs, AHPs, FCPs and ED Advanced
practitioners. We have excellent comm unication with the consultants and
other members of the MDT.
This post holder will be responsible for
delivering trauma and orthopaedic Occupational Therapy services with some
overlap of rheumatology hand therapy services, which would currently be based
at Warrington Hospital. However, you may be required to work across site at
times, dependent on the needs of the service.
Full time
working would be preferred, however part time candidates and those willing to job
share will also be considered.
Main duties of the job
Ideally, you
will have experience working within the field of hand therapy, and be able to
demonstrate a high
level of
clinical reasoning and skills within this area, although a training post would
be considered for band 5s wishing to branch out into a speciality team and
service.
The duties of the candidate will be, provide assessments, advice, and
treatment for your own case load. Therefore, you would be expected to have skills
and knowledge in assessment and treatment planning, bespoke and orthotic splint
provision, and other treatment modalities in line with current national
guidelines for hand therapy.
You will be
required to provide supervision and undertake leadership tasks. We offer excellent team support and regular
informal and formal supervision with experienced clinicians.
CPD is offered
in the form of regular in-service training, internal and external courses.
Evidence of previous
involvement with audit and student education is desirable
About us
We
are a friendly and supportive team of experienced therapists, assistant practitioners,
admin staff and volunteers.
The team treats patients with acute and chronic Musculoskeletal
and Rheumatology conditions, including post-operative therapy for trauma and
elective procedures.
We
are currently based across two sites, Warrington, and Halton Hospitals.
Our
facilities include 1:1 treatment areas, on both sites, plus a fully equipped
heavy and light workshop facility at Halton. We deliver interventions across
both sites in the form of 1:1 sessions and group sessions.
For an informal
chat or visit please contact:
Anne Harrison Team Lead: anne.harrison10@nhs.net
01925662725
Jessica Price
Band 7 OT: jessica.price9@nhs.net 01925 27 5232
Louise Burgess Band
7 OT: louise.burgess13@nhs.net 01925 27
5232
Lynne Ellison Band
7 OT: lynne.ellison@nhs.net 01928 75
3266
Interview Date: 07/11/2023
Job description
Job responsibilities
Utilises specialist skills in the assessment and
treatment of own caseload of clients/patients, developing specialised
programmes of care individually and/or in groups in a variety of settings.
To work within the multi-disciplinary team and
provide specialist advice.
Supervises less experienced students and staff.
Please see attached Job Description for full details of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Utilises specialist skills in the assessment and
treatment of own caseload of clients/patients, developing specialised
programmes of care individually and/or in groups in a variety of settings.
To work within the multi-disciplinary team and
provide specialist advice.
Supervises less experienced students and staff.
Please see attached Job Description for full details of the post.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience with client group.
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 6
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Hons in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- HCPC registration.
- Evidence of specialist formal post registration training and experience.
Mental effort
Essential
- Ability to work in a busy clinic
Desirable
- ** Please see attached Job Description for FULL person Specification **
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Keyboard skills.
- Team working skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- General communication skills.
- Ability to be empathic.
- Ability to handle emotional situations.
- Advancing clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills.
- Group facilitation, presentation, and educational skills.
- Ability to think quickly and utilise quality clinical decision making.
- Self-motivated and able to lead and motivate others within a team.
- Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area and able to manage a complex and demanding workload.
- To understand the Trusts policies of data protection, safeguarding, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients.
Specific role requirements
Essential
- Good health record.
- Able to work across sites.
Desirable
Physical skills
Essential
Physical effort
Essential
- Ability to handle hot splinting materials
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience with client group.
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 6
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Hons in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- HCPC registration.
- Evidence of specialist formal post registration training and experience.
Mental effort
Essential
- Ability to work in a busy clinic
Desirable
- ** Please see attached Job Description for FULL person Specification **
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Keyboard skills.
- Team working skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- General communication skills.
- Ability to be empathic.
- Ability to handle emotional situations.
- Advancing clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills.
- Group facilitation, presentation, and educational skills.
- Ability to think quickly and utilise quality clinical decision making.
- Self-motivated and able to lead and motivate others within a team.
- Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area and able to manage a complex and demanding workload.
- To understand the Trusts policies of data protection, safeguarding, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients.
Specific role requirements
Essential
- Good health record.
- Able to work across sites.
Desirable
Physical skills
Essential
Physical effort
Essential
- Ability to handle hot splinting materials
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.
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.
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
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
