Specialist Occupational Therapist - Acute Respiratory

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, dynamic, and innovative Occupational Therapist within the established Critical Care, Surgery and Respiratory Therapy Team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals.

Using a flexible approach, with excellent team working, you will deliver holistic therapy working collaboratively with therapy and psychology colleagues and the wider MDT. You will need excellent organisational and communication skills, as well as a keen interest in service development. This is a new role within our service which along with a newly appointed Band 7 Occupational Therapist will introduce Occupational Therapy skill and expertise into the team to develop an integrated service. Professional and peer support will also be provided by senior Occupational Therapists within the wider in-patient team.

You will need evidence of varied post graduate experience including previous working within an NHS in-patient setting. This role requires delivery of service within a critical care, surgery and acute respiratory care settings, given this area of specialism you may not have significant experience within this clinical area, however our welcoming, highly skilled therapists and MDT colleagues will support any development needs to enable transition into this interesting and very rewarding area of practice.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have sufficient knowledge, skill and experience to:

• Formulate and deliver specialist therapy programmes
• Directly deliver high quality and safe evidence-based therapy intervention
• In collaboration with the therapy team support daily team operations to deliver high quality patient care and experience via a continuous quality improvement approach
• Create a working environment that facilitates striving for excellence through staff learning and development supporting the MDT
• Develop a supportive and cohesive team-working environment
• Work collaboratively as part of the trust wide or wider multi-professional team

To support the therapy needs of our patients applicants must be prepared to participate in the extended hours and 7 day working rota within the in-patient team.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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