Job summary
Adult Therapy Services
(Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Nutrition and Dietetics)
Post - Band 6 Occupational Therapy in Older Persons Therapy (OPT)
Hours - 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours per week) 2 bank holiday shifts per year and in the future 1 in 4 weekends.
Weston General Hospital is developing into a thriving hospital at the heart of the community.
This is a really exciting time to join Weston General Hospital, you will have the opportunity to develop and grow, personally and professionally, and use your passion to positively shape the future of health and care services within the local communities. Based at a small dynamic hospital in the seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare, and only a stones-throw from its two-mile long sandy beach, you will also benefit from being part of a large specialist NHS teaching trust with sites across Bristol and North Somerset.
Main duties of the job
Our friendly, supportive and proactive OPT team support Weston General Hospitals (WGH) OPT wards - Draycott and Kewstoke. Working closely with the ward and community multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) to provide high quality care for our patients. We are thrilled to launch the recruitment drive for dynamic, proactive, forward thinking therapist to join this team.
We are looking for:
- A highly motivated, proactive and innovative therapist, who is passionate about service delivery, development and improvement.
- A Therapist with strong clinical and developing leadership skills to work closely with the integrated therapy teams, the OPT and community MDT to deliver high quality care to our patients.
Senior clinical and non-clinical support structure is well established with not only the OPT band 7 therapists and the Pathway Lead, but also our fantastic OT and Physio OPT clinical specialists. In service training programmes and staff appraisal systems are in operation to help you develop to meet the demands of the post.
For further information please contact:
- Daisy Gold - Medicine Pathway Lead (Weston Site) 01934 647 102
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- State registered with HCPC
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a general medical &/ or care of the elderly caseload as a Band 5 in a hospital setting and completed a variety of band 5 rotations
- Experience of working alongside unqualified OT staff
- Staff have completed a variety of rotations as a Band 5/ 6
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to prioritise & organise own caseload in both acute as well as rehabilitative setting
- Able to recognise own supervisory needs & respond positively to suggestions for improvement
- Able to demonstrate effective team working skills
- Able to identify own strengths & weaknesses in clinical practice & knowledge
- Able to demonstrate they have the skills to supervise others
- Basic IM&T skills sufficient to input data from hospital systems
- Able to travel between sites
- Knowledge of different prioritisation methods
- Evidence of regular professional reviews and / or portfolio
Desirable
- Experiencing of delegating work to others
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background & preferred method of communication
Aptitudes
Essential
- Resilient & mature attitude
- Able to initiate discussions with new people & discuss issues with fluency & Confidence
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- State registered with HCPC
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a general medical &/ or care of the elderly caseload as a Band 5 in a hospital setting and completed a variety of band 5 rotations
- Experience of working alongside unqualified OT staff
- Staff have completed a variety of rotations as a Band 5/ 6
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to prioritise & organise own caseload in both acute as well as rehabilitative setting
- Able to recognise own supervisory needs & respond positively to suggestions for improvement
- Able to demonstrate effective team working skills
- Able to identify own strengths & weaknesses in clinical practice & knowledge
- Able to demonstrate they have the skills to supervise others
- Basic IM&T skills sufficient to input data from hospital systems
- Able to travel between sites
- Knowledge of different prioritisation methods
- Evidence of regular professional reviews and / or portfolio
Desirable
- Experiencing of delegating work to others
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background & preferred method of communication
Aptitudes
Essential
- Resilient & mature attitude
- Able to initiate discussions with new people & discuss issues with fluency & Confidence
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Weston General Hospital
Grange Road, Uphill
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 4TQ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
