Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Neuro Rehabilitation

Job description

Job responsibilities

Who are we?

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, focused on providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 65,000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.

We opened our first healthcare facility in London in 2021 and our state-of-the art 184 bed hospital in 2022. With over 100 years of history, our Patients First philosophy will be at the heart of Cleveland Clinic London and the goal of our team is to create an environment that continues to delivers world-class clinical care.

What are we looking for?

As an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team, the Highly Specialist neurosciences Occupational Therapist will assess, treat and manage their own caseload and provide highly specialist neurological occupational therapy skills. This role will report directly to the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist and be part of a highly innovative, evidence based, forward thinking neurosciences therapy team.

This role will provide therapy provision to the neurosciences wards and work within the wider therapy team providing occupational therapy expertise. With support from the Rehabilitation Services Manager and Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist ,this role will develop and progress education and research within occupational therapy. The role will motivate, empower, coach and develop team members through supervision frameworks. The role will have line management responsibility for therapy Caregivers within the occupational therapy team including annual appraisal duties.

What we need from you?

• Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) desirable.
• Membership of special interest group desirable Competencies (Complexity of Work)
• Specialist knowledge and experience in application of clinically reasoned, safe and evidenced based techniques, assessments, management plans and outcome measures in relevant clinical area of neurological occupational therapy.
• Effective and adaptable communication using a variety of verbal and written techniques to the needs of the patient, family, carer and wider MDT
• Ability to prioritise, delegate, organise and work effectively to a deadline Ability to provide innovative, creative and evidenced based education to therapists and MDT.
• To be able to lead and assist in rehabilitation / manual handling of complex and potentially dependent patients with appropriate equipment and compliance with manual handling policies.
• To work in an inpatient environment with potential interruptions such as acutely deteriorating patients requiring urgent review, emotionally challenging scenarios requiring intense focus and frequent exposure to potentially unpleasant materials such as bodily fluids.
• To be able to lead and assist in rehabilitation / manual handling of complex and potentially dependent patients with appropriate equipment and compliance with manual handling policies.
• Extensive post graduate experience neurological occupational therapy at senior level.
• Experience in acute complex neuro-rehabilitation and neurosurgery
• Extensive experience of multidisciplinary / multi agency working at senior level.
• Experience of audit, quality improvement, clinical effectiveness and project planning.
• Experience of supervision, appraisal, development and managing performance including competency development.

What we offer you?

We are offering an array of benefits to compliment working for a not-for-profit market leader, some of our benefits include:

• 25 days Annual leave plus 8 days Bank holiday a year

• Auto-Enrolment of 5% pension - Cleveland contribute 10% through Salary Exchange

• Private Medical Insurance and Private Dental Insurance

• Life Assurance

• Discounted gym facilities in our Admin Office Building

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Seasonal Ticket Loans

If you would like to know more, please email recruitment@ccf.org or click apply below.

Please see Important Information below:

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lets deliver World Class care together!

As an equal opportunities employer, we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment, which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Education:
• Degree in relevant AHP area
• Post-graduation experience and education and training in neuro-rehabilitation and neurosurgery, including the assessment and treatment of cognition
• Evidence of training / experience in appraisal, supervision of therapists/students
• Evidence of continuous professional / academic development relevant to clinical field
• Evidence of training / experience in basic research skills ( critical appraisal, literature reviews)

Experience

Essential

• Work Experience:
• Extensive post graduate experience neurological occupational therapy at senior level
• Experience in acute complex neuro-rehabilitation and neurosurgery
• Extensive experience of multidisciplinary / multi agency working at senior level
• Experience of audit, quality improvement, clinical effectiveness and project planning
• Experience of supervision, appraisal, development and managing performance including competency development.
• Experience of assisting in delivery of education and training within therapy teams including own neurological occupational therapy expertise
• Experience of delivering multidisciplinary education and training in service training
• Experience at supporting a research and quality improvement culture
• Experience of empowering and engaging patients to make informed decisions over their care
• Experience in leading complex discharge planning including the provision of appropriate equipment

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

Cleveland Clinic London

Address

Cleveland Clinic

33 Grosvenor Place

London

SW1X 7HY

Employer's website

https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/ (Opens in a new tab)