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Specialist Occupational Therapist

3 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to work in the Elective Orthopaedic Therapy Team at Trafford hospital within the AHP Division.

You will be working as part of a dynamic, well-established, multidisciplinary team, alongside a Clinical Lead, experienced Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Assistants. We promote close multidisciplinary team working allowing a holistic approach to patient care. You will provide the specialist assessment and management of Elective Orthopaedic patients at the Trafford Elective Hub and work with a wide range of patients across the pre-admission service, day surgery unit and the In-patient orthopedic ward.

As part of this Band 6 role you will contribute to service developments and quality improvement initiatives. You will also be responsible for the supervision of Band 5's and unregistered members of staff. You will support undergraduate education as well as your own continued professional development.

The Trust operates a 7 day and evening twilight service and all staff are expected to contribute.

If you are an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with the relevant clinical and service development experience, we look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Assessment, treatment and discharge planning of In-patient Elective Orthopaedic patients.

Delivery of pre-admission education groups.

Where needed completion of pre-admission environmental visits and discharge visits.

Induct and supervise junior and unregistered staff.

Participate in team training and education.

Contribute to twilight and weekend rota's.

Support undergraduate education

Contribute to service development and quality improvement projects.

Maintain own Continuous Professional Development.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised BSC Honours degree in occupational therapy or equivalent State registration via Health and Care Professions Council Evidence of relevant post graduate training including attendance at relevant specialist courses

Desirable

Involvement in special interest group Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Postgraduate clinical experience as a junior in a broad rotational post Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy assessment and treatment technique Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures Manual Handling, College of Occupational Therapists/Health and Care Professionals Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, CPR, Equality and Diversity Evidence of Continual Professional Development Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working Experience of supervision of students and assistants Evidence of contribution to clinical education and in-service training of less experienced staff/students and assistants Understanding of clinical effectiveness and its implications for services including experience of quality issues, audit and evidence based practice Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical area

Desirable

Knowledge of working of intermediate care and community services Previous experience at this level Evidence of participation in research To have attended a clinical educators course