Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

6 months ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Band 4

**Main area**
- Occupational Therapy

**Grade**
- Band 4

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time
- Part time

37.5 hours per week (Post will contribute to weekend working rota - approximately one weekend day every 6-8 weeks)

**Job ref**
- 164-5562628

**Site**
- City Hospital Campus

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum

**Salary period**
- Yearly

**Closing**
- Today at 23:59

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Assistant practitioner Medicine and Oncology Occupational Therapy Team.based on the City Campus.

You will be involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients that have complex physical and cognitive needs, working alongside a large Multi-disciplinary team to support patients discharge from hospital. Some clerical and administration tasks will also be undertaken (eg keeping records, filing, photocopying). You are expected to work independently.

We are looking for an individual who has experience of working in therapies, within a health or social care setting. You must enjoys working with the medicine and oncology patient group including End of Life Care. You will be highly motivated, have the ability to adapt to changing priorities in a busy environment, and can work well in a team or on your own.

There is also a requirement to contribute to the weekends and bank holiday shifts as part of our service wide rota.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work alongside the Occupational Therapists who cover the respiratory, renal, oncology and haematology wards.

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Involvement in assessment, progression and discharge planning of this patient group and will be expected to utilise rehabilitation programmes.

Taking responsible for your own caseload, working both individually and alongside other members of the team.

Gathering information about home circumstances, completing specific functional assessments, ordering equipment and providing rehabilitation and planning discharges.

Following rehabilitation plans set by qualified staff.

Helping patients manage the symptoms they are experiencing due to their condition.

Providing informal supervision to more junior staff and contributing to student placements.

Excellent communication skills are a must in this role as you will be expected to communicate with patients, carers and members of the MDT.

Working for our organisation

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavor to turn your job into a career

Occupational Therapy is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 700 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to make referrals onto appropriate hospital and community services e.g. Physiotherapy, ICELS, community OT and maintain comprehensive and accurate records in line with Trust policy.

You must have excellent communication skills. You must be able to develop, maintain and promote effective professional working relationships with other disciplines and members of the team and use effective communication skills to gain co-operation with treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding or ability to co-operate with the treatment.

You will be able to develop, maintain and promote effective professional working relationships with other disciplines and members of the team including nursing and medical staff and feel confident to do so.

You will be able to provide advice and support on a day-to-day basis to other support workers including delegating tasks for them to complete.

See Job description and Person Specification for more information.

Person specification

training and qualifications

Essential criteria
- GCSE (A-C) English/Maths or equivalent
- NVQ/QCF level 3 in healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification

planning and organisation

Essential criteri

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