Advanced Occupational Therapist for Acute Medicine

4 months ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Come and Join Us

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to jointly lead the Acute Medical team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The team includes you with the other Band 7, two Band 6s, Band 5 and a Band 3 and they work closely with the Physios and the innovative Home First team that undertakes discharge home visits with the care agencies using a Discharge to Assess approach.

Main duties of the job

To work clinically assessing acute medical in- patients and providing recommendations regarding their ability to be discharged home or requiring some in-patient rehabilitation and liaising with all the community services available. To support your team to do the same and identify and develop your own interests supported and empowered by the Occupational Therapy manager. To work closely with the multidisciplinary team and lead and develop a most effective model and vision with your dynamic team, supervising and delegating. To contribute to interdisciplinary team management of long term disability and it's consequent problems by use of specific clinical skills to treat . To be able to identify own professional limitations and seek professional advice when necessary. To undertake responsibility and leadership for completion and implementation of clinical projects, audit or research. To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical information to contribute to an accurate treatment approach.

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

Current registration with Health Professions Council Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork/clinical educators course

Desirable

Membership of professional special interest group BAOT Membership

Experience

Essential

Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning Demonstration of having initiated a change of practice or process after identification of clinical or service need Working experience in Medicine at Band 6 level Supervision of junior staff Participation in audit and research activities

Desirable

Knowledge of posture and seating Experience of neurology intervention

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate and in legible manner (in English) Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team Ability to self direct towards the attainment of clear goals Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards. Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time) Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc) Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand

Desirable

Use of and/or knowledge of POMR(problem orientated medical records) record keeping

Special Circumstances

Essential

To demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness Fitness and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area Ability to work weekends Self motivated

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