Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist

4 weeks ago

Brighton, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 to join our General Medical and Surgical Team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. 

The team consists of Band 7 team leaders, Experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Band 5 Occupational Therapists and Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistants. 

The successful candidate should be pro-active, flexible and demonstrate excellent communication, clinical and organisational skills required to lead and manage in a fast paced environment, working on providing excellent assessment, discharge planning and placing a key focus on admission avoidance. 

We offer:

A supportive working environment with regular supervision and CPD opportunities. Various opportunities for learning and development of both clinical and managerial skills to ensure continuing development of both individuals and the team. Involvement in Service Development

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist for Medicine and Surgery - Team Lead is responsible for working closely with the Head of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Professional lead, other Occupational Therapy Team Leads and relevant clinical colleagues / managers to ensure: 

the provision of leadership, supervision; professional consultation, guidance and advice to the Medicine and Surgery Occupational Therapy Team  the planning, delivery, evaluation and review of an effective Occupational Therapy service by the Team to Medical and Surgical patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital  the professional representation of Occupational Therapy in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services within our acute medicine service, holding responsibility for defined projects in agreement with the Head of Occupational Therapy, Therapies Site Lead and Professional Lead  the management of a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions  the professional representation of the Occupational Therapy Service as a whole, to include deputising for the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead in liaison with other Team Leads in their absence 

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Attached you will find the job description and person specification which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.

We highly recommend you view this document and use it when completing the application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

Person specification

Experience/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Diploma in Occupational Therapy or BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy or overseas equivalent Evidence of relevant post graduate clinical courses/ CPD and reflective practice Experience of supervising less experienced staff and students Experience of working in a range of clinical specialties e.g.: cardiac; respiratory medicine; palliative care/end of life; dementia care, frailty, orthopaedics. Experience in managing a team.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of post graduate management courses or training Experience in handling complaints and disputes Recruitment and Selection training and experience

Skills

Essential criteria

High level of clinical skill in speciality area and ability to teach those skills (to own and other professions) Ability to work under pressure and remain calm in a crisis Ability to prioritise clinical and non clinical work Teamwork and co-operation. Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

Relevant experience, including work at Band 7 level within the speciality Experience in strategic planning and formulating business plans

People Management and Development

Essential criteria

Experience in assessment of competency of other members of staff and managing poor performance Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams Experience of Supervising and conducting Appraisals Experience of giving presentations to OT colleagues and to audiences of mixed professional backgrounds

Desirable criteria

Management training course/module

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential criteria

Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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