Occupational Therapist

2 months ago

Norwich, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

At the Julian Hospital we have five older persons inpatient wards, both organic and functional. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our MDT and support patients in their recovery from their acute distress.

At the Julian hospital we value the knowledge and expertise of OT colleagues in the assessment and treatment of patients with acute illness and recognise the pivotal role that they play in supporting safe discharges from our wards. All the Occupational Therapists are assigned to one ward to be their primary place of work but here at the Julian we work as part of the wider Allied Health Professionals (AHP) team giving all the Therapists the unique opportunity to work across all the inpatient areas. The AHP roles on the Julian site sit under both the ward management and the AHP clinical lead which gives the benefit of being fully incorporated into the ward teams, whilst also working closely together with the AHP team. Management supervision will be under the Band 6 Occupational Therapist but annual appraisals will be completed alongside ward management.

At the Julian hospital we have great links between AHP colleagues across professions and throughout the care group and we have an AHP lead who is available to provide leadership and support with AHP specific matters and encourage your involvement with AHP specific service development projects.

Main duties of the job

To oversee and deliver high quality evidence-based practice and embed the Occupational Therapy process within the clinical area. Undertake occupation focused assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions for service users. To support in the assessment and discharge planning of patients. This includes equipment provision within the community setting. Contribute to and participate in multi-disciplinary team assessment and formulation. Providing specialist occupation-based advice and formulation. Be a practice educator for students. Participate/lead on developments within the service by using outcome measures and engaging in Quality Improvement projects (both locally and Trust wide). Provide supervision and leadership to our junior therapy staff, identifying any learning and development needs in respect of their clinical skills base.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

Some of the benefits you can expect:

NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more

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Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Ability to work both independently and under supervision

Desirable

Supervising students/staff Experience working in a range of mental health settings.

Skills

Essential

Ability to deliver OT assessment and treatment with designated client group Ability to work under pressure managing own caseload and effective prioritisation

Knowledge

Essential

Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group

Desirable

Knowledge of current legislation including risk assessment and CPA.

Qualifications

Essential

BSc/MSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy Registered with The Health and Care Professionals Council

Other

Essential

Able to drive and independent with travel.

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