Occupational Therapist

4 months ago

Neath, United Kingdom Swansea Bay University Health Board Full time

Job overview

The Swansea Bay Acute Clinical Team is a dynamic Nurse Practitioner led Service ,supported by Consultant Geriatricians which provides Hospital based treatment in the patient's home. Currently there are two hubs one based at Bonymaen Clinic covering the Swansea geographical area and one based at Cimla Health and Social Care Centre covering Neath Port Talbot.

Both hubs cover vast geographical areas and in order to fulfill this role the successful applicant must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes .

The Role of the Band 5 Registered Nurse includes ability to recognize and assess acutely unwell adult patients , to communicate precise details of clinical presentation with the Advanced Clinical Practitioner in order to commence a treatment plan . 

The Role includes Intravenous cannulation and phlebotomy skills- 

Safe administration of Intravenous/ sub cutaneous therapies monitoring effectiveness 

Anaphylaxis and Cardio respiratory arrest recognition 

12 Lead ECG recordings, bladder scanning , male and female urinary catheterization ,collection of microbiology samples , maintaining high standards of documentation and safe keeping of patient records.

Recognition of Vulnerable Adults and how to escalate concerns 

Mentoring students whilst on placement to the Service 

IT Skills 

Attendance and contributions at daily Board rounds at Base 

Main duties of the job

Advanced Practitioner led Service supported by Geriatricians which includes assessing acutely unwell Adults in the Community environment by providing Hospital Based treatments in the patients home .

Vast geographical areas covered- successful candidate must hold Full UK driving licence at time of application to be considered for the role due to the volume of driving required .

The successful applicant will require experience caring for Adults in an Acute setting and be able to recognize the deteriorating patient .

Communicate patient concerns with Senior staff 

Ensuring high standards of care are maintained at all times

Patient/ family Advocate 

Ability to work alone and as part of a Team .

Time management and organisational skills essential 

 Be able to administering prescribed treatments and monitor affects 

Ability to be flexible as the needs of the Service change

Maintaining knowledge, skills and experience 

Liaising with other Health Care Professionals and Multi disciplinary Teams 

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. 

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find the Full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting Documents .

Informal enquiries are highly recommended if applicants are successful to be invited to Interview.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria

Hold UK Full Driving licence

Desirable criteria

Must have access to vehicle to fulfill Role

Qualifications

Essential criteria

UK NMC Registered

Desirable criteria

Experience working with Adults in Acute setting

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Administration of Intravenous medication

Desirable criteria

Posses Phlebotomy and Intravenous Cannulation skills

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

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