Acute Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6106033/249-6106033 |
Summary
Critical Care now included as part of the rotation!
The Great Western Hospital are looking to recruit Band 6 Occupational Therapists to be part of our newly extended rotational programme. We would be open to welcoming applications from current Band 5 OT’s wanting to develop into a Band 6 role.
Our Band 6 Rotational Programme includes gaining valuable experience in the below areas:
• Orthopaedic Therapy - Trauma and Elective
• Acute Occupational Therapy - Medicine and Surgery
• Front Door Therapy - Emergency care and Admission Avoidance
Each rotation will be for 9 months where you will rotate within the above areas to support the demand in the Hospital site. We are very excited to be able to offer time on the Critical Care Unit as part of your rotational experience.
If you would like to find out more information about this opportunity or to arrange a brief department walk around, please get in touch with Louise White or Sarah Kirwan on 01793 646141 or louise.white4@nhs.net or sarah.kirwan@nhs.net
We look forward to hearing from you!
• The role of the Senior Occupational Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational Therapy intervention to each service within the rotation.
• To participate in the Band 6 Rotation Scheme – within Acute Occupational Therapy, Orthopedic Therapy and Front Door Services. Each rotation will be for 9 months. During one of your rotations, you will have the opportunity to spend part of your time working on the Critical Care Unit.
• To be aware of the total therapy needs of the team, the changing demands and act in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs.
• To be able to be proactive at delivering therapeutic interventions within a timely manner to enable patients to maintain their independence, identifying when patients would benefit from further rehabilitation and support services and to refer on to other services appropriately.
• To provide clinical leadership and specialist advice, through the supervision, coaching and education, for less experienced occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, students, support workers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service-We will put our patients first
Teamwork -We will work together
Ambition -We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect - We will act with integrity
1. To participate in the band 6 rotation Scheme.
2. To assist with the continuous service development of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
3. To hold responsibility for own case load, working without direct supervision.
4. To manage complex diverse cases which may include medical, neurological, traumatic brain injury, surgical, orthopedic, musculo-skeletal and psychiatric conditions.
5. The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
6. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
7. To chair Team meetings, planning staffing and workloads. Monitor and manage annual leave or sickness ensuring adequate cover as required by the team you are working in.
8. To work within a framework of local, national and Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) delivered standards and evaluate quality of practice, this may include undertaking evidence-based audit, satisfaction surveys, recording statistics and service change.
9. To actively participate in the Clinical Governance agenda of the team you are working in.
10. To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in each specialist area, developing knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
Please see Job Description for full details of this role.
This advert closes on Monday 8 Apr 2024
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