Specialist Occupational Therapist | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 p.a. inc. HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE27 9AW |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6317482/196-LIS8494 |
Summary
This is an exciting time for a Specialist Occupational Therapist (band 6) to join the @home service, which boasts as being one of the largest and longest running Urgent Community Response teams in London.
We are continuously expanding the service in line with NHS England’s Long Term Plan to support England’s ageing population and those with complex needs. This is through developing virtual ward pathways, supporting elderly fallers to remain at home, reducing pressure off LAS, and working more collaboratively with social care and other community therapy teams; putting the patient at the heart of all we do.
The @home service are searching for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapist to join the team. Ideal candidates may be currently working at band 6 level and seeking new challenges; a current band 5 looking for progression into a band 6 role; or a returning to practice Occupational Therapist.
The role involves assessing patients in homes within the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, requiring the use of public transport; or via holding a current and valid UK driver’s licence and /or vehicle that can be used for work purposes.
The successful post holder you will demonstrate high level of assessment skills and specialist interventions and knowledge; patient-centred goals setting abilities; and collaborative multidisciplinary discharge planning abilities in a face-paced working setting.
Previous community experience and a passion for urgent therapy assessment, intervention and rehabilitation in supporting patients to remain in their own home is desirable. Our locality means you will be working with some of the most diverse populations, cultures and languages in London.
You will have supervisory, teaching and training responsibilities for the Nursing Rehab Support Workers, Allied Health Students, and the wider multidisciplinary team. Furthermore, you will be an active participant in evidence-based projects, departmental research and audits including recommendations for changes in practice as required and in line with current NHS directives.
Excellent communication skills are essential, and you must be enthusiastic, flexible and able to work autonomously using strong clinical assessment and clinical reasoning skills. You will have opportunities for career progression and development an extended scope of practice role within the service; supported through regular supervision and performance development reviews.
GSTT @home is a hospital at home service covering both Lambeth and Southwark boroughs, and is a joint venture between health and social care. @home provides high quality, safe, intensive multidisciplinary acute treatment and monitoring in the patient’s usual place of residence that would otherwise be carried out in hospital.
The service operates 7 days per week, with therapists working 08.00hrs to 20.00hrs as the standard shift pattern. With this post being part-time it is essential the post holder be able to work their hours flexibly and to contribute fully to both existing and new rota's.
Patients conditions range from those requiring a single episode of care e.g. postoperative to IV or antibiotic therapy; through to patients living with complex and long-term conditions, including the frail elderly, who may require periodic short-term intervention to maintain the best possible quality of life at home.
The service accepts referrals from GP’s, LAS, Guys and St Thomas Hospitals, Kings College Hospital, St George’s hospitals as well as other community services.
@homeencompasses two main streams of work:
• 2-hour, same day or next day response to support early dischargefrom hospitals from Guy’s & St Thomas, King’s College and is integrated with secondary care.
• Hospital admission avoidance, with 2 hour or same day response, working in conjunction with LAS, GPs, Community Matrons, District Nurses, Social Care and the other community therapy teams.
Please refer to the full job description for comprehensive summary of the essential and desirable criteria for this role. Main headings include:
• Professional and clinical responsibilities
• Communication
• Service Development - Research / Audit / Quality
• Staff management and Leadership
• Education and Training
• Personal and Professional Development
Key relationships include: Head of Nursing, Deputy Head of Nursing, Deputy Chief AHP, Therapy Lead Practitioners, Clinical Development Matron, Matrons, @home GPs, Nursing staff and the wider MDT, District Nurses and Community Matrons, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Allied Health Professionals, Consultants and Junior Medical Staff, community and acute therapy and rehabilitation teams, Social Services staff administrative and support staff, Home Care Provider Staff, Voluntary Sector Staff.
General points to note
This job may involve frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions, e.g. bodily fluids, unpleasant smells, and occasional exposure to verbal aggression. This is a community-based role and will involve entering patients’ homes.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Jun 2024