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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Contact
- Address
- Trust Offices
- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
Specialist Occupational Therapist- Neuro Rehabilitation Team
Closed for applications on: 11-Jun-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 11-Jun-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Pulross Centre
- Address
- 47a Pulross Road, Brixton
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SW9 8AE
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £42,471 - £50,364 p.a. inclusive of HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Interview date
- 19/06/2024
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Rotational or Static Occupational Therapist, Neuro Rehabilitation Team
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and holistic Occupational Therapist to join our team.
We offer short term multidisciplinary neuro rehabilitation and condition management to patients living with long term neurological conditions. Intervention is person centred and goal oriented using a self-management approach.
We are a multi-disciplinary service consisting of Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehab Assistants, Psychologists and Social Workers.
Applicants should have clinical experience in Neurorehabilitation, ideally with some experience within the community.
The post is predominantly covering the diverse borough of Lambeth and utilises agile working to ensure that we can deliver services flexibly and effectively as needed. All staff are provided with mobile devices and work-related travel is reimbursed. Regular, direct clinical supervision is provided from a Band 7 Occupational Therapist plus onsite specialist support from a Band 8 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist.
This post has the option of being static with Lambeth Neuro Rehab Team, or it is possible that the post may become rotational in the future to be a member of the wider Neuro Rehab Service, consisting of our Community Stroke Team in both Lambeth and Southwark, 2b Inpatient Neuro Rehab ward and Neuro-Inpatients at St Thomas’ Hospital.
Advert
You will be an Occupational Therapist with postgraduate experience working with adults with acquired neurological impairments (physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication). The position will suit individuals keen to enhance their specialism in neurological rehabilitation for example in upper limb rehab, cognitive rehab, seating or pre-vocational rehab input. Ideally you will have some community neurological rehabilitation experience. You will also be expected to contribute to multidisciplinary service improvement initiatives through audit and quality improvement projects.
Working for our organisation
We have a strong team ethos of personal & professional development and we value sharing our knowledge & skills within the MDT. You will be well-supported through supervision and appraisal; and will have access to a planned programme of in-service training within the wider community neuro rehabilitation team of over 15 OTs as well as the wider GSTT OT community. You will also have access to the benefits of belonging to Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust and Kings Health Partners, an Academic Health Science Centre.
Work-related travel:
Please note you do not need to be able to drive for the community posts. If you do drive there are pool cars available or you can use your own car. You would otherwise use public transport, own bicycle, or walk. Travel expenses are reimbursed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Provide a comprehensive assessment, treatment and management service to a caseload of individuals who have a neurological condition with a wide variety of comorbidities, following local operational policies and agreed standards and guidelines.
- Provide specialist interventions based on clinical reasoning and evidence based practice, occupational analysis and risk evaluation, using graded activities to address therapeutic goals and optimise functional independence.
- Consider and address occupational performance components and their impact on the individual’s occupations. For example reviewing arm care, posture and tone management; cognitive assessment and rehabilitation; fatigue management or pre-vocational rehab.
- Monitor the effectiveness of interventions through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice.
- Be responsible for prioritising and managing own caseload.
- Work collaboratively with individuals and carers, members of the MDT and external agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to service delivery.
- Educate individuals, carers and family members of the impact of their neurological condition on physical, cognitive and psychological wellbeing and actively promoting healthy lifestyle.
- Empower individuals to take responsibility for self-management during the treatment period and following discharge.
- Respect the individual’s dignity, privacy, culture and wishes during treatment with a commitment to equal access to occupational therapy.
- Maintain and develop close links with colleagues in the acute sector, local authority services, voluntary organisations and other members of primary health care services.
- Be responsible for delegating appropriate tasks to junior staff and OT students as well as being accountable for own professional practice and that of the support staff / students delegated to.
- Participate in the service supervision structure which includes regular supervision with a senior OT, joint sessions and supervision of junior staff and OT students where appropriate.
- Attend all appropriate team, professional and other meetings related to clinical caseload.
- Participate in the Trust staff appraisal scheme.
- Be responsible for safekeeping, cleanliness and maintenance of equipment as necessary.
- Participate in ongoing review of service delivery and any ensuing service developments.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Graduate Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance of relevant post registration courses
- Member of relevant Specialist Interest Group
- Knowledge of current policies and publications relevant to neurological conditions
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant broad based post registration experience at B5 level or above
- Experience of a variety of clinical specialties including neurological and stroke rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Participation in service development or project work
- Experience of working within a ward based rehabilitation setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process relating to client-centred practice
- Demonstrable skills in assessment/treatment & rehab of individuals with neurological and other complex conditions
- Good IT skills
- Knowledge and use of relevant assessment tools and outcome measures
- Ability to work with a diverse workforce to deliver a quality service to people from different backgrounds by including and embracing their varied needs
- Good organisational, delegation, time management and prioritisation skills
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and evidence based practice
Desirable criteria
- Able to supervise junior staff and support workers & students
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the implications of neurological conditions on people’s lives
- Ability to work innovatively in order to integrate interventions into the individual’s home, work or educational environment
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Fit for active, physical workload and resilient under reasonable pressure at work
- Able to travel around Southwark and Lambeth boroughs with equipment and mobile devices
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Lockyer
- Job title
- Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07918 338842
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