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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

About

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

The Trust has 7,500 staff and we have recently invested in our workforce to grow our establishment across a number of key services. In 2020 we won a London NHS Parliamentary Award in recognition of a wide range of initiatives to make the organisation a great place to work. We are accredited as a flexible working employer offering a number of flexible working options for staff. We are also accredited as a London Living Wage employer for our substantive, bank and contractors.

Our hospitals provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. Over the last year, our emergency performance has been among the strongest in London, despite our emergency departments being among the busiest in the capital.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich regularly achieves the fastest ambulance turnaround times in London. The critical care unit at the hospital is one of the few in the country to meet the gold standard for consultant and junior doctor staffing.

University Hospital Lewisham has the largest stroke rehabilitation centre in the country, and the third largest specialist centre in the UK for treating blood conditions such as sickle cell. The hospital is one of the few in the country to offer opt-out HIV testing in the emergency department, ensuring that any patient who has a blood test is routinely screened for HIV.

The Trust’s community services for children and adults in Lewisham are rated “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.

The Trust is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Contact

Address: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; University Hospital Lewisham; Lewisham High Street; Lewisham; London; SE13 6LH
Contact Number: 020 8333 3000

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Ref: 197-UT5609A-A-A Vacancy ID: 6855720

Neuro Rotational Occupational Therapist Band 6

Accepting applications until: 05-Jan-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 05-Jan-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: University Hospital Lewisham
Cyfeiriad: Lewisham High Street
Tref: London
Cod post: SE13 6LH
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus HCAS
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Occupational Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

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Job Summary

To manage a designated case load with complex needs using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate

Maintain records which fulfil legal requirements

To regularly supervise O.T. students on practice placements

To provide leadership for junior/support staff, through supervision and appraisal as delegated by a senior member of staff

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within the Stroke Unit.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1 Clinical

1.1 To assess and treat a specific caseload of patients

1.2 To demonstrate a broad level of knowledge and understanding of stroke conditions.

1.3 To undertake individual initial screens to identify patient need including areas affecting functional ability, followed by agreed assessment plans.

1.4 To design / plan individual patient treatment programmes to implement oneself, or to delegate as appropriate

1.5 To assess and provide treatment for the functional level of patients with regards to personal and domestic activities of daily living, to maximise independence.

1.6 To select and conduct standardised cognitive and perceptual testing with further assessment when needed.

1.7 To carry out an initial risk assessment where necessary and to monitor ongoing risk

1.8 To assess need and risk factors for hoist and wheelchair provision

1.9 To advise, recommend, make provision for the installation of appropriate aids and adaptations to the patient’s social and physical environment.

1.10 To carry out home visits, with or without the patient, to assess environmental risks and functional ability at home.

1.11 To carry out community visits to assess for daily living skills as needed.

1.12 To identify and set client centred goals

1.13 To monitor and evaluate treatment, including the use of outcome measures, in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention

1.14 To participate in decisions regarding placements post discharge.

1.15 To undertake discharge planning / co-ordination of complex patients.

1.16 When working in the community and domiciliary settings, to work as a lone practitioner with telephone support from a senior Occupational Therapist, if required.

1.17 To refer on to appropriate agencies for the continuation of treatment, reassessment, monitoring and provision of further adaptations.

1.18 To assess and manufacture appropriate upper limb splints as needed. To design and monitor on going splint regimes.

1.19 To participate in the weekend service including shifts covering 8am-8pm.

2 Communication

2.1 To communicate effectively with patients and carers, O.T colleagues, multidisciplinary team members and other agencies

2.2 To participate in the multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences.

2.3 To advise and educate patients and carers regarding aids / equipment and safety in the home and community

2.4 To participate in staff meetings and other meetings as directed by senior staff and the Lead O.T.

3 Documentation

3.1 To maintain up to date activity data and activity records in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.

3.2 To promptly provide reports on home visits

3.3 To provide specific reports to other agencies as appropriate

4 Professional Ethics

4.1 To adhere to the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, and all other relevant policies and procedures. These include maintaining confidentiality and respecting the patient’s dignity, privacy culture and wishes.

5 Leadership, Supervision and Appraisal

5.1 To participate in the individual performance review programme

5.2 To effectively use supervision and appraisal to reflect on own practice and performance.

5.3 To undertake the supervision and appraisal of junior/support staff as delegated by a senior member of staff

5.4 To delegate tasks to support staff as appropriate

5.5 To provide advice to junior/support staff on a day to day basis as required.

5.6 To deputise for the band 7 in his/her absence, taking responsibility for operational management of the team, allocating and organising the work of junior and assistant staff to meet service priorities on a daily basis.

6 Training Staff and Students

6.1 To participate in the planning and implementing of the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.

6.2 To be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of O.T. students on practice placement on a regular basis

6.3 To give presentations on specific chosen topics.

6.4 Responsibility for organising specific aspects of training within the department.

7 Service Development and Delivery

7.1 To work with other staff within the department to ensure that equipment is maintained and stock monitored.

7.2 To manage the caseload efficiently in order to achieve timely and safe discharges of patients from hospital.

7.3 To assist senior staff and the Lead O.T. / Head of Therapies in implementing new policies within the department.

7.4 To undertake specific departmental duties as requested by Senior staff or Lead O.T / Head of Therapies.

7.5 To work constructively with other senior OTs / Head of Therapies on service development issues, adapting practice and/or making recommendations for change as indicated.

8 Personal / Professional Development

8.1 To participate in internal and external training opportunities, including mandatory and statutory training, to meet identified objectives and demonstrate ongoing development.

8.2 To demonstrate an increasingly complex skills and knowledge base to establish competence and fitness to practise as a senior O.T.

8.3 To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD.

9 Clinical Governance

9.1 To comply with all Trust Policies and procedures (including Infection Control), the Health & Safety at Work Act, and the Data Protection Act.

9.2 To be familiar with and comply with local fire procedures

9.3 To be familiar with all Trust and Therapy emergency procedures on and off site and to respond as necessary eg emergency resuscitation, hydrotherapy.

9.4 To report on complaints, accidents and any deficits in equipment as soon as possible.

9.5 To assess for and advise on risk factors in given situations.

9.6 To contribute to the Therapy clinical governance and quality agenda.

9.7 To participate in the evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within the clinical area as required.

9.8 To demonstrate knowledge and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to health care.

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women’s staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

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.

Person specification

Attainments

Meini prawf hanfodol

Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
HPC registration

Meini prawf dymunol

Evidence of attendance at relevant post-registration courses
Car driver

Work/ Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Broad based experience of Occupational Therapy treatment including work as a qualified OT in an NHS acute hospital
Experience of working within neuro, ITU and or stroke, either in the community or acute setting
Knowledge of wheelchair assessment and provision
Experience of supervising / teaching other staff
Experience in assessment of the upperlimb and management of tone.

Meini prawf dymunol

Audit experience
Splinting experience.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Meini prawf hanfodol

Good verbal communication skills in the English language
Ability to communicate clearly with other disciplines
Ability to keep clear, precise records in the English language, which meet legal requirements
Clear, concise report writing
Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a caseload
ABroad understanding of current issues surrounding healthcare provision in Londonbility to manage time effectively

Personal Characteristics / Disposition

Meini prawf hanfodol

Flexible and innovative
Ability to work with others as part of the multidisciplinary team
Calm and reliable
Well organised
Good interpersonal skills with ability to establish rapport with patients and carers
Ability to work under pressure and adapt to change