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Occupational Therapist - Band 5 Rotation
Closed for applications on: 27-Jan-2025 00:05
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 27-Jan-2025 00:05
Key details
Location
- Site
- Acute & Community
- Address
- Westminster Bridge
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 7EH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Rotational
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 p.a. inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
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
We are currently recruiting Band 5 occupational therapists permanently on our rotational scheme.
We offer a six-month rotational programme across 10 clinical areas including elective/trauma orthopaedics, renal medicine, oncology, STAT (A&E), general medicine, surgical and vascular services, OPU (older people), stroke, critical care, bedded rehabilitation unit, community falls team and intermediate care services. We are looking for highly motivated occupational therapists with excellent communication and organisational skills to join the occupational therapy department.
The Trust offers experience in a very supportive environment to help to develop your career and you will also benefit from a wide range of opportunities for professional development and further education.
Staff will be required to participate in all areas of the rotation and 7-day services. Rotations cover both the acute hospitals at Guy’s and St Thomas’, Royal Brompton Hospital, and a number of community posts in Lambeth and Southwark.
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- To participate in designated rotations.
- To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, implementation and documentation of Occupational Therapy interventions within nominated clinical specialities.
- To develop positive and collaborative working relationships across Health and Social Care.
- To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own CPD and continuous learning.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
- To be responsible for providing individual client centred assessments both in the hospital and the patient’s home environment within designated rotational specialities whilst ensuring occupation focused practice.
- To address Occupational Performance skills, patterns, context or contexts and activity demands in collaboration with patients and carers utilising a theoretical model of practice.
- Through analysis and synthesis of findings develop individual goal and task orientated treatment plans in collaboration with patients, carers and colleagues.
- To carry out physical and functional assessments and treatments using dexterity, coordination, manual and sensory skills to facilitate and promote functional independence.
- Ensure reviews demonstrate clinical reasoning and problem solving techniques to determine agreed outcomes across health and social care.
- Accurately record all professional judgements and decisions taken, keeping records of plans in accordance with Occupational Therapy Policies.
- To maintain high standards of patient care working within the Occupational Therapy Code of Conduct and Occupational Therapy Service Standards and Procedures. To maintain confidentiality consistent with Trust and Service Policies.
- Use effective interpersonal skills to encourage patients and carers active participation in the Occupational Therapy process.
- Act as an advocate on behalf of patients and carers by adopting a client centred approach in order to support meaningful participation in their life roles.
Professional Development/ Management/Research and Quality Improvement:
- Maintain Professional Status and keep knowledge and skills up to date by engaging in continuous professional development. Actively participate in internal and external post registration education programmes. Use experience, published evidence base for practice, critical reflection and self-evaluation to enhance the contribution of Occupational Therapy with patients and service delivery.
- Use supervision and performance development plans to promote personal effectiveness and clinical expertise.
- To identify personal competency limitations in relation to clinical practice and seek advice and guidance as appropriate.
- Share acquired knowledge and skills with colleagues to build and sustain professional relationships.
- To contribute to quality monitoring and audit programmes through participation in multi-professional and service led initiatives.
Band 5 rotations include:
General Surgery/Vascular Surgery, OPU (Elderly Care) , Renal, Elective Orthopaedics , Stroke Rehabilitation, STAT (Specialist Therapy Assessment Team), Adult Trauma Orthopaedics, Medicine, Oncology, Hand Therapy, Rapid response/Supported discharge team, Community Rehab and Falls Service,
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups.
- Knowledge and understanding of activity/occupation in relation to occupational balance and psychological well-being
- Application of Occupational Therapy models of practice and evidence based practice/National guidance
- Demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of assessment techniques and tools. Demonstrate sound techniques in application of assessment to inform appropriate interventions.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with ability to adapt accordingly
- Demonstrate time management and ability to prioritise appropriately
Desirable criteria
- Ability to support the supervision and education of students on practice and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate/Postgraduate Occupational Therapy clinical experience
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Racquel Tejada
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02071884169
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