Job summary
Come and Join Us!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to jointly lead the Acute Medical team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The team includes you with the other Band 7, two Band 6s, Band 5 and a Band 3 and they work closely with the Physios and the innovative Home First team that undertakes discharge home visits with the care agencies using a Discharge to Assess approach.
Main duties of the job
To work clinically assessing acute medical in- patients and providing recommendations regarding their ability to be discharged home or requiring some in-patient rehabilitation and liaising with all the community services available.
To support your team to do the same and identify and develop your own interests supported and empowered by the Occupational Therapy manager.
To work closely with the multidisciplinary team and lead and develop a most effective model and vision with your dynamic team, supervising and delegating.
To contribute to interdisciplinary team management of long term disability and it's consequent problems by use of specific clinical skills to treat .
To be able to identify own professional limitations and seek professional advice when necessary.
To undertake responsibility and leadership for completion and implementation of clinical projects, audit or research.
To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical information to contribute to an accurate treatment approach.
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
Current registration with Health Professions Council
Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy
Fieldwork/clinical educators course
Desirable
Membership of professional special interest group
BAOT Membership
Experience
Essential
Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team
Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice
Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning
Demonstration of having initiated a change of practice or process after identification of clinical or service need
Working experience in Medicine at Band 6 level
Supervision of junior staff
Participation in audit and research activities
Desirable
Knowledge of posture and seating
Experience of neurology intervention
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate and in legible manner (in English)
Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
Ability to self direct towards the attainment of clear goals
Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards.
Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
Desirable
Use of and/or knowledge of POMR(problem orientated medical records) record keeping
Special Circumstances
Essential
To demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness
Fitness and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area
Ability to work weekends
Self motivated
