Senior Occupational Therapist

Band 6 Occupational Therapy Role within the Acute OT team at Great Western Hospital. The successful post holder will be joining a team of Occupational therapists, Apprentices and Assistants covering Medical, Surgical and Respiratory wards, supporting patients, families and carers when planning for home after hospital. We are a supportive, welcoming and passionate team who work together for the benefit of each other, our patients and the wider team working. We value making new team members feel capable and confident and therefore offer a good induction, in-service training and opportunities for further learning. You can also expect to have regular support in the way of supervision, daily caseload meetings and monthly team meetings.

Responsibilities

Support the clinical delivery of Occupational Therapy on the Acute Wards by prioritising patients who require OT to support weekends discharges; Provide interventions inc. Assessing and providing equipment to enable and support on discharge; Providing Risk Assessments for care agencies for new equipment; Signposting and referring patients on to services to support follow up on discharge; Liaising with the MDT to support problem solving blocks to weekend discharges for example working with transport teams and our discharge support teams; Providing guidance and training to patients and their families and carers to promote independence to manage at home, following acute illness; Supporting team leadership roles e.g. sickness, staffing; To assist with the modernisation of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention; To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for all patients on their wards, working without direct supervision; The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week; To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner; To chair Team meetings, planning staffing and workloads; Monitor and manage annual leave or sickness ensuring adequate cover

Requirements

Registered with Health and Care Professions Council; Current UK professional registration; Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy; Evidence of postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area; Evidence of continuing Professional Development; Registered field work educator; Experience of working within the specific clinical area; Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, hand injuries, rehabilitation; Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload; Use of goal setting and outcome measures; Experience of providing supervision for junior staff or assistants; Lead for student supervision; Carrying out and receiving appraisal; Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education; Application of the Occupational Therapy process and models of practice; Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Nice to have

Evidence of basic management training; Member of special interest group; NVQ Assessor; Member of professional body; Computer skills qualification; Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a highly complex caseload; Experience of working with children and/ or adults in acute hospital services; Experience of using a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments; Involvement in the recruitment and retention process; Service development and change management; Taking a lead role in project work; Inter-disciplinary team working

Benefits

Induction; In-service training; Opportunities for further learning; Regular supervision; Daily caseload meetings; Monthly team meetings; Flexible working