Band 6 - Occupational Therapist, Orthopaedic and Surgical team
Job overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Occupational Therapy team in the Inpatient therapy department at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for a 12 months fixed term period.
This post would be suitable for current Band 6s or experienced Band 5s looking to progress their career within orthopaedics and surgery. You will be based on the acute hospital wards, so acute NHS experience is essential for this role.
You will have the chance to develop your specialist OT skills in managing complex trauma, orthopaedics, acute surgical, and amputee patients, working alongside a well-established multi-disciplinary team.
As part of this role, you will also contribute to the wider inpatient therapy team and participate in the 7-day working rota (~1:6 weekends), with rest days allocated the following week.
Main duties of the job
As part of the team, you will clinically manage a caseload, completing detailed assessment & treatments in Orthopaedic and Surgical specialities, with patients who have complex needs including trauma, Orthopaedics, acute surgery & amputees.
You should have a caring, committed and quality focused approach to the provision of patient care.
Discharge planning skills are key to this post, and you will need to be able to make timely decisions regarding transfer to community services and managing referrals to specialist units.
Your development will be supported by Band 7 therapists with regular supervisions and appraisals and the opportunity to complete further CPD.
You will need to be a dynamic team player with excellent communication skills and the opportunity to teach, supervise and appraise more junior staff, assistants and students.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
Person specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential criteria- Occupational Therapy degree qualification or equivalent & NHS experience.
- Registration with the Health Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development and reflective practice.
- Membership of BAOT/COT.
- Membership of special interest group.
- Experience on a broad band 5 or band 6 rotational scheme.
- Attendance at post-graduate course(s) in relevant field.
- Attendance at Student supervisors’ course.
Knowledge:
Essential criteria- Understanding of Occupational Therapy structure in NHS.
- Understanding of Occupational Therapy models of practice.
- Standards – HCPC/COT/Local Legislation and litigation related to Occupational Therapy.
- Professional ethics and their application in practice.
- Policies and procedures (local e.g. Health and Safety).
- Ability to search and review the evidence base.
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for the service.
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Application of specific assessment techniques.
- Evidence of written projects/audits.
- Relevant Standardised assessments.
- Relevant outcome measures.
Experience:
Essential criteria- NHS experience.
- Clinical problem-solving ability.
- Highly developed physical skills, dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for assessment and treatment of patients.
- Ability to assess patient conditions, establish a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, from a range of OT modalities.
- Physical fitness to move and handle patients and equipment.
- Previous experience of working in the acute hospital setting (qualified or as a student).
- Experience working in Orthopaedics or amputees.