Rotational Occupational Therapist (RLH site based)
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen as a band 5 Occupational Therapy static site-based rotation within Royal London Hospital. This is a 6 month rotational post, aimed at consolidating and enhancing knowledge and experience across acute rotations within The Royal London Hospital.The role provides high quality patient assessment, treatment and intervention as part of the specialist therapy team on each rotation. Following are the
rotations available within Royal London Hospital: Specialist Medicine (Core)
Surgical & Amputees (Core)Older People’s Service (Core)
Orthopaedics and Trauma (Advanced)
Neurosciences (Advanced)
Acute Stroke (Advanced)
Hands (Advanced) – “subject to change, dependent upon funding”
The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, autonomous and dynamic individual who is committed to further improving their clinical assessment and activity analysis skills and providing high quality, timely and effective services to patients and the organisation.
The successful candidate will work alongside occupational therapy colleagues and work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team to develop your clinical, teaching and service development skills whilst working within a supportive and motivated team.The team is committed to ongoing learning and development and as a member of the team the successful candidate will be part of this.
Main duties of the job
We offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects, we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. Within the Band 5 rotation you will have the opportunity to develop your own supervisory skills through supporting and supervising Rehab Support workers or Students.
Our Occupational Therapy vision here at Barts Health aims to provide innovative clinical excellence and be a centre for occupational therapy development to enhance and empower the lives of the diverse population we serve. This is in line with the trust’s vision to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- HCPC registration
- Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions.
- Knowledge of OT in the acute setting.
- Understanding of the legal and ethical responsibilities of the profession
Experience
Essential criteria- Completed varied clinical placements.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary and/or occupational therapy team
- Experience of working in diverse communities and/or social care and health settings.
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so.As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.