Band 7 Occupational Therapist - Acute Stroke & Neurology

Job summary

Would you like to join an established and effective team working with stroke and neurological patients in an acute hospital setting? Would you like to lead our wonderful OT inpatient team, working closely with the wider therapy and multidisciplinary team to ensure quality, patient centred care and rehabilitation?

If you are a current Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational Therapist, with experience in stroke and neurology looking to progress your career, gain further valuable experience and support others to develop in their roles, this may be the perfect opportunity, and we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our established inpatient therapy team, and work closely with the Band 7 Physiotherapist to drive the service and its outcomes. You will manage a clinical caseload, completing assessment and therapy plans, whilst offering clinical supervision and support to your team.

We are a 24 bedded acute stroke unit, who also provide care for acute neurological outliers. We provide rehabilitation and care for our patients, and use assessment skills to identify and provide excellent post stroke intervention. The multidisciplinary stroke team at Good Hope Hospital is strong and supportive. The team aims to work in an integrated manner with their AHP colleagues and work very collaboratively with team members. We are held in high regard on the unit, allowing for accurate and effective assessment, treatment and discharge planning.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership and stroke/neuro specialist occupational therapy. You will manage a clinical caseload, completing specialist assessments, treatment sessions and discharge planning. You will take on operational responsibilities for the running of the therapy team (alongside the Band 7 Physiotherapist) on a daily basis and lead on service development initiatives. You will offer clinical supervision and support to B6 and B5 therapists, and therapy assistants. You will be supported by an open and friendly, well established team and directly managed by an 8a Therapy Team Lead.

Good time management and complex discharge planning skills are essential for this post, as well as excellent organisational and problem solving skills. Effective interpersonal, leadership and management skills are also essential, alongside excellent clinical skill and handling. It is a fast paced environment, where knowledge of thorough and complex assessments is needed. We have a very strong MDT who aims to work together in a supportive environment to always put out patients first. Discharge is supported by our Early Supported Discharge Team, as well as bedded rehab units. We have strong links with these teams and throughout the stroke pathway. The department is a 7 day working service and this post would be included in that rota.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council , OT register.

Occupational Therapy degree qualification or equivalent, and significant NHS post graduate experience

Documented evidence of Continued

Professional Development of relevant specialist knowledge and skills

Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.

Experience

Essential

Understanding of organisational structure of the NHS and Social Care.

An demonstrated ability to provide OT professional/clinical leadership

Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting with neurological and stroke experience.

Experience of working within an acute OT team and participating in service development.

Experience of supporting and supervision of junior therapists, student occupational therapists and assistants.

A specialist knowledge across a range of occupational therapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring relevant specialist knowledge in the field of stroke and neurology.

Understanding of current legislation and application to Occupational Therapy and setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Caroline Graham 

Caroline.Graham@uhb.nhs.uk 

01214247440