Specialist Occupational Therapist in Northampton

Able to interview on date offered.

Worked with stroke patients and have knowledge of how to deliver stroke rehabilitation. Applications will not be considered without these knowledge and skills.

The Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team (N-CST) has delivered a robust Integrated Community Stroke Service model (ICSS), as per the national guidelines, for over a decade. N-CST continues to see patients within 48 hours of discharge home, for rehabilitation assessment and intensive goal-based rehabilitation. The patients' time with the team is needs based and patients can access any of the other services they require, regardless of time post stroke. Rehabilitation is completed by a stroke specialist MDT, that includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants and Admin staff. The team also has face to face exercise groups and six-month reviews.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for providing and co-ordinating Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment for a caseload of stroke patients in the Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team.
• Responsible, with the MDT, for managing and co-ordinating treatment and care input for patients on the caseload in conjunction with the patient, family and carers within the patient's own home or place of care.
• To rotate into the CST Vocational therapy team, to provide vocational assessment and support to patients on the CST caseload.
• To supervise, appraise and develop band 5 Occupational Therapists, band 4 and 3 staff and student OTs in the team.
• To support band 7 and 8 staff in managing and planning the NGH stroke rehabilitation services, deputising for the OT team lead as required.

About us

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Job responsibilities

• Responsible, with the MDT, for managing and co-ordinating treatment and care input for patients on the caseload in conjunction with the patient, family and carers within the patients' own home or place of care.
• To rotate into the CST Vocational therapy team, to provide vocational assessment and support to patients on the CST caseload.
• To supervise, appraise and develop band 5 Occupational Therapists, band 4 and 3 staff and student OTs in the team.

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualification

• Educated to BSc Honours (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy.
• Health Professions Council Registration.
• Evidence of stroke related continuing professional development.
• Evidence of involvement in research, audit and promotion of evidence based practice.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of long term stroke management at band 5 level or above.
• Mentoring other staff at band 5 and below.
• KSF appraisal system.
• Audit training other staff.
• Inter-professional team working.
• Assessment and provision of equipment, wheelchairs and minor adaptations.
• Recent experience working in the NHS.
• Some knowledge of stroke and the long term effects.
• Knowledge of current issues within NHS, clinical governance and profession.
• Knowledge of current issues within stroke care locally and nationally.
• Experience of, or participation in, service development.
• Experience of mentoring students.
• Experience managing community based treatment.

Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Car driver with access to vehicle during working hours, appropriate driving license and car insurance.
• Ability to lone work in the community setting.
• Work flexibly.
• Motivate patients.
• Motivate colleagues.
• Empathise and understand the needs of a diverse client group.
• Appreciate the dynamics of working within a team.
• Ability to work in situations and conditions that may involve on a daily basis: Physical effort (e.g. moving patients and equipment), Mental effort (e.g. concentration levels), Emotional effort (e.g. distressing or traumatic circumstances).

Skills

• Evidence of ability to work as an independent autonomous professional.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Excellent communication skills - written, listening and verbal.
• Ability to use IT skills required for recording input and producing patient related data.
• Experience teaching other members of MDT.
• Evidence of teaching and presentation skills and ability to undertake self directed learning and development.
• Understanding of remote rehab.

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata.