This nine-month fixed-term Occupational Therapist post sits in the Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Royal Free London's Barnet Hospital. It covers ward and intensive care patients with respiratory, cardiac, medical, surgical and critical care conditions, including ventilated patients and those with a tracheostomy or laryngectomy. The post carries team leadership, supervising band 5 therapists, support workers and OT students, within a seven-day service that needs one weekend in four. HCPC registration and experience of acute care with complex needs decide fit.
What the job involves
- Provide occupational therapy intervention for patients on wards and in intensive care areas
- Treat patients with respiratory, cardiac, medical, surgical and critical care conditions
- Work with ventilated patients and those with tracheostomy or laryngectomy
- Take on team leadership, supervising band 5 therapists, support workers and OT students
- Work as part of a therapy team with physiotherapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and therapy support workers
- Take an active role in current projects, including service development, training and audit
- Work one weekend in four on a rota in a seven-day service
What’s required
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience in a broad rotational post, including respiratory patients
- Experience with complex discharge planning
Skills & knowledge
- Working under pressure
- Accurate documentation
- Sound reasoning and problem solving
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Teaching and supervision skills
- Computer literacy
Other
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust Shared Commitments
- Ability to work weekend and bank-holiday rota
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
- Current OT knowledge and evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of legal responsibilities: confidentiality, consent and documentation
- Knowledge of current NHS and local issues
Nice to have
- Membership of a Special Interest group
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
- Experience of working at band 6 level
- Experience of student or therapy assistant supervision
- Experience of working in intensive care
- Transdisciplinary working competencies across occupational therapy
- Understanding of clinical governance, including involvement in audit and research
What’s offered
- Full induction
- Access to in-house and external training
- Joint working and ongoing support from the team
- Supervision and appraisal
- Leadership development and career progression support
- Flexible working may be considered
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
