This is a senior occupational therapy post in the orthopaedics service at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. The postholder provides specialist assessment and treatment for trauma, elective and complex patients, leads the OT team day to day and teaches undergraduate therapists. The caseload also includes community work with the Hip Fracture Early Supported Discharge Team, and the role involves shaping the hip fracture and elective pathways. Senior clinical experience and HCPC registration are essential.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice to orthopaedic patients using a holistic approach
- Give highly specialist guidance to multidisciplinary team colleagues on the specialty
- Lead the OT team, with the Therapy Lead and Clinical Specialist, in planning, delivering and evaluating the day-to-day service
- Take a lead role in teaching and supporting colleagues on matters within the specialty
- Train undergraduate occupational therapists
- Deputise for senior colleagues in management and clinical areas when required
- Contribute to running and developing the service, including policies, procedures and guidelines based on evidence and research
- Support community patients within the Hip Fracture Early Supported Discharge Team
- Help develop the hip fracture and high-volume elective orthopaedic pathways and orthopaedic weekend services
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of recent and relevant CPD
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
Experience
- Extensive clinical experience in the relevant field at a senior level
- Supervision and appraisal of junior staff
- Knowledge of relevant conditions and managing complex cases
Skills & knowledge
- Organising, prioritising and delegating work
- Demonstrating leadership and supervisory skills
- Working on own initiative
- Communicating complex and sensitive information clearly, accurately and logically, verbally, non-verbally and in writing
- Working at moderate to intense physical effort throughout the day
- Coping in a stressful environment with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
Other
- Team working
- Flexible approach
- Reliability
Nice to have
- Membership of an appropriate specialist interest group
- Leadership training
- Competent IT skills
- Extensive broad clinical experience
- Training of occupational therapy students on placements
- Experience of discharge services such as HomeFirst or Discharge to Assess
What’s offered
- Excellent peer support from colleagues working alongside the Clinical Specialist
- Opportunities for service development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
