Highly Specialist Rotational Neurological Occupational Therapist

Job description

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.

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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We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

At Bart's Health our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals and services, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly specialist rotational Occupational Therapist with an interest and experience in neurology to join the neuro and trauma team. You will be part of a large, friendly, and dynamic multidisciplinary team, based at Royal London Hospital, delivering evidence based occupational therapy to a multi diverse population.

This post is part of our Band 7 Neuro rotation comprising of Neurosciences (including neurotrauma, neurosurgery, neurology,), and our hyper acute rehabilitation service known as RAAR (Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation).

The ideal candidate will have a passion for Neuro Occupational Therapy, excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm, and with the ability to work autonomously and as a part of a wider MDT.

Within Bart's Health, we offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete quality improvement and audit projects and we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills through supporting and supervising occupational therapists and support workers.

Main duties of the job
• To play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment and clinical management of patients with a range of traumatic musculoskeletal and neurological injuries, determining the clinical diagnosis, functional deficits and occupational therapy treatment program required.
• To be dynamic in developing efficient and effective OT working processes to assist in producing a fully multi-professional team approach
• To work with the Clinical Lead Therapists to develop the service to best meet changing health and social care agendas
• The post holder is responsible for a team of staff in their clinical area and may be required to work in more than one speciality area.
• The post holder will rotate approximately every 18 months.
• Speciality areas include: Neurotrauma, neurosurgery and neurology, and rapid access to acute rehabilitation (RAAR).

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

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

• BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent
• State registered (HCPC)
• Fulfills KSF outline for Occupational Therapist (Band 7)
• Relevant post graduate clinical experience, including experience within Stroke, Major Trauma, Orthopaedics, Neurosciences and Hand Therapy.
• CRB clearance
• Clinical Educators Qualification

Desirable criteria

• Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential criteria

• Clinical experience in the NHS or similar health service across range of acute/rehab settings
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at post graduate course/training relevant to neurology specialty
• Substantial Clinical experience in Major Trauma and/or Neurosciences and/or Stroke at Band 6

Desirable criteria

• Supervision Training
• Leadership training
• Member of RCOT SSNP

Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of a range of clinical conditions, particularly in relation to patients post trauma and neurological conditions, and acute stroke
• Ability to manage a patient with spasticity
• Ability to assess, treat and appropriately discharge patients with complex cognitive presentations including PDOC & executive dysfunction
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
• Effective presentation skills
• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Understanding of own ability to identify learning needs and interests

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Splinting
• Experience of complex seating
• Evidence of post graduate courses relevant to area e.g Harrison training courses.

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. 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.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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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.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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