Rotational Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job summary

Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapists - fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history: Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye

We and pleased to announce that we have opportunities (substantive and fixed term contracts) for enthusiastic OTs to join our Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation which operates across our 3 main sites: St Mary's hospital - the major trauma centre for the North West London network, Charing Cross hospital which is a specialist stroke and neuroscience centre and Hammersmith hospital where the specialist heart attack centre is situated.

Rotations take place every six months with rotations in; elective orthopaedics, orthopaedic trauma, surgical rehab and cardiology, renal medicine, stroke, neurology & neurosurgery, respiratory medicine, acute medicine, major trauma, Charing Cross Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (CNRU), medicine for the elderly, elderly rehabilitation, community (falls team or bedded rehab), hand therapy and oncology. All Band 5s are expected to undertake a mixture of rotations across the 3 sites. Please note now to avoid any disappointment later, it will not be possible to undertake all your rotations within one clinical specialism eg neurosciences, or at one particular site.

Main duties of the job

• To plan and deliver a patient centred therapy service to patients in hospital and in the community.
• To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
• To routinely provide advice, education and support to patients and their carers as part of the therapy process. To adopt a patient centred treatment approach in order to support meaningful participation in life roles.
• To demonstrate effective communication skills when attending and contributing to ward rounds, meetings and case conferences relating to caseload.
• To be responsible for maintaining accurate andcomprehensive patient records in line with the legal requirements, trust guidelines and professional standard of practice.
• To collect, collate and reports statistical information in line with departmental and trust policy.
• To develop clinical and teaching skills via continuous personal and professional development (CPPD), including maintenance of an up to date CPPD portfolio.
• To participate in the Band 5 peer support group.
• Build and sustain professional relationships both as an independent practitioner and collaboratively as a member of the team.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

Job description

Job 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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description
Job 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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Professional degree qualification in relevant profession Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Membership of Professional Body
• Membership of a specialist section.
• Degree classification upper second class honours or above (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• Experience in managing physical disability
• Wide range of experience in training /clinical placements
• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of therapy intervention.
• Liaison with professional colleagues, carers and relatives in the hospital and community.
• Experience in a clinical setting of application of professional standards and codes of conduct.
• Experience of using evidence based practice.

Desirable

• Recent junior experience in a structured rotational scheme.
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues in relation to patient care

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to treat patients individually and in groups.
• Able to use in depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology to inform clinical decision making.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload and cope with pressures and prioritisation of caseload.
• Make prompt decisions based on knowledge/experience and circumstances.
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance.
• The ability to appreciate the sensitivity and complexity of patients' culture and diversity and the ability to provide services appropriate to individuals' needs.
• Ability to receive and impart sensitive information related to disability and loss of function.
• Ability to deal with distressing or demanding situations involving profound disability, life threatening situations, bereavement and/or death.
• Ability to positively manage exposure to patients and environments, which may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and unpleasant.
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to patients, staff and other health service business.
• Recording and reporting assessments and treatments accurately and concisely.
• Understand and implement appropriate standards, including risk management, in all work undertaken.

Desirable

• Group teaching skills.

Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Professional degree qualification in relevant profession Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Membership of Professional Body
• Membership of a specialist section.
• Degree classification upper second class honours or above (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• Experience in managing physical disability
• Wide range of experience in training /clinical placements
• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of therapy intervention.
• Liaison with professional colleagues, carers and relatives in the hospital and community.
• Experience in a clinical setting of application of professional standards and codes of conduct.
• Experience of using evidence based practice.

Desirable

• Recent junior experience in a structured rotational scheme.
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues in relation to patient care

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to treat patients individually and in groups.
• Able to use in depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology to inform clinical decision making.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload and cope with pressures and prioritisation of caseload.
• Make prompt decisions based on knowledge/experience and circumstances.
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance.
• The ability to appreciate the sensitivity and complexity of patients' culture and diversity and the ability to provide services appropriate to individuals' needs.
• Ability to receive and impart sensitive information related to disability and loss of function.
• Ability to deal with distressing or demanding situations involving profound disability, life threatening situations, bereavement and/or death.
• Ability to positively manage exposure to patients and environments, which may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and unpleasant.
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to patients, staff and other health service business.
• Recording and reporting assessments and treatments accurately and concisely.
• Understand and implement appropriate standards, including risk management, in all work undertaken.

Desirable

• Group teaching skills.

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

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

Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address

Charing Cross Hospital

London

W6 8RF

United Kingdom

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