Job summary
Are you an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner or an Assistant keen to progress to AP level? This is a Band 4 post but a progressional post from band 3-4 may be considered for the right candidate.

If the answer is yes then you are the person we are looking for to come and join the over 100 members of staff currently working within the Occupational Therapy Service at NNUH who share your passion.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff to join our Occupational therapy department to help us ensure that we meet the Trust's vision to provide the best care for every patient.

This post is Occupational Therapy Assistant practitioner/Senior Occupational Therapy Assistant in The Orthopaedic Team supporting both our elective and trauma orthopaedic in-patients.

Part time: 28.5 hrs per week

Interview date to be confirmed

Main duties of the job
We will support you to develop current/ new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development.

As post holder, you will:

• be responsible for assessing and treating your own delegated caseload of patients and maintaining their records as an autonomous practitioner
• carry out day to day maintenance and stock control duties
• assess and provide intervention for people to help them self-manage their long-term conditions.
• provide advice and information to patients/ carers on the use of various aids and issue basic equipment as appropriate.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £31,157 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 234-26-F1142

Job responsibilities

• To manage a delegated workload efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time, in accordance with agreed guidance/care pathways.
• To collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management e.g. ward handovers, observation charts, medical and nursing records, patients and MDT colleagues.
• To use good communication to gain valid informed consent prior to undertaking any clinical tasks. With support, to work within the legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
• To establish and maintain appropriate therapeutic relationships with patients and carers incorporating motivation, encouragement and confidence building
• To communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, carers and families. To show an awareness in relation to sensitive issues and to deal with difficult situations as appropriate.
• To be aware of barriers to effective communication, e.g. hearing loss, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, dementing illness, cognitive impairment, memory loss, aggression and anxiety, pain and fear and to use clear and effective verbal/non-verbal communication as appropriate.
• To manage delegated individuals or groups of patients as part of treatment and rehabilitation programmes.
• Duties will be in accordance with guidelines and care pathways, where these exist.
• To undertake other duties within the specialty/service in accordance with the specific Appendix for the specialty/team.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential): BTec Certificate/Diploma or the Foundation Degree in Health Studies (or equivalent)
Experience (Essential):

• Significant experience as a Health Care (Support) Worker including some within Therapy Service
• Working knowledge of IT e.g Microsoft 'Word', 'Outlook', 'Excel'

Skills (Essential):

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Is able to work as part of a team
• Is able to work unsupervised where necessary

Attitude, aptitude (Essential):

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address: Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Operational Lead OT - Orthopaedics, Emma Blackham, emma.blackham@nnuh.nhs.uk, 01603646477

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