Job summaryAn exciting fixed term/secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave until June 2027, has arisen for a part time Specialist Occupational Therapist to join The Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team. The Team is based across 2 sites: elective surgery at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Trauma Orthopaedics at Peterborough City Hospital. The post predominantly will be based at the Peterborough site but may also be required to support at Hinchingbrooke.
As a large and thriving team we are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking and professional individual to join our friendly and supportive Therapy Service. We are invested in enhancing your specialist clinical knowledge as well as supporting and developing your managerial and leadership skills.
Successful candidate needs to be fully qualified Occupational Therapist with experience in an Acute Hospital environment and HCPC registered, ideally with previous experience working with the management of orthopaedic patients.
Modern healthcare delivery requires a 7-day service and therefore weekend working is required
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.
Main duties of the job- To enable OT to provide Therapy Skills within the inpatient service in the Specialist field
- To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards
- To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams
- To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team
- To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex presentation
- To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole in patient team
- To undertake weekend working as required within service developments
- To be available to provide Clinical Supervision
- This role entails 90% Clinical Contact and 10% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements
- To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans
About usWe are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.
For further information, please contact Andrea Linnell, Orthopaedic Therapy Service Lead on andrea.linnell@nhs.net or Katie Heaps, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist on k.heaps@nhs.net.
Person SpecificationPersonal QualitiesEssential- Ability to manage own time and pressure
- Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care
- Strong belief in and evidence of CPD and Reflective Practice
QualificationsEssential- Degree/Diploma in OT
- HCPC Registered
DesirableExperienceEssential- Wide variety Band 5 core rotations (to include Orthopaedics)
- Acute NHS Hospital experience
Desirable- Experience of supervising staff
- Clinical experience in Orthopaedics (within last 12 months)
KnowledgeEssential- Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of inpatient areas
- Sound working knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in use of IT system for data recording and Quality Audit
Desirable- Experience of providing supervision to junior staff
Key Skills/AbilitiesEssential- Able to work as a team member and independently
- Good Clinical Reasoning skills
- Ability to present information in logical concise manner
Desirable- Involvement in service improvement projects
- Previous experience of providing in-service training
OtherEssential- Able to participate in 7 day working
- Manual Car Driver with clean licence, to enable home and access visits to patient residences as part of job role
- Able to work across sites within job role
Desirable- Value added contribution to the team - may take on additional roles e.g. Health & Safety representative
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.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 UK Visas and Immigration website.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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
