Job summaryAre you a dynamic, experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for providing excellent care to residents in care homes and enhanced assessment beds? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 5 or established band 6 Occupational Therapist to strengthen the Care Homes Team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. We cover Sandwell care homes, Harvest View and other Enhanced Assessment Beds across the borough.
As part of your role, you will ensure best quality therapy for residents in both care homes and enhanced assessment beds, delivering effective treatment and rehabilitation. You will support the Team Lead Occupational Therapist's in establishing and developing pathways and services provided to those in enhanced assessment beds and care homes. This will support delivery of specialist assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning. You will work as part of an established multidisciplinary including Physiotherapist's, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Worker's, ACP's, Nurses, and Speech and Language Therapist's to meet the complex needs of our patients. The care homes team provides a 7 day therapy service to our patients.
As a Trust, we will support your training and development objectives and encourage networking with peers across the region. You will play a key role in supporting Physiotherapy education and clinical competency within the Care Homes Therapy Team.
Main duties of the job- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients within enhanced assessment beds and in care homes, including those with diverse or complex presentations; using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- To formulate and deliver patient specific Occupational therapy programmes based on patients goals and needs. This will include groupwork sessions including breakfast groups and exercises classes etc.
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required and to set patient centered goals.
- To support the discharge process working as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate discharges from Harvest View and EAB beds. This will include completing post discharge assessments in the individual's own home.
- To attend MDT meetings and feedback on patient plans and progress.
- To provide effective daily guidance and supervision for junior staff including Support Workers.
- To be a clinical educator and support students undertaking placements within the team.
About usSandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
QualificationsEssential- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HCPC
Desirable- Member of specialist section with RCOT
ExperienceEssential- Experience must include working within a community service / rehab / neurology or long-term conditions
- Experience of working as part of an Occupational Therapy team and the wider MDT.
- Experience of delegating to and supervising Occupational Therapy students and junior staff members.
- Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff/ undergraduate Occupational Therapists.
Desirable- Involvement in audit and research
CommunicationEssential- Able to adhere to Trust and Departmental documentation standards. Able to write complex patient reports
- Able to communicate effectively in face-to-face contact, telephone contact, e-mail contact and internal and external meetings.
Management experienceEssential- Able to organise and prioritise own caseload
- Able to organise, supervise and delegate tasks to support workers
Personal QualitiesEssential- Able to work as a team member
- Able to demonstrate initiative and commitment to self-directed learning
- Able to demonstrate initiative and commitment to self-directed learning
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 (Opens in a new tab).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 (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
