Job summaryWe are excited to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Cardiac, Critical Care and Surgery team at the Northern General Hospital.
Our skilful and compassionate team provides therapy across a range of acute inpatient services including General and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracics and Cardiology. They offer assessments and interventions for patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery, post trauma or during conservative management of long-term conditions.
Working closely with a range of therapy staff and the MDT, this post provides the opportunity to learn, teach and contribute to high quality care and ongoing service improvement.
Are you an Occupational Therapist with?
- Post graduate experience including acute in-patients.
- Clinical reasoning and processing skills, including functional assessment and discharge planning to enable you to manage a complex caseload.
- Excellent communication and team working skills across the MDT.
- A passion for improving patient outcomes and contributing to the ongoing development of the Occupational Therapy service of the future.
- Experience in demonstrating behaviours that align with our PROUD values.
Main duties of the jobWe Offer:o A diverse and talented team who foster an environment where your development and wellbeing matter.o Investment in supervision, support and learning opportunities that facilitate individual and team growth.
You Would Gain:o Excellent clinical experience across a range of specialties.o Caseload management skills including complex cases with supervision from the Lead Therapist/ Clinical Specialists.o Skills in staff and student supervision, performance management and development.o Opportunity to participate in service development.
About usYou will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job responsibilitiesPlease view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Current HCPC registration
- Short Specialist post-registration training programmes
ExperienceEssential- Post-registration experience of sufficient to acquire core competencies in Occupational Therapy practice for medical, surgical and neurological conditions and the knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the chosen field
- Post-registration NHS experience as an Occupational Therapist
Desirable- Clinical Governance or Health & Safety, link worker
- Member of special Interest Group
- Fieldwork educators Course
- Clinical Effectiveness course/Project
Further TrainingEssential- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field
Desirable- Evidence-Based Practice
- Clinical Governance
Special Skills/apptitudesEssential- Competency in occupational therapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
- Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics
- Calm approach to changing work situations
- Able to teach and motivate others
Desirable- Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital
- IT literate
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure
Other FactorsEssential- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
- Positive , proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork
Desirable- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
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). 
