Job Summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Inpatient Therapy Team. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Occupational Therapist working collaboratively with other Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistants across the Front of house and virtual ward and medical wards

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have experience in the occupational therapy assessment and management of acute care patients, patient flow and facilitating discharges and have gained experience across a variety of specialities.

The Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Service are well established large, progressive and dynamic services, which continue to develop within the Trust. The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from senior clinicians and the AHP Service Leads.

This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University

About Us
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading your Team to Success
• Leading Into the Future
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills
• Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Basic IT skills
• Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Occupational Therapy management/Physiotherapy management of complex clients
• To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
• Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
• Motivation and persuasion skills
• Good teaching and supervisory skills
• To display the ability to problem solve
• Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in specialist area.
• Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills.
• Good presentation skills
• Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards

Desirable

• Evidence of taking a lead role in MDT working
• Audit and Research experience.
• Project Management experience
• Evidence of MDT teaching
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and experience within FOH area.

Experience
Essential

• Experience at band 5 level including work as a rotational Occupational Therapist or rotational Physiotherapist in a variety of specialties
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses.
• Experience working as an autonomous practitioner at Band 5 level within the NHS.

Desirable

• Member of professional body
• Member of a specific interest group
• Demonstrates experience of supervising and teaching staff, students and other members of the MDT.
• Neurological rehabilitation experience.
• Critical care experience.

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).