Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our service as a Band 5 for a fixed term/seconded contract of 1 year to cover a secondment. The vacancy will be in the General Medicine team to start with, but then you may have an opportunity to rotate into another service area on the established rotation at a later date.

You will work in a Team based structure with senior OT leads, but you will also be an integral part of the speciality MDT working closely with Physiotherapists to provide an integrated approach to assessment and discharge.

We can offer:

• A supportive working environment with regular supervision
• An opportunity to join the preceptorship programme
• Support to develop your own competency and skills
• Opportunity to contribute to service development

If you are newly qualified and awaiting registration and OT PIN number, we may be able to start you as a Band 4 whilst you are waiting to avoid delay with start date.

Take a look at this link to see our staff in action: Apply through our website

Before applying, employees must discuss the opportunity with their current line manager to confirm whether they may be released from their substantive role if successful. Release to undertake a secondment is not an automatic entitlement and must be agreed by all relevant parties: the employee, their current line manager, and the recruiting line manager.

Main duties of the job

• To provide occupational therapy interventions as part of an evidence based, flexible and patient-centred approach, working within a multi-disciplinary team, to meet the health and social care needs of people who are referred to our service.
• To perform an occupational therapy role for people referred to the post holder's clinical team with health and social care needs.
• To provide supervision and support for relevant junior members of occupational therapy staff in conjunction with senior staff.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated team.
• To support the supervision and training for students on practice placement.

For full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification.

About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: Apply through our website

Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy OR in final year of MSc or BsC in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registered or as student in the process of getting registered

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS Acute Hospital Setting

Skills
Essential

• Ability to formulate treatment goals and carry out intervention within an OT framework
• Produce clear, concise written and verbal reports
• Ability to prioritise caseload on a daily basis.
• Be able to manage time effectively and demonstrate good organisational skills.

Desirable

• prescription of daily living equipment
• group work skills

Experience
Essential

• OT Clinical experience (incl. student placements) in area relating to speciality/post or able to demonstrate acceptable equivalent
• Experience of Multidisciplinary working and partnership working with other agencies

People management and development
Essential

• Good verbal and written communication
• Ability to develop effective working and therapeutic relationships and team working
• Ability to establish and maintain communication on complex, potentially stressful topics in a range of situations, with individuals or groups.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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. 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).

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) is an equal opportunities employer.