Job summary
Employer heading
Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic occupational therapist to join our dynamic Therapy Services Team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post includes six-month rotations across the following areas:
- Neurosciences
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Respiratory & Critical Care
- Medicine & Surgery
- Health Services for Elderly People
- Rapid Response
- Renal & Urology
The rotations give you the opportunity to work across a wide range of clinical specialties, to develop core occupational therapy skills in order to carry out complex occupational therapy assessments of functional ability, cognition, home situation and psychosocial issues. You will be a key member of a large multi-disciplinary team, working together in the best interests of the patients. You will be supported by a highly structured programme of learning and induction and experienced senior occupational therapists.
Working for our organisation
The Therapies team at the Royal Free are truly inter-disciplinary with a strong emphasis on supportive supervision, an active learning environment and a focus on staff welfare and teamwork using the “What matters to you?” framework. We have a varied and comprehensive programme of therapy in-service training and our Therapies Education Team have recently expanded to further support access to ongoing education, courses, and CPD. We are also well supported by our Therapies Research and Development Team, and we currently are engaged in several formal external research projects, which includes opportunities for additional research training at Band 6 level.
We would welcome applications from newly qualified and experienced occupational therapists. Excellent communication skills, a solution-focused approach, and a commitment to continuing professional development are essential to this position.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HPC Registration in OT
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience Of Occupational Therapy during employment or fieldwork placement such as : o Carrying out OT assessments o Planning and implementing OT treatment programmes o Ability to review and relate progress to the agreed goals/outcomes o Management of a caseload o Experience of Occupational Therapy in the acute setting
- Appreciation and understanding of OT Core Skills
- Appreciation and understanding of OT process
- Sound knowledge of professional standards and legal framework affecting practice
- Working knowledge of the role of other professionals and agencies
- Able to promote good liaison with MDT
- Ability to use supervision appropriately
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to take responsibility and use initiative
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Windows functions
- Professional fluency in written and oral English
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- To have a positive approach to changes in working practices.
- To have a flexible approach to service delivery and needs.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rosie Skrypak
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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