Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: additional weekend working duties
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (One weekend in a month)
- Job ref
- 396-NN-6421099-AHP-Z
- Employer
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 pa. inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist Band 5 - Rotational
Band 5
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Recent awards:
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019
- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support – 2023
- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative – 2023
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job overview
Occupational Therapy at Kingston Hospital is a therapeutic discipline that aims to provide individualised, goal-oriented interventions that promote health and welling-being through participation in chosen occupations
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust, for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our team. The successful candidate will become part of our rotational program, which covers specialty areas of acute stroke, specialist medicine, care of the elderly, orthopaedics and hand therapy surgery and community.
Within a nurturing learning environment you will receive regular supervision, participate in a weekly teaching program, preceptorship for newly qualified staff and a yearly performance appraisal to support your professional development.
There will be an expectation to work one weekend day in every 6 weeks.
Main duties of the job
You will work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, including our community partners, to provide a holistic, patient-centered occupational therapy service that empowers patient’s to achieve their goals.
You will provide comprehensive occupational therapy assessment and intervention to a wide variety of patients in line with current evidence-based practice, national and local policies, and within the scope of professional standards of practice.
There is also an opportunity to contribute to the development and evaluation of the occupational therapy service which is continually evolving in line with local and national proposals, such as the NHS Five Year Forward Plan.
You will be joining a team where there is a positive working culture amongst staff, where team effort is acknowledged, differences are respected and opportunities for progress are facilitated.
HRCH, Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust and Your Healthcare are committed to close partnership working which includes aiming to provide employment opportunities through secondment opportunities to enhance understanding and professional development across a range of specialties and settings.
Please note that a driving licence may be desirable for this vacancy.
Working for our organisation
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please refer to the supporting document attached, ensuring that your application refers specifically to the person specifications.***
Person specification
Eduation/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Application of the OT process
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
- Documented evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary and/or occupational therapy team
- Experience of working with people in a health or social services environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in any of the following areas : hand therapy, community • Elderly Care • General Medicine • Orthopaedics • Stroke
- Experience of equipment assessment and provision
- Experience of working in diverse communities
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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
- Avneet Sahota
- Job title
- Inpatient Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8934 3465
- Additional information
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