Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend Working and Bank Holiday cover.)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-7043NR-E-G
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing Hospital
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialised Occupational Therapist
Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Exciting opportunity to lead Occupational Therapy in Medical, Surgical and Respiratory teams with Ealing Hospital.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with strong clinical and leadership skills to continue to develop and deliver our service within a busy acute environment.
The applicant will need considerable experience within the medical field as well as experience of managing other staff and students. Strong interpersonal skills will be required as well as the ability to lead a team and the drive and enthusiasm to develop the service.
Developmental opportunities may be considered.
Main duties of the job
- Provide sensitive and specialised clinical advice to patients and their carers re assessments, treatments and care plans
- To be the lead clinician within the MDT responsible for discharge planning of patients with complex, sensory, physical and cognitive needs
- Promote awareness of the OT role within the MDT, negotiating priorities as appropriate
- Take a lead in facilitating training events and formally presenting information to other OT, PT and MDT staff and students
- Supporting the team lead with day to day team management and supervising junior staff
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal skills
- Evidence of good team working, prioritisation and delegation
- Experience with discharge planning
Desirable criteria
- Relevant extra training completed recently
Qualifactions & Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Experience with discharge planning
- Acute Hospital Experience
Desirable criteria
- Have had 4 years+ experience within the NHS
- Has experience supervising junior staff
- Evidence of service development (audits, projects)
- Experience in Medical/surgical/respiratory conditions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Kerrie Bromley
- Job title
- Lead Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07929797000
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