Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- AfC Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-JH-EMF17811-B6
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 (per annum) pro-rata - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist - HOST
AfC Band 6
Job overview
Occupational Therapist Clinical Specialist – Hospital Outreach Support Team (HOST)
Are you an experience Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative and highly respected Hospital Outreach Support Team (HOST)
We are searching for a dynamic and adaptable therapist to support individuals in achieving their functional goals at home following their discharge from hospital.
What we’re looking for:
• Clinical skills within this specialist field
• A flexible, dynamic, and forward thinking approach.
• Strong knowledge across a variety of clinical specialties.
• Exceptional communication, time management and interpersonal skills
• Supervisory experience to guide and develop less experienced staff, student and rotational staff
Main duties of the job
You will work alongside a supportive and skilled team of therapist, managing your own caseload while delivering outstanding patient care. This is a chance to make a real difference in people’s lives by providing flexible, forward-thinking support across a range of clinical specialties.
This role includes some weekend and bank holiday working.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder assists in the development, administration and provision of a specialist Occupational Therapy service; carries a varied caseload of recently discharged patients. Managing complex assessment, with predominantly physical conditions and with regard to the physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual and social aspects of their care.
Directly responsible for the management of own caseload of patients referred for HOST assessment, rehabilitation and management within the multi-disciplinary team/community.
Assists in the management of the specialist team providing, developing and planning a Occupational Therapy service to patients for this client group
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in OT by recognised awarding body e.g. Royal College of Occupational therapists.
- Must satisfy the criteria for full membership of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Further qualifications/Study
Desirable criteria
- An approved Occupational Therapy supervisor for OT/PT degree students
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the role of Occupational Therapy for people with a wide range of physical dysfunction.
- Able to assess for and fit basic equipment to facilitate safe discharge A/I
- Previous experience relating to specialist area
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
- Knowledge of relevant NHS and SS legislation
- Able to assess for and fit complex equipment and teach patient/carer in the safe use of these
- Experience with community/mental health 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
- Isla Pavey
- Job title
- Deputy Head Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483 571122
- Additional information
For further information, or for an informal visit/chat please contact:
Suzanne Ward (Head Occupational Therapist) or
Isla Pavey (Deputy Head Occupational Therapist) or
Caroline Tucker (HOST OT)
on 01483 571122 Ext 4766.
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Royal Surrey Foundation Trust
- Telephone
- 01483 571122 Ext 2478
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