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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Discharge Team (IDT), for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Advanced Occupational Therapist to work alongside the IDT team lead to provide leadership. You will be working alongside and Multidisciplinary Team of experienced, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Specialists, Associate Practitioners, Support Workers and administrative staff. 

• This post requires the applicant to have significant experience at Band 6 or above working with Multidisciplinary teams within the hospital or community services.
• You will be expected to work autonomously within both the hospital and community settings assessing, managing, and treating patients, with the aim of preventing admission to hospital, facilitating timely and safe discharges and reviewing patients within the community.
• You will be expected to work between the office base, Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary as well as visit patients within their own homes.
• The service works over 7 days, from 8am and 6pm with weekend and bank holiday commitments.
• Flexible working pattern to cover a 7 day service from 8:00am to 6:00pm

Candidates are welcome to meet the team for more information.

• Interview Date Monday, 22 July 2024
• 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

The key objectives in this role are:

• The role would suit an  individual who enjoys variety through their week and contributing to a team approach to discharge planning
• The post holder will have an attention for detail and bring skills of rehabilitation and assessment into their caseload management
• Carry out admission preventing/ proactive discharge planning at Front of House  which involves the Assessment Suite and the Emergency department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary with the aim of preventing admissions and/or reducing their Length of stay
• Timely and safe discharge planning for Discharge To Assess (D2A) hospital discharges from Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary, including D2A visits and community follow-up visits as required
• To assess and engage patients in the community, to attain optimum levels of safety, independence, health and wellbeing
• Support team lead, use of admin systems including Allocate, sel expenses and datix will be required  

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.