Advanced Occupational Therapist – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health institution is looking for an Advanced Occupational Therapist for their Intensive Care Unit. The successful candidate will provide advanced therapy interventions, work within a respiratory team, and play a pivotal role in patient care in a high-intensity environment. They will be expected to have exceptional clinical skills and the ability to support junior staff while contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Experience in critical care and respiratory settings is essential.
• Experience of service development in therapy is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced Occupational Therapy interventions for critical care patients.
• Lead and supervise therapy assistants and junior therapists.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Facilitation of Change

Clinical Knowledge

Teamworking Skills

Education

Relevant Occupational Therapy Degree

HCPC Registration

Job description

Advanced Occupational Therapist – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

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Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast moving ICU/Respiratory setting? If you are an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational therapist with relevant experience. You will be a valued member of the integrated OT/PT therapy respiratory team as well as working closely with specialist SLTs and Dietitians.

We are looking for a candidate with excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to facilitate change and development and a flexible approach are essential. Clinical knowledge and experience working with critical care and respiratory patient cohorts is essential.

The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent teamworking skills and experience of service development in this area is desirable.

The Post Holder Will Be

Delivering advanced Occupational Therapy intervention for our 21 bedded general Critical Care Unit and 22 bedded respiratory ward.

Taking a lead role in advanced cognitive/functional assessment and treatment of patients, who frequently have complex, acute and/or chronic conditions. This may include psychosocial /emotional and cognitive issues.

Responsible for participation in service reviews, audits and implementation of Evidence based therapy practice/standards alongside Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist and Dietitian.

Providing formal supervision to Band 5/6 Occupational therapists and/or therapy assistants/students and informal support to band 5/6 physiotherapists

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: katja chessis Job title: Clinical Lead OT Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02088872202

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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