Band 6 Specialist AMU Occupational Therapist

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Harrow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD support

Staff development

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our therapy team on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) based at Northwick Park Hospital. The AMU covers wards with rapid turnover and requires swift assessment, treatment planning, and safe discharge planning for general medical patients.

You will work closely with physiotherapy and attend daily MDT meetings, developing advanced skills in communication, functional and MSK assessments, and CPD.

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner responsible for own caseload and delivery of specialist therapy in AMU.
• Conduct comprehensive initial, functional and cognitive assessments to inform treatment plans and discharge planning.
• Work within an MDT to manage potentially complex disability with accurate patient records.
• Support line manager in service delivery and supervision of students/junior staff.
• Commit to CPD and service development in collaboration with Band 7s and 8s.
• Participate in weekend working rota (1 in 4 weekends).

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat own caseload in AMU and provide specialist therapy.
• Complete comprehensive initial and cognitive assessments to develop problem lists and plans.
• Collaborate with MDT to treat complex cases and maintain patient records.
• Support management and supervise students/junior staff.
• Engage in CPD and service development with senior therapists.
• Weekend rotation participation; days off scheduled in following week.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Functional assessments

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our therapy team on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) based at Northwick Park Hospital. The AMU unit covers three wards ranging from length of stay of 12 hours to 72 hours. This requires rapid assessment, implementation of treatment plans and coordination of safe and effective discharge plans for general medical patients, with a range of conditions including cardio-respiratory, rheumatology, orthopaedics, neuro and impaired mobility. In this role you will work closely with physiotherapy, and attend daily multi-disciplinary meetings. You will develop advanced skills in communication, admission prevention, functional and MSK assessments. The post will provide the opportunity to further develop your clinical skills and medical knowledge with a diverse caseload whilst contributing to progressive inpatient services. There will be regular in-service cross-therapy teaching/training and clinical supervision, as well as support in your professional development. The successful candidate is expected to meet the requirements outlined in the person specification.

• As an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload and provide a specialist therapy service within the Acute Medical units
• Complete comprehensive initial, functional and cognitive assessments to develop thorough problem lists and treatment plans to deliver a high standard of care including prompt discharge planning.
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with potentially complex disability, maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
• To support the line manager in the provision and management of therapy services, including responsibility for managing students and junior staff.
• To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development, in conjunction with the Band 7s and 8s.
• To participate in the weekend working rota (1 in 4 weekends) - days off are allocated in the week following weekend working

Please note that 7 day working is undertaken across therapies at the Trust. Days off are allocated in the week following weekend working (1 in 5 weekends). We're one big, passionate team. You'll have more room to grow your skills and career, a larger stage to put your ideas into practice, extra people to learn from and greater scope to improve more lives.

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.