Bank Occupational Therapist Band 6

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust invites an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Barnet Hospital Therapy Team. This bank role offers up to 37.5 hours per week and the chance to contribute across a broad spectrum of services.

You will manage your own caseload and supervise junior staff, while receiving supervision from senior band 7/8 colleagues in a supportive, inclusive environment. Regular in‑service training is provided.

Visa sponsorship does not apply to this role.

Qualifications

• Manage a defined caseload using patient‑centred principles.
• Provide leadership for junior staff as delegated.
• Supervise occupational therapy students on placements.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team.
• Educate and support families or carers as needed.

Responsibilities

• Be professional, legally responsible for own work and supervise juniors.
• Analyse clinical and social information to develop goals and treatment plans.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments including complex presentations.
• Deliver evidence-based occupational therapy treatment tailored to patient needs.
• Assist in planning complex discharges.

Skills

Caseload management

Supervision

Autonomous practitioner

Leadership

Multidisciplinary care

Evidence‑based practice

Job description

We have an opportunity for a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This post is via the staff Bank and would involve working up to 37.5 hours per week. The Therapy teams at Barnet Hospital provide an integrated therapy service in the following areas:

• Stroke
• Neurology
• Emergency Department and Admission Avoidance
• Acute Medicine
• Surgery (including Head & Neck surgery)
• Acute Respiratory Care (including Non-Invasive Ventilation) across the Enhanced Care Unit and ward
• Critical Care
• Acute cardiology
• Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP)
• Trauma & Orthopaedics

The successful applicant will be expected to manage their own clinical caseload and supervise other staff as appropriate, whilst being supported by highly skilled and experienced band 7 and 8 staff in the relevant specialty. You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment. The Therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring bank staff feel supported with regular supervision and access to in-service training sessions. As part of this we continue to work towards becoming a fully inclusive department.

VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE

• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy interventions.
• To provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by supervisor.
• To supervise occupational therapy students on practice placements.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner whilst facilitating effective multidisciplinary care within relevant clinical areas.
• To work in an integrated therapy team including other occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists, therapy support workers and administration support.
• To provide an advanced standard of occupational therapy assessment and treatment to inpatients without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a team lead is available as and when required. Clinical work is routinely evaluated.
• To work with patient's families or carers to provide an advanced level of support, education and expectation of the outcome of the inpatient stay.

For further information please refer to the attached JD and PS.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1.To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work,including the management of patients in your care and support more junior staff to do likewise.
• 2.To be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate this into your assessment in order to identify goals, develop a treatment plan and deliver patient centred care.
• 3.To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide an accurate analysis of their condition.
• 4.To deliver effective, evidence-based occupational therapy treatment that is modified to reflect the patient's on-going needs.
• 5.To actively participate in the planning of complex discharges.

CLINICAL/SERVICE DELIVERY

• 1.To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of occupational therapy treatment and care delivered to the patient.
• 2.To be responsible for maintaining evidence based clinical practice both for self and band five occupational therapy /support worker members of the team under supervision.
• 3.To be able to motivate and encourage patients with a range of conditions to work with treatment programmes and work towards treatment goals.
• 4.To organise and lead family meetings and case conferences as required in order to facilitate realistic goal setting and appropriate discharge planning.

OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

• 1.To ensure that appropriate risk assessment/management occurs within designated area, reporting back to senior.
• 2.To work on any of the Trust sites as requested.
• 3.To use information technology to communicate assessment and treatment results to relevant disciplines and produce letters and reports as necessary.

LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service needs and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise, on a day-to-day basis. To assist band 5 occupational therapists / support worker staff to do likewise.
• 2.To be responsible in the day-to-day supervision and allocation of work to less experienced occupational therapists and support workers within the clinical team.