Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Emergency Department

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist based mainly in the Emergency Department and Front Door Services, with duties also in the Falls and Frailty Response service. You will be a versatile OT, expert in ED patient management, leading the EDT team and supporting admission avoidance and safe discharge.

This role offers a proactive multidisciplinary environment, opportunities to lead, develop and collaborate across

Responsibilities

• Be an Occupational Therapist clinical expert in the management of patients in the Emergency Department for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) supporting admission avoidance and safe, prompt return to the community.
• Work on the Falls & Frailty Response Service in the community alongside a Specialist Paramedic, providing a blue light response to older people who have fallen - providing rapid intervention, equipment and onward referrals to support people to remain at home.
• Be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Emergency Department Therapy (EDT) team in conjunction with the other Specialist Band 7 Therapists in the team and the Operational Lead for Front Door Service.
• Use expert occupational therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex discharge planning and admission avoidance support, as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ensure a high quality and effective therapy service at the front door to the hospital.
• Work with South Central Ambulance Service on the ‘Falls & Frailty Response Service’ on 12 hour shifts, as an autonomous practitioner, preventing conveyance to hospital and maximising independence and safety in the patient’s home.

Job description

Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Emergency Department

Please note that the successful candidate will be expected to commence employment on 1 April 2027.

We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

This post will be mainly based in the Emergency Department and associated Front Door Services and will also include covering the Falls and Frailty Response service.

You will be a versatile and enthusiastic OT, clinically expert in the management of patients at the front door. We are a friendly, very supportive and proactive multidisciplinary team with fantastic links with our community and system partners.

If you are looking for a new leadership role using your clinical experience and opportunities to grow, develop and work with others, then this role will be ideal for you!

• To be an Occupational Therapist clinical expert in the management of patients in the Emergency Department for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) supporting admission avoidance and safe, prompt return to the community.
• To work on the Falls & Frailty Response Service in the community alongside a Specialist Paramedic, providing a blue light response to older people who have fallen - providing rapid intervention, equipment and onward referrals to support people to remain at home.
• To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Emergency Department Therapy (EDT) team in conjunction with the other Specialist Band 7 Therapists in the team and the Operational Lead for Front Door Service.
• To use expert occupational therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex discharge planning and admission avoidance support, as an autonomous practitioner.
• To ensure a high quality and effective therapy service at the front door to the hospital.
• To work with South Central Ambulance Service on the ‘Falls & Frailty Response Service’ on 12 hour shifts, as an autonomous practitioner, preventing conveyance to hospital and maximising independence and safety in the patient’s home.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006.

It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do! https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw

Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ruth Chapman Job title: Operational Lead Therapist for Front Door Services Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0118 322 7015

Josie Caffrey

OT Professional Lead

[e-mail]

0118 322 5215