Band 6 Occupational Therapist - ED, Short Stay & OPAL (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Occupational Therapy [...]

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their Acute Inpatient Therapy team. This role involves providing high-quality assessments and treatment plans within a dynamic environment, focusing on patient flow and timely discharges. Candidates should possess a degree in OT and relevant professional registrations.

Benefits

Free car parking for staff

Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to NHS Pension scheme

Flexible working options available

Onsite creche facilities

In-house training courses

Discounted hospital restaurant

Annual appraisals with career pathways

Staff health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• HCPC registration and membership with RCOT needed.
• Experience in supervising staff/students is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard assessment and treatment for patients in ED and Frailty Assessment Unit.
• Work collaboratively with MDT to support patient flow and facilitate discharges.
• Manage a clinical caseload involving complex case management.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Clinical reasoning

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Member of RCOT

Job description

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours include extended hours and weekends shifts to cover a 7-day service (8am to 8pm)) Job ref 292-7198900-CSS

Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 29/05/2025 08:00

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - ED, Short Stay & OPAL

NHS AfC: Band 6

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

Job overview

The Occupational Therapy department has an opportunity available for an enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Inpatient Therapy team at PAH.

This is a specialist post within our ED, Short Stay assessment wards and Frailty service. We pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality service in a fast-paced, challenging environment. We provide comprehensive assessments and treatment plans with the aim of preventing deconditioning, unnecessary admissions and facilitating timely discharge.

You will work collaboratively to further develop innovative ways of working that align with the NHS plan, this includes participation in workstreams including virtual frailty clinic, involvement in the implementation of discharge home to assess model within the OT service and development of meaningful activities programme within the Frailty Assessment Unit.

You will work closely alongside other therapists within the integrated therapy model, developing further skills and knowledge. You will have the opportunity to support junior team members within formal and informal supervision. You will be expected to support students on clinical placement.

We are looking for a skilled, passionate, confident OT to join us to become part of an innovative and friendly team, to share in our trust values of patient at heart in everything we do and to promote everyday excellence and creative collaboration.

This is a full time position working across extended hours, 7 day service.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing a high standard of assessment, advice, treatment and evaluation of patients in the Emergency Department, Frailty Assessment Unit and Short Stay Assessment Units. This may include patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.

You will work as part of an MDT to support patient flow, working across ED and Frailty assessment unit using clinical reasoning to identify appropriate frailty patients and facilitating patient transfers where possible, this will be dependent on their individual presentation and needs. You will be responsible for a clinical caseload involving complex case management and the facilitation od challenging discharges.

You will also have the opportunity to build on your previous experience to further develop your clinical and managerial competencies to be part of a dynamic team to drive forward future developments.

It is required that you work as an autonomous professional according to the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional Conduct and Standards, and the Health Care Professions Council's regulations.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in OT
• HCPC Registration
• Member of RCOT
• Member of special interest group

Experience

• Wide range of clinical experience, including rotations in core areas of OT
• Experience of working in an ED
• Experience of supervising staff / students

Knowledge

• Clear, concise English written communication
• Ability to organise and prioritise work
• Detailed understanding of a wide range of medical conditions

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
• Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
• All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
• Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
• Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.