Occupational Therapist Band 6 Surgery Respiratory

NHS; Dudley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Dudley is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to provide high-quality care in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include advanced assessment and treatment, supervising staff, and contributing to service development. Applicants should have a degree in Occupational Therapy and significant clinical experience. This role emphasizes team support and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Clinical supervision and training opportunities

Supportive team culture with focus on wellbeing

Opportunities for service development

Qualifications

• Significant post qualification experience in clinical area relevant to post.
• Evidence of post graduate training in specialist clinical area.
• Understanding of developments within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for advanced assessment & treatment of complex presentations.
• Provide highly specialist advice for patients.
• Supervise and train therapy staff including students.

Skills

Clinical experience at band 5 in core areas

Effective communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Leadership skills

Basic IT/keyboard skills

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered

Clinical education training

Job description

Occupational Therapist Band 6 Surgery Respiratory

Are you looking for a brilliant place to work and thrive? Are you ready to build on your existing experience? Come and join our dynamic and friendly Surgery team where we're passionate about delivering the best patient care, your contribution is truly valued, and your personal growth is a priority.

We're looking for an experienced and innovative Senior Occupational Therapist for 32 hours per week, delivering high quality care within a fast-paced acute setting across our surgery, vascular, respiratory and ICU areas.

Why us?

A supportive and approachable team culture, focused on wellbeing, with strong clinical leadership

Regular clinical supervision and training opportunities

Opportunities to contribute to service development and progression of leadership skills

A varied clinical caseload to develop clinical skills with the right support

It is expected that the post holder will contribute to seven-day and on call services.

Are you ready to make a difference? We'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

This is a senior therapy post requiring significant post graduate experience.

The post holder will be responsible for rapid response, advanced assessment & treatment of complex and /or chronic presentations and will provide highly specialist advice for patients within the hospital and community setting and teaching and training to therapy colleagues working in other clinical areas, and members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for supervision and training of other therapy staff including rotational band 5 staff, Therapy assistants and students.

The post holder will also undertake a co-ordinating role in the delivery of the therapy service within their specific clinical area on a day-to-day basis and this will include the provision of a 7-day therapy service in our clinical specialities.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registered
• Clinical education training

Knowledge and Training

• Significant post qualification experience in clinical area relevant to post
• Evidence of post graduate training in specialist clinical area
• Have an understanding of developments within the NHS and the Trust, and their implication on Occupational Therapy
• Knowledge of evidence based practice
• Other responsibilities e.g. HASAW rep, trade union rep/steward

Experience

• Clinical experience at band 5 in core areas of respiratory, musculoskeletal, neurology and orthopaedics

Communication & Relationship Skills

• Demonstrates the ability to teach, guide and direct therapy assistants and students in clinical practice
• Flexible working to meet the need of the service
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate, both written and orally, in a good clear and logical manner including good standard of documentation in application

Analytical & Judgement Skills

• Demonstrates evidence of clinical reasoning in the management of patient care
• Demonstrates evidence of the ability to use reflective practice as a tools for growth and development
• Evidence of self-directed learning
• Demonstrate understanding of the governance framework and relevance to clinical practice
• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in a defined clinical read and support others
• Evidence of participation and willingness to work in a weekend and

Planning & Organisational Skills

• Demonstrates a vision for developing service
• Evidence of organisational and good time management skills
• Management experience of a team
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Demonstrates evidence of effective self-management including time, prioritisation, clinical caseload and demanding situations

Physical Skills

• Basic IT/keyboard skills

Audit

• To have the physical ability to carry out the necessary therapeutic handling and highly developed dexterity and coordination for assessment and manual treatments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.